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July 14, 2008
The U-M Solar Car Team won the North American Solar Challenge, crossing the finish line Tuesday in Alberta, Canada, after more than 50 hours of racing over nine days. The Continuum team defended U-M’s title from 2005, the last year the race was held. This is the fifth time Michigan finished first in this competition.…
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July 14, 2008
More than 75 percent of the bank Web sites surveyed in a study had at least one design flaw that could make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves after their money or even their identity. Atul Prakash, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and doctoral students Laura Falk and Kevin Borders…
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July 14, 2008
As children’s waistlines continue to grow, so have concerns about childhood obesity. According to a report released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, childhood obesity is now the No. 1 health concern for kids in 2008, topping smoking and drug abuse. In 2007, childhood obesity ranked third among parents’ top…
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July 14, 2008
Record-setting “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay appear likely this summer, forecasts from a U-M researcher indicate. Donald Scavia, a professor at the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), makes the annual forecasts using models driven by nutrient load estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey. In this year’s Chesapeake Bay…
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July 14, 2008
Related story: Regents Roundup for July 17 > Oakwood Healthcare Inc. (OHI) and U-M-Dearborn are working together to transform a vacant Dearborn building into a state-of-the-art learning center housing acclaimed clinical and educational programs for kids, families and future teachers. OHI last year purchased the former UAW/Ford Dearborn West Family Service and Learning Center, a…
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July 14, 2008
The University of Michigan has been named one of the 2008 Great Colleges to Work For by the Chronicle of Higher Education. U-M was in the unranked top five in 13 of 27 categories for institutions with 2,500 or more employees in the Chronicle program that addresses faculty-administration relations, compensation and benefits, and work/life balance.…
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July 14, 2008
Annual UMHS exhibit honors employee artists Each year Gifts of Art presents an exhibition of the artwork of U-M Health System employees and volunteers to celebrate the talent and artistic accomplishments of UMHS faculty and staff. The annual Employee Art Exhibition is displayed from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Aug. 18 in the Taubman Lobby South…
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July 14, 2008
“Material Maiden” is one of several creations presented in the exhibit Figurative Sculpture & Cloth Dolls by Sharon Snoeyink. Once a child who designed clothes for her dolls, Snoeyink’s work now is found in private collections and museums and shown at juried art shows around the country. The exhibit can be viewed from 8 a.m.-8…
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July 14, 2008
Tours of the exhibit Paul Outerbridge: Color Photographs from Mexico and California, the 1950s, are presented at 7 p.m. July 17 and 24 and 2 p.m. July 20 and Aug. 3 at UMMA Off/Site, South University at South Forest. These 34 photographs, taken in the 1950s in Southern California and in towns just south of…
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July 14, 2008
Screenings can help get kids to buckle up, wear bike helmets Screenings and brief interventions for at-risk kids admitted to pediatric trauma centers and their parents provide the information needed to help curb risky behavior and prevent future injury, say researchers at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Their study — now online and set to be…
