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March 2, 2009
Watch engineers simulate an off-the-charts earthquake > Researchers have simulated an off-the-charts earthquake in a laboratory to test their new technique for bracing high-rise concrete buildings. Their technique passed the test, withstanding more movement than an earthquake typically would cause. Engineers constructed a four-story, 40-percent replica of a building in a laboratory to test their…
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March 2, 2009
Violent video games and movies make people numb to the pain and suffering of others, researchers say. Two studies, conducted by Institute for Social Research (ISR) professor Brad Bushman and Iowa State University professor Craig Anderson, fill an important research gap in the literature on the impact of violent media. In earlier work, Bushman and…
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March 2, 2009
The entourage is in place. Fifteen trailer trucks park along Bonisteel Boulevard outside Pierpont Commons on a brisk wintry day, far from sweltering southern beaches where many students on break are playing in the sun. Students working as extras for the film “Betty Anne Waters” take a break from production at the Duderstadt Center. (Photo…
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March 2, 2009
Black adolescents nationwide report a lifetime prevalence of 7.5 percent for suicidal thoughts and a 2.7 percent for attempts on their lives, a University study shows. During a 12-month period, suicidal thoughts and behaviors involved 3.2 percent and 1.4 percent of the respondents, respectively, says Sean Joe, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor…
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March 2, 2009
U-M chemist Ray Trievel and two scientists at Luminos LLC have filed a patent application for a novel method to detect enzymes that can alter DNA molecules, sometimes leading to the onset and progression of various cancers. Demethylase enzymes remove methyl groups attached to DNA, proteins and toxins. They have become a target of intense…
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March 2, 2009
A new doctorate in education degree program at U-M-Dearborn has been designed “to provide the citizens of southeastern Michigan with a program that is well-matched to the economic, social and political challenges that face our region.” The program was approved by the Board of Regents Feb. 19. “The need for an Ed.D. program with a…
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March 2, 2009
Fisheries biologist Jim Diana has been named the new director of the Michigan Sea Grant College Program, a joint program of U-M and Michigan State University. The appointment is effective March 1. Diana, professor of natural resources and environment, has studied the behavior and ecology of temperate fishes for three decades. He joined the U-M…
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March 2, 2009
Watch Ford School professor Marina Whitman talk about what the newly approved stimulus package will mean to consumers> Policymakers could face long-term challenges with the country’s financial stability as the new stimulus plan provides short-term solutions to the economic collapse, a researcher says. With the financial rescue package, the Treasury and the Fed are creating…
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March 2, 2009
Find out how U-M was selected as a venue to workshop “Ask Your Mama” > A new eclectic multimedia musical composition featuring two high-profile alumni debuts at the grandest stage in America — Carnegie Hall. The original work was workshopped during an intensive week last fall with U-M music students. U-M music students practice Laura…
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March 2, 2009
Despite the public outcry over CEO pay and abuses of authority, powerful chief executives can be good for the bottom line, a business researcher says. E. Han Kim, professor of finance at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, says that CEO power can enhance firm performance and enrich shareholders — as long as CEOs…
