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December 16, 2015
Campus characters from days gone by
Since long before Shakey Jake entertained on the streets of Ann Arbor, distinctive individuals have put their stamp on the university.
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December 16, 2015
Research focuses on prisoners’ lives beyond the bars
U-M researchers are studying prisoners’ re-entry into society, highlighting how incarceration impacts communities, families and the economy.
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December 16, 2015
Most youth use e-cigarettes for novelty, flavors — not to quit smoking
In 2015, more than half of all students in eighth, 10th and 12th grades who used vaporizers such as e-cigarettes report that a primary reason for use was curiosity to see what they were like. About 40 percent said that they used them because they tasted good. Far fewer — about 10 percent — said… -
December 16, 2015
Cigarillo use increases estimates of teen smoking rates by half
The percentage of teens who smoked tobacco in the past 30 days increased by more than half when cigarillos — small cigars or little cigars — are included with regular cigarettes as a form of tobacco use. The finding supports concerns in the public health community that cigarillos are attracting new youth to tobacco use.… -
December 16, 2015
Teen cigarette smoking drops to historic low in 2015
Cigarette smoking among teens in grades eight, 10 and 12 continued a decades-long decline in 2015 and reached the lowest levels recorded since annual tracking began 41 years ago. The percentage of students saying that they smoked at all in the prior 30 days fell for the three grades combined from 8 percent to 7… -
December 16, 2015
Teen use of ecstasy, heroin, synthetic marijuana, alcohol declines
The results from the latest national survey in the Monitoring the Future series on use of licit and illicit drugs by American teenagers show that some important improvements are taking place.
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December 16, 2015
W-2 statements available in January electronically or by mail
Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements for 2015 will be available in an electronic version Jan. 8. Alternatively, hardcopy W-2s are scheduled to be mailed in late January.
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December 15, 2015
Exterior repair work being done at Michigan Union entrance
Scaffolding is in place at the main entrance to the Michigan Union while external brick, stone and mortar is being repaired on the tower of the building.
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December 15, 2015
Pioneering neurosurgeon is UM-Flint commencement speaker
Dr. Alexa Canady, the first female African-American neurosurgeon in the United States, will deliver the keynote address at UM-Flint’s commencement Sunday.
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December 15, 2015
Helicopter parenting at the doctor’s office may impact teen health
Parents of teens may struggle letting go of the reins when it comes to their children’s health checkups, the latest C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health suggests.
