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November 3, 2003
Visitors at the Housing Fair learn about residence halls, family housing and a variety of off-campus living options. During the Oct. 27 event at the Michigan Union Ballroom, property owners and managers showcased available units and made appointments to provide guided tours of properties. The fourth-annual event was sponsored by University Housing’s Housing Information Office.…
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November 3, 2003
Between ages 18 and 34, young adults receive an average of $38,000 in cash and two years’ worth of full-time, 40-hour-a-week labor from their parents, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). The study also tracks changes in parental support for young adults since 1970. “A successful transition to…
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November 3, 2003
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued grants totaling $60.5 million over five years to create eight Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities, designed to support cutting-edge research to understand and reduce differences in health outcomes, access and care. One center will be led by researchers at the U-M Health System…
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November 3, 2003
s The Cardiovascular Center has announced its national advisory board, whose 34 members will help the center promote the understanding of how cardiovascular diseases develop, and how they can be diagnosed, prevented and treated. From U.S. Rep. John Dingell and former U.S. Surgeon General Antonia Novello to Weight Watchers founder Florine Mark and former U-M…
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November 3, 2003
Buying prescription drugs outside the United States is illegal, but that’s not stopping Americans faced with skyrocketing health care costs from considering it as a way to get costly medications for less. About 100 people participated in a U-M conference Oct. 30-31 on the pros and cons of the practice. Drug reimportation involves people in…
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November 3, 2003
Provost Paul N. Courant meets with students at the second annual Advanced Placement Rising Scholar Recognition Program Oct. 31. The event at the Michigan League honored students who scored high on a number of AP exams. Shown here are two of the more than 40 students who attended the program: Trevor McDougal, a St. Joseph…
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November 3, 2003
For years, U-M students have been able to conduct much of their administrative business with the University on the Wolverine Access Web site, http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu. Soon, faculty and staff will be able to complete more transactions on the Web as well. Starting in February, faculty and staff will be able to view their paycheck stub and…
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November 3, 2003
For nearly three hours each home football Saturday during the fall, head coach Lloyd Carr has 110,000-plus people telling him what to do: throw the ball more, go for it on fourth down, change quarterbacks. For a few moments each home game at Michigan Stadium, Carr talks back, delivering a simple message to the fans…
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November 3, 2003
Whether they work for a university or a corporate laboratory, scientists doing research in the life sciences now have one more reason to come to Michigan. Philip Andrews, director of the Michigan Proteomics Consortium, in front of a specialized mass spectrometer that measures the chemical components of proteins. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services)…
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November 3, 2003
The power of one. This was the message Bill Basch delivered at the 13th annual Wallenberg Lecture Oct. 28, and a concept he has embodied throughout his courageous life. Donald Brown, professor emeritus of psychology, and Bill Basch meet after the Wallenberg Lecture. On April 29, 1945, Brown and his fellow U.S. Army troops liberated…
