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December 15, 2008
Despite progress in civil rights and anti-discrimination policies, blacks and Latinos suffer more when they are poor than whites and Asians who might be equally poor, research indicates. These disparities result from the cumulative disadvantage of hardship in one area spilling over into other areas, says researcher Ann Chih Lin. “Any type of disadvantage makes…
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December 15, 2008
A carbon nanotube-coated “smart yarn” that conducts electricity could be woven into soft fabrics that detect blood and monitor health, engineers at U-M have demonstrated. This carbon-nanotube coated smart yarn can conduct enough electricity from a battery to power a light-emitting diode device. Researchers can use its conductivity to design garments that detect blood. (Photo…
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December 15, 2008
A daughter of Lebanese immigrants, Lama Bandar will be the first in her family to attend a university, thanks to the new Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship program (FUS) established by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). Lama Bandar addresses the Senate Assembly upon receiving the first Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship, established by the Senate Advisory…
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December 15, 2008
Services Facilities and Operations staff maintain reduced staffing through the holidays to address any emergency situations. During the holidays call: • 763-1131 (or 911 from a campus phone) to reach the Department of Public Safety for crimes or safety concerns or to request spill response. • 647-2059 to reach the Plant Operations Call Center for…
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December 15, 2008
Professor Emeritus Paul Federbush delivers a punch line during his comedy routine at the annual Department of Mathematics holiday party in the East Hall atrium. The Dec. 10 event, now in its third decade, also featured musical performances by a variety of math department faculty, staff and students. Math faculty donate funds to a staff…
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December 15, 2008
Read the entire study > Related story:Teen smoking rates at or near record lows > American students in eighth, 10th and 12th grades are continuing to show a gradual decline in their use of certain drugs, specifically amphetamines, methamphetamine, crystal methamphetamine, cocaine and crack, according to the 34th annual national survey in the Monitoring the…
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December 15, 2008
Read the entire study > Related story: Cigarette smoking rates among American teens in 2008 are at the lowest levels since at least as far back as the early 1990s, according to the Monitoring the Future study based at the Institute for Social Research, which has been surveying national samples of eighth-, 10th- and 12th-grade…
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December 15, 2008
Against the backdrop of the faltering economy, more than 1,000 members of the University community put forth ideas for new businesses, inventions and non-profit groups in a contest named after its goal: 1,000 Pitches. Seven of them won $1,000 prizes. Organizers say all of them offer reassurance that the spirit of entrepreneurship is alive. Above,…
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December 15, 2008
Related story: President Mary Sue Coleman and her husband, Kenneth Coleman, are donating to a new fundraising challenge to allow more U-M students to study abroad. The $25,000 gift, a combination of their personal funds and her salary increase this year, represents yet another commitment by the president to improve the programs and opportunities for…
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December 8, 2008
Shoppers interested in buying Shannon Brines’ locally grown organic produce may want to arrive at the Kerrytown farmer’s market early Saturday morning. “I have developed a following and sometimes I run out pretty quickly,” says Brines, who works as an environmental spatial analysis lab manager at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE). (Photo…
