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June 8, 2009
Two researchers from the Comprehensive Cancer Center are part of a “dream team” of scientists across the country to receive $18 million to study targeted breast cancer therapies. The three-year grant is from Stand Up to Cancer, a charitable initiative supporting groundbreaking research aimed at getting new cancer treatments to patients quickly. The project includes…
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June 8, 2009
Graduate students need to feel connected to their programs, peers and institution to succeed, keynote speaker Maureen Wilson told more than 100 assembled recently for a Professional Conference for Rackham Program Graduate Coordinators at the Rackham Amphitheatre. Maureen Wilson of Bowling Green State University gives a keynote presentation at the Professional Conference for Rackham Program…
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June 8, 2009
Thirty-two U-M students have received writing prizes in the Hopwood Awards and other contests administered by the Hopwood Awards Program. With the prizes, the legacy of Avery Hopwood, a 1905 U-M graduate and the most successful Broadway playwright of the 1920s, continues to grow. Winners from Ann Arbor are: Hannah Ensor, Hopwood Undergraduate Poetry Award,…
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June 8, 2009
Impact on gaming industry unclear Smoking bans have not negatively affected revenues of restaurants and bars, but the impact is less clear at gambling institutions, a new U-M report indicates. In the first of a series of research briefs, the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Gerald R. Ford School of…
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June 8, 2009
See an interactive, multimedia timeline of ISR history on the ISR 60th anniversary Web site > To recognize its 60th anniversary as a leader in social science surveys and research, the Institute for Social Research (ISR) will hold a reception June 19 at Rackham Auditorium, followed by a brief invited address and panel discussions. Among…
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June 8, 2009
Finding ways to trim the time and cost involved in complying with “red tape” without compromising the safety of participants in human research studies inspired a recent forum at the Ann Arbor campus. “Reducing Regulatory Burden: Real Strategies for Real Change,” co-hosted by the federal Office for Human Research Protections and U-M, drew more than…
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June 8, 2009
Melissa Levine has been appointed lead copyright officer for the U-M Library. She assumed the newly created role May 1. As lead copyright officer, Levine will develop copyright policy for the library and work closely with a number of important U-M Library collections and scholarly communication initiatives. “Melissa brings an excellent blend of experience, education,…
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June 8, 2009
A professor at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla., has been recommended by an 11-member search committee to be the new dean of the UM-Flint School of Health Professions and Studies. (Photo courtesy UM-Flint) Provost Jack Kay announced the selection of Barbara Kornblau, a professor of occupational therapy and public health in the College of…
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June 8, 2009
Everything from old computers and keyboards to antique telephones and radios stacked up in parking lots across Southeast Michigan as part of the Climate Savers Computing Initiative @ U-M’s annual free electronic-waste recycling event. Computer equipment and other electronics are dropped off at Pioneer High School. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) The public…
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June 8, 2009
Vice President for Research Stephen Forrest has been named board chairman of Ann Arbor SPARK, the region’s economic development authority. (Photo courtesy OVPR) Forrest was elected during SPARK’s annual meeting May 21. He succeeds Rick Snyder, who served as chairman since the organization’s formation in 2005. “I’m happy to take on this greater level of…
