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July 24, 2014
Traffic death rates higher in Northern Plains, South
While road safety nationwide has improved greatly in the last decade, traffic fatality rates are still generally higher in the Northern Plains and southern states than in the Northeast, Midwest and West, a University of Michigan researcher says.
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July 24, 2014
Parents want info about circumcision, not directives
Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health.
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July 24, 2014
Researchers move toward ultimate light efficiency on the cheap
Researchers at the University of Michigan have taken a major stride toward perfectly efficient lighting that is also relatively inexpensive and simple to make. The same material can also reveal the presence of water by changing color.
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July 24, 2014
Watch your step: Older African Americans fall less often
A University of Michigan study examining how race and ethnicity predicts the frequency of falls by older people shows that African Americans are less likely to fall than others.
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July 23, 2014
New lightweight metals institute to base headquarters in Detroit
The new $148 million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February, in which U-M is a partner, will locate in Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute have announced.
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July 21, 2014
U-M featured on Chronicle’s list of Great Colleges to Work For
U-M continues to be one of the best university workplaces in the U.S., according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2014 Great Colleges to Work For survey.
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July 17, 2014
Fireworks denied for two football games
A request for the use of fireworks at Michigan Stadium for two home football games this fall was denied Thursday by the Board of Regents.
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July 17, 2014
Schlissel notes U-M’s academic excellence in first board remarks
Speaking at his first Board of Regents meeting as U-M president, Mark S. Schlissel said his goals will include supporting and elevating the diverse work of the scholars among the university’s faculty.
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July 17, 2014
Alumni gifts help fund new U-M Golf Course clubhouse
Financial gifts from U-M alumni Rich Postma and Mary Petrovich will help fund a new University Golf Course clubhouse project, approved by regents Thursday.
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July 17, 2014
Regents Roundup — July 2014
A roundup of other items approved at Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting.
