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June 25, 2012
MHealthy Ergonomics now accepting nominations for individual awards
MHealthy is accepting nominations for its Ergonomics Hero Individual Awards, given to employees that have implemented ergonomic solutions in the workplace. Nominations are accepted year-round and reviewed monthly by members of the Ergonomics Awareness Team. Ergonomics is the science of fitting the workplace to the worker, often resulting in the promotion of safety, health, productivity… -
June 25, 2012
Obituary
Joyce (Johnson) Bonk Joyce (Johnson) Bonk, former assistant curator of books at the William L. Clements Library, died June 9 in Ann Arbor, in the care of the staff at Huron Woods — a memory support assisted living community at St. Joseph Mercy — and Arbor Hospice. She was born in Dovray, Minn., on March… -
June 25, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
On the trail of artifacts
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June 25, 2012
Researchers investigate senior citizen crash injuries
There’s something curiously morbid about crash test dummies. They have an unnerving combination of lifeless and life-like features. They even wear shoes in the sled lab at the U-M Transportation Research Institute — brown oxfords for the mid-sized male model on deck for a head-on collision at 30-mph. A mid-sized male crash test dummy awaits… -
June 25, 2012
Aid will cover total increase in costs for students with financial need
The Board of Regents approved a budget that will increase financial aid enough to cover the full rise in the cost of attendance for the typical Michigan resident student with financial need — and reduce the student’s loan burden. The budget was approved June 21 on a vote of 5-3.
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June 25, 2012
U-M to lead $151.7 million NASA hurricane prediction project
Improving hurricane and extreme-weather prediction is the goal of a new, $151.7 million NASA satellite project led by U-M, NASA has announced. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) will make accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes. It’s a constellation of small satellites that will be… -
June 11, 2012
Mott hospital earns top rankings from U.S. News & World Report
More online The U-M Health System has been recognized among 319 companies as one of the top places to work in the nation. Read the full story > The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital is among the best children’s hospitals in the country in pediatric specialties and is the only hospital in Michigan ranked in all… -
June 11, 2012
Chinese students to conduct research at LSA this summer
In the summer of 2007, LSA launched a pilot program with China’s Peking University to provide summer research opportunities for students at both universities in the chemical sciences. Over the years the program expanded to include Tsinghua University as well as the biological and life sciences. It has provided research opportunities for 70 students from… -
June 11, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
On the air
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June 11, 2012
Chinese education leaders visit U-M
Visiting Chinese education leaders recently mingled with U-M faculty and members of the Southeast Michigan Chinese community at an informal barbecue. Guests at the barbecue included Joseph Lam, director of the Confucius Institute at U-M and professor of musicology, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and Liming Fan, professor of economics and vice president of Shandong…
