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September 6, 2016
Accolades
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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September 6, 2016
Remembering
Members of the U-M community gather Sept. 11, 2001, on the Diag following terrorist attacks on the United States earlier that day.
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September 6, 2016
Carillonist says working with students ‘exhilarating’
Tiffany Ng’s first year as university carillonist at Burton Tower is nearly done, and she’s excited about her students’ achievements.
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September 3, 2016
Schlissel encourages Class of 2020 to ‘challenge the present’
President Mark Schlissel was quick with a compliment at the New Student Convocation: “Class of 2020, your timing is impeccable.”
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September 2, 2016
Obituary: Bernard Van’t Hul
Bernard Van’t Hul, professor emeritus in the English department at the University of Michigan, died in Needham, Massachusetts, on Aug. 21 after a long decline.
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September 2, 2016
Vaping: U.S. teens lured by flavors, not nicotine
Whether their preference is Belgian waffle, kettle corn, sweet tea or endless other choices, it’s the flavor — not the nicotine — that entices U.S. teens to vape, a new University of Michigan study indicated. Vaping prevalence among youth has grown exponentially in recent years, but what substances youth vape is largely unknown. Researchers asked… -
September 2, 2016
Good first impression of teachers matter less than lesson quality
Good instructors, have no fear: you can make up for a bad first impression. A new U-M study shows that while our first impressions of educators might affect our ratings of them, ultimately the quality of their instruction matters the most in student evaluations.
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September 2, 2016
Who are you? Squatters can actually help a neighborhood
Squatters who illegally occupy vacant homes or buildings are not always contributing to apathy or social disorder, say University of Michigan researchers.
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September 2, 2016
Pancreatic cancer uses alternative fuel to grow in hostile environment
A metabolic cross-talk pathway between cancer and noncancer cells in pancreatic tumors delivers an alternative nutrient to the cancer cells, facilitating tumor growth, according to U-M Health System research.
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September 2, 2016
Housing segregation may reduce kids’ chances for upward mobility
Children might find it particularly difficult to escape poverty if they live someplace where government-assisted housing is segregated across neighborhoods.
