June 11, 2012
Awards U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves and Associate Director for Research and Methodology and Chief Scientist Roderick Little, both U-M faculty, have received Washington Academy of Sciences Awards. The Academy honored Groves, professor of sociology, LSA, and research professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, for excellence in behavioral sciences and social science…
June 11, 2012
More online Register, find dates, times or locations > MHealthy will conduct free, 30-minute healthy-eating events for faculty and staff every Wednesday this summer. Registration now is open for the June 13, 20 and 27 sessions of the “Eat Smarter: Summer Series,” which focus on a range of summer eating topics. Participants can attend in…
June 11, 2012
Dr. James Rogers Hayward World-renowned oral surgeon Dr. James Rogers Hayward died May 20 in Naples, Fla. He was 91. During a distinguished career at the School of Dentistry and the Medical School, Hayward trained 83 residents in oral surgery and was known as an extraordinarily gifted surgeon who demanded knowledge, preparation, and excellence in…
June 11, 2012
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
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…
May 21, 2012
A recent uptick in U.S. manufacturing has optimists hoping a lost decade that saw steep employment drops in the sector is coming to an end. Productivity is up, a relatively cheap dollar is boosting exports, and the wage gap between the United States and China is shrinking. Some companies are repatriating operations from overseas. But…
May 21, 2012
UM-Dearborn recently announced a transition in leadership of its College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) with Tony England joining the college as interim dean. England’s two-year appointment began May 1 and was approved by the Board of Regents on April 19. Outgoing dean Subrata Sengupta rejoined the CECS faculty. “Tony England is an innovative…
May 21, 2012
Medical students around the country are graduating this month, and preparing for the milestone that culminates four years of hard training — their first job as a doctor. But as students enter the workforce, many have negative views of their future day-to-day work lives as physicians, shown by a multi-school study led by the U-M…
May 21, 2012
William C. Parkinson William C. Parkinson, professor emeritus of physics, died March 19 at the age of 94. A native of Ontario, Canada, Parkinson earned his collegiate degrees at U-M, his Bachelor of Science in 1940, Master of Science in 1941, and a Ph.D. in 1948 as a student of Physics Professor H.R. Crane. He…
May 21, 2012
Watch a video about construction of new rock spawning reefs on the St. Clair River > The first of nine rock reefs is under construction in the St. Clair River delta northeast of Detroit. The goal of the project, which is led by Michigan Sea Grant, is to boost populations of lake sturgeon and other…
