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April 4, 2016
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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April 4, 2016
Film documentary explores Irish Rebellion 100 years later
The landmark documentary film “1916 The Irish Rebellion” will be presented in a public screening followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers at 6 p.m. Tuesday (April 5) in 100 Hutchins Hall.
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April 1, 2016
Susan Gelman to talk on how humans glean knowledge
Susan Gelman, professor of psychology and linguistics, will deliver her Distinguished University Professor lecture, “The Non-Obvious Foundations of Human Thought,” at 4 p.m. Monday.
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April 1, 2016
U-M Health System tests beating heart transplants
Despite advances in organ transplantation, the way donor hearts are moved from hospital to hospital remains low-tech: stored on ice and carried in a store-bought cooler. The U-M Health System is testing a new high-tech heart box that circulates blood from the donor to the heart so that it continues throbbing while in transit.
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April 1, 2016
Eating red meat linked to earlier onset of girls’ menstrual cycles
Girls who eat red meat often start their periods on average five months earlier than those who don’t.
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April 1, 2016
Diabetes treatment solutions needed for older Native Americans
Older American Indians face barriers accessing health care, but little was known about whether or not these barriers relate to management of type 2 diabetes — a major health concern in Native American communities.
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April 1, 2016
Depression: Men more vulnerable to long-term effects of stress
New research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that men are 50 percent more vulnerable to the effects of stress when the researchers examined how stressful events translated into depression 25 years later.
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April 1, 2016
Ross School professor honored with Golden Apple Award
Ryan Ball recently walked into the Stephen M. Ross School of Business Winter Garden atrium expecting to meet with five students for lunch. Instead, he was presented with the 2016 Golden Apple Award.
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April 1, 2016
Safe medication disposal event set for Tuesday
A drug disposal event is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday on North University Avenue next to the Chemistry Building to help members of the U-M community discard unused medications.
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March 31, 2016
On the Agenda: We stand together against hate
President Mark Schlissel has reiterated that racial, ethnic or religious discrimination have no place at U-M, and the campus community must work together toward a deeper understanding.