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January 19, 2009
Dr. Kenneth Pienta has been appointed associate dean for clinical and translational research at the Medical School and director of the Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research. The Board of Regents approved the appointment at its December meeting. “Dr. Pienta is already a valued member of the U-M team,” says Steven Kunkel, senior associate…
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January 19, 2009
The Medical School has appointed Dr. Carol Bradford as the new chair of the Department of Otolaryngology beginning Jan. 1, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Prior to the new appointment, Bradford was director of the Head and Neck Surgery Division, co-director of the Head and Neck Oncology Program, and associate chair of the…
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January 19, 2009
Martin Luther King Jr. once sent a telegram to Cesar Chavez commending the labor and civil rights activist on his “commitment to righting grievous wrongs forced upon exploited people.” Activist Julie Chavez Rodriguez delivers the MLK Symposium opening lecture. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) King wrote, “We are together with you in spirit…
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January 19, 2009
Engineering smart bridges that can thoroughly discuss their health with inspectors is the goal of a new $19-million project led by the University. A year and a half after the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, the five-year project aims to create the ultimate infrastructure monitoring system and install it on several test bridges whose precise…
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January 19, 2009
Battery lab centerpiece of growing technical relationship Engineers have formalized an important relationship with General Motors to accelerate the design and testing of advanced batteries for electric vehicles. LG Chem President and CEO Kim Bahn-suk, from left, General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, engineering professor Ann Marie Sastry and GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner…
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January 19, 2009
MHealthy’s “Great Plate,” illustrating how to create a healthier meal using a 10-inch plate, is featured in the January 2009 issue of Family Circle magazine. Highlighted in the Inner Circle column, the magazine’s food director recognizes the “Great Plate” concept for showing “… exactly what a well-balanced meal should look like in terms of veggies,…
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January 19, 2009
Grabbing healthy food on the go at a restaurant or café at the University Unions has just become a lot easier. University Unions, in conjunction with the MHealthy program, has published a food guide that identifies all of the healthier choices available at its eateries. From Wendy’s to the University Club, Beanster’s to Taco Bell…
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January 19, 2009
As fighting continues in Gaza, a survey of neighboring Lebanon illuminates some of the values underlying the use of violence in the Middle East. The findings are part of the World Values Surveys conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR). ISR sociologist Mansoor Moaddel conducted the survey in collaboration with Lebanese and Swedish colleagues.…
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January 19, 2009
Michigan Law Professor Douglas Laycock, whose nuanced thinking has led all sides of the debate over religious liberty to seek his counsel, will be honored Jan. 15 with a national First Freedom Award. The annual honors, awarded in Richmond, Va., by the First Freedom Center, are bestowed on individuals who make important contributions in advancing…
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January 19, 2009
Developing countries use proportionally less energy than industrialized nations, but this could soon change. As personal income increases in developing countries, many of which are in warm-to-hot climates, the increased use of air conditioning could lead to an unprecedented increase in energy demand, a researcher says. “Using energy to cool houses and apartments is not…
