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March 31, 2008
U-M-Flint police officers are testing some of the latest crime-fighting technology. Police departments have had cameras mounted in their cars for several years. (Photo by Mel Serow) Now, officers walking the beat can carry similar devices attached to their shirts. It’s called a VIDMIC, a radio outfitted with a tiny camera and microphone. The U-M-Flint…
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March 31, 2008
The University continues to be a leader in higher education in the U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of the nation’s best graduate schools. Among the programs ranked each year in America’s Best Graduate Schools — business, education, engineering, law and medicine — U-M maintained top-12 rankings across the board. The University also is…
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March 31, 2008
Black female caregivers feel less depressed when they receive family nurturing, a new study shows. Knowing how family interactions influence these caregivers’ mental health may help service providers create appropriate intervention programs if caregivers are feeling depressed, says Letha Chadiha, a researcher in the School of Social Work. The Journal of Family Issues published the…
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March 31, 2008
Geological sciences researchers Josep Pares and Greg M. Stock are members of a team that has discovered the oldest known remains of human ancestors in Western Europe. The find shows that members of the genus Homo, to which modern humans belong, colonized the region much earlier than previously believed. Details of the discovery were published…
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March 31, 2008
Fred Cuny, a civil engineer and internationally acclaimed disaster relief specialist from Texas, was killed in 1995 in Chechnya while trying to arrange medical aid and the evacuation of 40,000 victims of the war between Russia and the Chechens. “He was a big Texan with a soft voice, who was both an idealist and a…
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March 31, 2008
Information about The Spectrum Center > The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, the oldest office of its kind in the nation, now has new name: The Spectrum Center. The change became official last week after approval from Dean of Students Sue Eklund and the Vice President for Student Affairs E. Royster Harper…
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March 31, 2008
Don Nathan of Crenshaw Lighting works on a table lamp as part of a restoration project at the Law School. (Photo by John Masson) The scaffolding is up and the Gothic chandeliers are down in the Reading Room at the William W. Cook Legal Research Building, where major restoration work is underway as part of…
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March 31, 2008
Learn about U-M GreenRide > In a proactive step to provide additional options to get to and around campus, U-M has launched GreenRide, a Web-based, geographic information system (GIS) ride-matching application. The program promotes alternative transportation by making it easy to find other individuals to share a carpool or vanpool. Designed by Ecology and Environment…
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March 31, 2008
A tentative agreement on a new three-year contract for graduate student instructors (GSI) and graduate staff assistants between the University and the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) was reached on March 25. The tentative agreement now must be approved by the GEO membership. The agreement calls for an increase in minimum GSI full-time salary rates by…
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March 31, 2008
View the winning WorkPlay entries > A wind- and human-powered sustainable energy installation and an intricate amphitheater that functions as a large musical instrument will share the top prize for the WorkPlay competition. Winners were announced March 27 as the first official event to occur in the new Stamps Auditorium, dedicated the same day. Winning…
