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June 23, 2008
Computer scientists have developed open-source software that cuts the time to find symmetries in complicated equations from days to seconds in some cases. Finding symmetries is a way to highlight shortcuts to answers that, for example, verify the safety of train schedules, identify bugs in software and hardware designs, or speed up common search tasks.…
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June 23, 2008
Mildred Dorothy Sommer kept her U-M diploma with her until the day she died. From her home in Cleveland Heights to the nursing home where she passed away last year at the age of 100, her diploma occupied a special place in her life. (Photo courtesy LSA) Those who knew her say Sommer, who in…
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June 23, 2008
Dr. M. Bishr Omary was appointed chair of the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology at the June 19 Board of Regents meeting, effective Aug. 1. Omary comes to Michigan from the Palo Alto VA Medical Center and the Stanford University School of Medicine. At the VA, he’s part of the Division of Gastroenterology and…
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June 23, 2008
Exercise does not suppress appetite in obese women as it does in lean women, according to a new study. “This (lack of appetite suppression) may promote greater food intake after exercise in obese women,” says Katarina Borer, a researcher in the Division of Kinesiology and lead author of the study. “This information will help therapists…
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June 23, 2008
A poor economy sends many women into poverty as they struggle to pay bills because their earnings fluctuate more so than if they were on welfare. These findings from U-M and University of California, Berkeley, researchers also indicate the transition into poverty is frequent, but lasts a few months. The researchers looked at the changing…
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June 23, 2008
The schematic design for a new wrestling facility was approved June 19 by the Board of Regents. The new building will be built adjacent to the Preston Robert Tisch Tennis and the Donald R. Shephard Women’s Gymnastics facilities on South State Street. A new campus wrestling facility, shown in this artist rendering, will include a…
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June 23, 2008
Comcast Corporation and the Big Ten Network (BTN) have reached an agreement that will allow the media company’s subscribers to view sporting events and other original programming from the universities beginning in late summer. According to a press release issued June 19 by the network, Comcast will carry BTN programming “across television, broadband and video-on-demand.”…
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June 23, 2008
The Flame of Wisdom sculpture by renowned Mexican artist Leonardo Nierman sits near the northwest corner of the Biomedical Science Research Building. The sculpture and the Gilbert S. Omenn Atrium were dedicated June 10 in a ceremony at BSRB. The atrium was named after Dr. Gilbert Omenn, professor of internal medicine, Human Genetics and Public…
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June 23, 2008
By its very definition an emergency is a sudden and often unexpected occurrence requiring quick thinking and immediate action. And while planning for the unexpected can be difficult, those involved in responding to campus emergencies believe practicing for the “what if” is important. To that end more than 100 University administrators and staff from all…
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June 23, 2008
Ever wonder what paths others have taken in their fields, and what is possible in a career at U-M? University Human Resources has developed a new online tool called the Career Path Navigator to provide information about moving from one job classification to another within the University. “By entering their uniqname, the system will access…
