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June 22, 2015
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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June 22, 2015
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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June 22, 2015
Accolades
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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June 19, 2015
Wicha appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board
President Barack Obama has announced his selection of Dr. Max S. Wicha as one of five new appointees to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
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June 19, 2015
Desilting ponds in India benefit farmers, environment
Students from the University of Michigan are developing a low-cost way to increase crop yield and reduce the use of fertilizers for Indian farmers.
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June 19, 2015
Most Americans want better fuel economy, however it’s achieved
While nearly all American drivers are at least somewhat concerned about fuel economy, a majority don’t care how a vehicle saves fuel — just that it does, say University of Michigan researchers.
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June 19, 2015
Biological process linked to early aging, death among poor in Detroit
The stress of living in extreme poverty causes early onset of age-related diseases and takes years off the lives of many of the urban poor — evidence at the cellular level now shows, according to a University of Michigan-led study.
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June 19, 2015
‘Complete Streets’ policies more popular in Michigan’s urban areas
Complete Streets, policies that encourage local governments to take all users — pedestrians, cyclists, public transit users and drivers — into account when designing and constructing roads, have a good deal of support among Michigan local officials, but haven’t exactly caught on outside of urban areas.
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June 19, 2015
Obituary: Robert M. Stern
Robert M. Stern died May 17 in Oakland, California. He was 87. Stern was an world renowned international economist, and on the faculty of the University of Michigan from 1961 until his retirement in 1999.
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June 18, 2015
Ryder Diggs to chair Board of Regents; Bernstein named vice chair
Regent Shauna Ryder Diggs will serve as the next chair of the Board of Regents beginning July 1 and Regent Mark Bernstein will be vice chair.
