July 27, 2009
U-M and Ann Arbor welcome the National Training Institute> A national electrician apprentice program will bring 2,200 people to campus, along with a $5 million economic impact on the community, organizers say. The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (NJATC) will host the National Training Institute Aug. 1-7 at U-M. The group has relocated its…
July 27, 2009
Two young faculty researchers already impacting their respective fields will receive the Henry Russel Award, one of the highest honors the university bestows upon junior faculty. Cindy Lustig, assistant professor of psychology, LSA, and Patricia Wittkopp, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, LSA, have been…
July 27, 2009
The Institute for Social Research (ISR) is one of four research institutions selected to carry out the largest study to date of suicide and mental health among military personnel. With $50 million in funding from the U.S. Army, the new study is a collaborative program of research that also will involve scientists from the National…
July 27, 2009
Crowds of people descend upon Liberty Street during the Ann Arbor Art Fairs. The event, which is comprised of four fairs spanning various city areas, featured an estimated 1,000 artists and attracted around 600,000 people, organizers say. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services)
July 27, 2009
The university faces a “perfect storm” of faculty staffing challenges over the next few years that will sharpen the need for increased overall compensation, faculty representatives told the Board of Regents. Frederick Askari, chair of the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty at the Ann Arbor campus, said looming retirements at U-M and…
July 27, 2009
When the Indoor Practice Facility for Intercollegiate Football is completed this August, it will be named after an individual with strong ties not only to the athletic department but the entire university. The Board of Regents July 16 formally designated the facility on State Street as the Al Glick Field House. “The entire Michigan athletic…
July 27, 2009
When people learn they are predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, any depression or anxiety is not long lasting, a new study indicates. These findings help address a longstanding debate about whether learning such information might cause lasting psychological harm, at least among those with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, says Scott Roberts, a researcher at…
July 27, 2009
Watch U-M scientists cruise Lake Michigan to research the spread of invasive mussels > Read a magazine-length article about the diporeia study in this month’s edition of Michigan Today, an online magazine for U-M alumni > Learn more about the Great Lakes and the quagga mussel > The Great Lakes are in the midst of…
July 27, 2009
The university will make thousands of books that no longer are in copyright — including rare and one-of-a-kind titles — available as reprints on demand under a new agreement with BookSurge, part of the Amazon.com group of companies. The agreement gives the public a unique opportunity to buy reprints of a wide range of titles…
July 27, 2009
Imagine relaxing and reading as you ride to work on a commuter train. Forget about rush hour traffic and rising gas prices. Employees hop off a train and take a bus to their campus destinations. This scenario — a proposed regional rail project — is one of the options Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) is…
