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March 23, 2009
The Romeros, called the “Royal Family of Guitar,” perform a 50th anniversary Concert at 8 p.m. March 26 at Rackham Auditorium. The performance is sponsored by the University Musical Society. (Photo by Sandy Scheller)
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March 23, 2009
You’re sitting at your desk and suddenly your heart is beating in overdrive or worse, lurching along like a car on fumes. It’s a shocking, uncomfortable and frightening sensation, but fortunately it also is extremely rare. Irregular heart rhythms like this are a common cause of sudden cardiac death or SCD, a condition that accounts…
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March 23, 2009
Subject: First Amendment/Academic Freedom Most Michigan faculty members have long assumed that when they criticize the university’s administration or its policies, such statements are protected from reprisal in large part because they constitute free speech with respect to a public institution. Recently, however, this assumption has been called into question by a series of judicial…
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March 23, 2009
Agilent Technologies Inc. March 19 announced its support of prostate cancer research by the university’s Center for Translational Pathology through a grant of instruments and funding. The goal is to accelerate research to defeat the disease using a multidisciplinary systems biology approach. “We see this as an opportunity to partner with a truly advanced lab…
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March 23, 2009
People who were aggressive as children and young adults are likely to continue that behavior later in adult life and wind up with marital problems, traffic violations and even arrests, a study shows. “These individuals also had the lowest levels of occupational prestige and educational attainment,” says L. Rowell Huesmann, the Amos N. Tversky Collegiate…
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March 23, 2009
The memristor is a computer component that offers both memory and logic functions in one simple package. It has the potential to transform the semiconductor industry, enabling smaller, faster, cheaper chips and computers. An electrical engineer has taken a step toward this end by building a chip composed of nanoscale memristors that can store up…
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March 23, 2009
Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander and therefore could be present at other locations on the planet, according to analysis by a group of mission scientists led by a university professor. This is the first time liquid water has been detected and photographed outside the Earth. Nilton…
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March 23, 2009
U-M is challenging universities worldwide to Power Down for the Planet. Through the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, the university is leading a global competition to be the world’s most dedicated campus to green computing. “All those perks that come from using IT devices — desktops, laptops, printers and other devices — are powered by amazing…
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March 23, 2009
The co-founder of Google, an engineer committed to sustainability, the president of the University of Maryland, a world-renowned psychologist, a business person devoted to higher education, and an alumna with a life of service and philanthropy are among the honorary degree recipients at the U-M spring commencement. UM-Dearborn will honor a nationally recognized advocate for…
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March 23, 2009
UM-Dearborn has set aside $300,000 “to address the needs of our students whose families may have experienced job losses or other problems as a result of the current economic conditions,” Chancellor Daniel Little says. “We recognize that this is a difficult time in our economy and are offering options to address families’ declining financial resources,”…
