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October 26, 2009
Biologists long have marveled at the ability of some animals to re-grow lost body parts. Newts, for example, can lose a leg and grow a new one identical to the original. Zebrafish can re-grow fins. These animals and others also can repair damaged heart tissue and injured structures in the eye. In contrast, humans have…
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October 26, 2009
Many local governments across Michigan expect to cut service levels in the next year, according to a new survey by the Center for Local, State and Urban Policy, a research center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. With the recession continuing to have far-reaching effects and the state transitioning from a manufacturing-based…
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October 26, 2009
Read a blog from the New Zealand trip > View slide show > First there was the cliff that crumbled and crashed onto the beach just as Ingrid Hendy was explaining to students how the natural terrace on which they were standing had formed. Then, just hours after observing the effects of past earthquakes on…
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October 26, 2009
A new U-M survey shows widespread consumer interest in buying plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). But the cost of the cars is a much more influential predictor of purchase probabilities than environmental and other non-economic factors. “The data provide strong evidence that a combination of economic and social incentives may be most effective in successfully…
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October 26, 2009
Spend a little time people-watching at the beach and you’re bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people’s body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest living relatives. The body hair difference is even more pronounced between the two species than within our own species.…
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October 26, 2009
Five-year-old Jason Rich gets a lift from U-M hockey player Chris Brown during a recent UMeet the Athlete session at Yost Ice Arena. The series of clinics for kids in grades K-8 allows youngsters to work out with student-athletes. Proceeds from the clinics support scholarships for the KidSport summer program. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M…
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October 26, 2009
A decade ago students at the university asked then Interim LSA Dean Patricia Gurin to create a living-learning program to merge civic engagement with academics so students could make a difference in their communities. That program, the Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP), on Friday celebrated its successes at a 10th anniversary reunion. Organizers expected 100…
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October 26, 2009
The 2009 U-M United Way Campaign begins today (Oct. 26) with a goal of raising $1 million to help individuals and families across southeast Michigan who need assistance. The campaign co-chairs — Doug Strong, director and CEO of the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers, and Teresa Sullivan, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs…
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October 26, 2009
Faulty, staff and students can send a text message to the Department of Public Safety to report a crime in progress, DPS announced last week. “We’re pleased to be able to utilize newer technology methods that will make reporting crime easier, especially for our students,” says Ken Magee, DPS executive director. “Hopefully we can receive…
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October 26, 2009
See a video about “Arts & Bodies” > In the latest incarnation of innovative arts exploration, Arts on Earth presents “Arts & Bodies,” a week-long series of performances, talks and happenings that aim to provoke a rethinking of the vital connection among the arts, education and societal values. The series of programs begins Nov. 1.…
