-
May 12, 2008
Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors. A team led by a U-M mechanical engineer has received a five-year, $6.8-million grant from the Air Force to examine this problem, which is a barrier to more powerful, efficient devices. Led by Kevin…
-
May 12, 2008
The second annual Champions for Children’s Hearts auction, celebrity gala and golf tournament May 17-18 will be hosted by National Football League players and U-M alumni Brian Griese and Steve Hutchinson. The event will benefit the new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Women’s Hospital, and the Congenital Heart Center located at the children’s hospital. The…
-
May 12, 2008
Brain-training to improve memory boosts fluid intelligence Brain-training efforts designed to improve working memory also can boost scores in general problem-solving ability and improve fluid intelligence, according to new research. “Considering the fundamental importance of fluid intelligence in everyday life and its predictive power for a large variety of intellectual tasks and professional success, we…
-
May 12, 2008
The University recently honored individuals on campus who devised new methods of using information to improve planning and business processes at U-M. Winners of the 2nd annual Business Intelligence Data-into-Action awards were honored with cash prizes totaling $11,000. Three teams from the U-M Health System (UMHS), LSA and Michigan Administrative Information Services (MAIS) were honored…
-
May 12, 2008
Four staff members will be honored for their outstanding research service at a May 22 reception in the Michigan League. Kate Blakeman and Denise DuPrie will receive the Distinguished Research Administrator Award. Eve Gochis and Patricia Smith will receive the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) Exceptional Service Award. “The research administration staff…
-
May 12, 2008
As part of our continuing coverage of Spring Commencement, this issue includes a photo collage highlighting some of the many diverse celebrations across campus and a feature story about an undergraduate’s role in the honorary degree for legendary Detroit Tigers announcer Ernie Harwell Tigers’ (Harwell degree got its start with student’s letter >). ABC News…
-
May 12, 2008
Related story:Spring Commencement 2008 > When Detroit Tigers legendary radio voice Ernie Harwell joined honorary degree recipients at Spring Commencement April 26, few in attendance may have known it all started with a letter penned by one of his biggest fans. U-M senior Colt Rosensweig, right, shares a moment with legendary Detroit Tigers announcer Earnie…
-
May 12, 2008
Alaina Lemon, associate professor of anthropology, has traveled to Moscow with a dozen U-M students for a two-week study tour of Russia’s capital city. The group was to fly to Moscow May 9. Organized by the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) in collaboration with the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH),…
-
May 12, 2008
A group of U-M-Flint MBA students have a better understanding of the global economy after participating in an extraordinary trip to Russia. Because of previous visits to Russia and established relationships, a professor led 13 School of Management (SOM) students on a full itinerary that included meetings with high level government and business leaders in…
-
May 12, 2008
The University, through the School of Public Health (SPH), recently won a $700,000 training grant to fund a five-year, interdisciplinary doctoral training program in public health and aging. Eligible students must be admitted to or currently enrolled in a doctoral program in health sciences, social or behavioral sciences, and have research plans that are interdisciplinary…
