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November 24, 2008
The U-M Museum of Art (UMMA) has been selected to receive a gift of 50 works of art from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The gifts are part of a…
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November 24, 2008
The blood-thinning drug heparin is highly effective when used to prevent and treat blood clots in veins, arteries and lungs, but earlier this year its reputation as a lifesaver was sullied when contaminated heparin products caused serious allergic reactions that led to a large number of deaths. Now, U-M researchers have demonstrated a simple, inexpensive…
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November 24, 2008
Race is a powerful factor in white decisions about where to live, according to an innovative video experiment conducted by researchers at U-M and the University of Illinois at Chicago. “We sought to determine whether whites are colorblind in their evaluations of neighborhoods, or whether racial composition still matters — even when holding constant the…
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November 24, 2008
While working late on a recent Friday, John Hart and some colleagues in the Department of Mechanical Engineering came up with a unique combination of science, art and technology with a little politics mixed in. Each nanobama face, above, is made of approximately 150 million tiny carbon nanotubes; that’s about how many Americans voted in…
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November 24, 2008
The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) has awarded the 2008 SunGard Higher Education Innovation Award to the U-M Student Temporary Employment Project Team. CUPA-HR presented the honor Oct. 13 at the National Higher Education Human Resources Awards in St. Louis, Mo. The award, created in 2007 and sponsored by SunGard Higher…
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November 24, 2008
Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid flows into clean, renewable power. Michael Bernitsas, professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, stands before a prototype…
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November 24, 2008
The week before Thanksgiving break, students at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance were deeply immersed in the birth of a new composition, a multi-media collaboration that only could be pulled off at a school with the right resources: strong programs in performing arts technology, jazz and voice, and a world-class student orchestra. U-M…
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November 24, 2008
Ralph Williams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English, has been selected as the 2008 Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching Michigan Professor of the Year. Ralph Williams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English, says he wants students to relate literature to life. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) One of U-M’s most popular instructors,…
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November 24, 2008
U-M psychologist James S. Jackson has been named to The MacArthur Research Network on an Aging Society, a new inter-disciplinary research network created by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The new network, supported by a three-year, $3.9 million MacArthur grant, is designed to help America prepare for the challenges and opportunities posed…
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November 24, 2008
The College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at U-M-Dearborn will launch doctoral programs in information systems engineering and automotive systems engineering beginning in fall 2009. The new degree programs were approved at the Nov. 20 Board of Regents meeting. “This is a great development for our campus, reflecting the quality of our faculty and…
