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December 4, 2000
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations Women with breast cancer who carry a genetic mutation that heightens their risk of the disease might not have to fear having radiation therapy as previously thought, according to a new study led by U-M researchers. In fact, the results suggest, women with mutations of the BRCA 1…
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December 4, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Illustration from the Bishops’ Bible (London, 1574), originally appearing at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke. It was scanned by the Michigan Papyri Digitization Project. Courtesy University Library From ancient manuscripts to early printed books, the history of the Bible’s text spans nations, peoples and languages. This…
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December 4, 2000
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Having a second child may have an even greater impact than the first baby on the carefully balanced lives of dual-career, middle-class couples, according to a U-M study. The study suggests that for modern parents two children are not easier than one. “Women’s full-time participation in the labor…
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December 4, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Havel Earlier this year Václav Havel, president of the Czech Republic, visited the University to receive an honorary degree and participate in the symposium “Globalization’s Intellectual Challenge.” On that occasion, President Lee C. Bollinger announced the creation of the Václav Havel Fellows Program to honor Havel. The fellowships…
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December 4, 2000
By Patricia Majher College of Engineering This photograph, taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, shows Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io (and its shadow) passing above the planet. Photo courtesy NASA Approximately 18 months from now, research scientist John Clarke and co-investigators from the University of Colorado (CU) hope to begin work on a $75-million NASA-funded mission…
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December 4, 2000
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations An implanted ‘pacemaker’ that helps control seizures in people with a hard-to-treat form of epilepsy also may affect some patients’ breathing during sleep, according to results of a University pilot study. So far, the unexpected effect appears small and not harmful. But the finding, in the Nov. 28…
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December 4, 2000
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Extra pounds can be expensive to middle-aged women, according to U-M researchers analyzing data on more than 7,000 men and women in their 50s and 60s. The findings, presented Nov. 19 at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, suggest that the economic cost of obesity…
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December 4, 2000
Under the direction of exhibit preparators Dan Erickson and John Klausmeyer, LS&A senior Mike Cherney is shown here putting the finishing touches on a cast of the head of the dinosaur Allosaurus fragilis . The touchable reconstruction, featured in the Exhibit Museum of Natural History’s exhibit hall, was a highlight of Saturday’s Dinosaur Discovery Day.…
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November 20, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Gordon Hall from the west. Photo courtesy Investment Office The listing for sale of a historic home in Dexter was approved by the Regents at their Nov. 16 meeting. Gordon Hall, built in the 1840s, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and was gifted to the University in…
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November 20, 2000
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations Michigan’s future doctors, nurses and other health care professionals may have a better understanding of the roles that culture, race and gender play in their patients’ health problems and needs, thanks to a newly awarded federal grant. A $208,000 award, from the U.S. Department of Education’s Fund for…
