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September 8, 2009
In her lab on the fifth floor of the Life Sciences Institute, Johanna Buchstaller studies tumor tissue slides on a typical day. The postdoctoral research fellow’s mission is to find improved treatments for neurofibromatosis (NF), which in severe cases causes disfigurement that has been compared to Elephant Man’s disease. Neurofibromatosis patient Pete Dingeman checks a…
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September 8, 2009
After multiple discussions with U-M attorneys, Anheuser-Busch has decided to suspend a planned campaign that would have featured maize and blue beer cans throughout the state of Michigan. The marketing campaign, which includes beer cans sporting team colors from universities nationwide, has prompted complaints from at least 25 schools, according to the Wall Street Journal.…
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September 8, 2009
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority discontinued its Link downtown circulator bus route, which connected U-M with downtown businesses and other destinations. University buses will serve the campus portion of the former route, between Central Campus and the Oxford student housing area. Other new transportation news for the fall includes: The Oxford service now is split…
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September 8, 2009
When it comes to a potential spouse’s spending habits, Ross School researcher Scott Rick says opposites attract. See more here > When it comes to love and money, opposites really do attract, a U-M researcher says. New research by Scott Rick of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business suggests that people who are tight…
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September 8, 2009
Persistent job insecurity poses a major threat to worker health, according to a new study conducted in part by researchers at U-M. The study, which was published in the September issue of the journal Social Science and Medicine, used long-term data from two surveys of the U.S. population to assess the impact of chronic job…
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September 8, 2009
Seven hours from Sheboygan, Wis., Lutheran minister Clinton Gugel and son Mattias have traded rumble strips and sun-baked highways for flagstone footpaths into the Law Quad, where shadows and silence rule. “It’s really impressive,” Gugel says, viewing the stately building facades. Guide Mark Navarro talks with a Central Campus Walking Tour group while at the…
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September 8, 2009
Researchers measured the strain placed on ligaments in cadaver knees during simulated sports landing movements to show that no two knees respond the same, and that injury prevention programs should be tailored to individual athletes. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common form of knee injury and women suffer them eight times more…
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September 8, 2009
When they know they will be engaged in a debate and have to defend their positions, anxious citizens seek out a balance of viewpoints about candidates, a new U-M study shows. When they have no reason to believe that balanced search is useful, anxiety pushes respondents to view only information on the Internet from their…
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September 8, 2009
Rare Egyptian mummy masks, watercolor paintings of ancient Roman frescoes and a spectacular Tiffany chandelier are just some of the treasures on display at the university’s 12 museums during the 2009-10 theme year, “Meaningful Objects: Museums in the Academy.” Pottery vessel, Acoma Pueblo (artist unknown), circa 1930s. Warner Collection, Museum of Anthropology. (Photo by Photo…
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September 8, 2009
A colorful Welcome to Michigan banner, a free ice cream tent and move-in staff greet incoming South Quad students and their families. Last week some 10,000 new and returning students moved into campus housing facilities. The students were aided by Move-In Makers, available to offer new arrivals a hand with their belongings, direct foot traffic…
