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September 9, 2013
Reducing computer viruses in health networks
The hospital IT networks and medical devices that doctors rely on to treat patients are susceptible to their own maladies — computer viruses and other malware. Whether a bug accidentally finds its way into a system, or an attacker intentionally injects one, researchers believe such breaches are happening more often with the growth of technology… -
September 9, 2013
Marvin Parnes named managing director of ISR
Marvin Parnes, who has been serving as associate vice president for research in the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at U-M, has been appointed managing director of the Institute for Social Research (ISR). “Marvin brings over 25 years of academic management and research experience to this new position,” said ISR Director James… -
September 9, 2013
Lessons from the worm: How the elderly can live an active life
When the tiny roundworm C. elegans reaches middle age — at about 2 weeks old — it can’t quite move like it did in the bloom of youth. But rather than imposing an exercise regimen to rebuild the worm’s body-wall muscles, researchers can bring the wriggle back by stimulating the animal’s neurons. And, they say,… -
September 9, 2013
How soot forced the end of the Little Ice Age in 1860s Europe
Coal soot shrank the Alpine glaciers in mid-19th-century Europe, according to new findings that show how black carbon alone — even without warmer temperatures — can affect ice and snow cover. The research, which involved a U-M atmospheric scientist, provides insights into when the so-called Little Ice Age ended and why European glaciers began to… -
September 9, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
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September 9, 2013
U-M involved in unprecedented sky survey
Moonless nights outside the Cerro Tololoastronomical observatory in Chile are so dark that when you look down, you can’t see your feet. “You can’t see your hands,” said David Gerdes, U-M physics professor. “But you can hold them up to the sky and see a hand-shaped hole with no stars in it. It’s really incredible.”… -
September 9, 2013
U-M to receive $200M from developer Stephen M. Ross
Real estate developer and alumnus Stephen M. Ross will give $200 million to U-M to significantly transform the student experience at the business school and athletic campus.
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September 9, 2013
Collateral damage: Mortgage crisis dampened zeal for stocks
While many American families lost their homes during the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, the housing market crash also induced some of the decline in the stock market as investors sold equities and never went back, U-M economists say. “During the recession of 2008-09, mortgage payment difficulties were a significant predictor of cashing in defined-contribution pension… -
September 9, 2013
Public service announcement debuts new U-M campaign
Current and former students are featured in a new “Victors Valiant” public service announcement (PSA) video that debuted nationally last weekend. A key theme of the PSA is the university’s focus on collaboration to foster innovation. It is conveyed by juxtaposing athletics and law, music and science, and other combinations of disciplines.
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September 9, 2013
Long-held assumption about emergence of new species questioned
Charles Darwin referred to the origin of species as “that mystery of mysteries,” and even today, more than150 years later, evolutionary biologists cannot fully explain how new animals and plants arise. For decades, nearly all research in the field has been based on the assumption that the main cause of the emergence of new species,…
