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May 21, 2012
Regents approve new undergraduate degree in information
The Board of Regents approved the university’s first undergraduate degree in information at its meeting May 17. The School of Information will offer the bachelor’s degree in information beginning in fall 2014 pending its approval at the June meeting of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan.
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May 21, 2012
Regents roundup
The Board of Regents approved the following items at its May 17 meeting. New Survival Flight hangar planned The Board of Regents approved a 20-year lease in a new building being constructed by the Livingston County Emergency Medical Services department at the Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport. The move from the currently leased space… -
May 21, 2012
U-M takes center stage in safe transportation
The U-M Transportation Research Institute will begin equipping safety technology on vehicles that will allow them to send and receive messages — messages that someday will prevent crashes.
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May 21, 2012
Frankel Institute assembles Jewish Studies scholars
Each year, the Frankel Institute for Advanced Judaic Studies invites scholars to Ann Arbor to pursue research projects on a general theme. For 2012-13, the group — led by U-M English Professor Jonathan Freedman — will gather around the theme of “Borders of Jewishness: Microhistories of Encounter.” “The Frankel Institute hopes to foster an ongoing… -
May 21, 2012
U-M physicists awarded DOE early career research grants
U-M Department of Physics Assistant Professors Junjie Zhu and Lu Li each have been awarded a five-year, $750,000 grant as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program.
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May 21, 2012
Police Beat
April 2012 crime map > Two charged with robbery Two subjects have been charged with three felonies in connection with an unarmed robbery near Cram Circle in early April. Both campus visitors, the two have been arraigned on charges of unarmed robbery, felonious assault with a motor vehicle and possession of drugs with intent to… -
May 21, 2012
U-M receives funds to help develop the future of nuclear energy
A $1.3 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy will help U-M examine one of the major challenges facing nuclear reactors today, and help train the next generation of nuclear engineers.
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May 21, 2012
Don’t miss: Neurological disorders focus of symposium
The Life Science Institute’s annual symposium Thursday features cutting-edge research on both the development of the nervous system and on neurodegenerative disease. The event also features speakers from a variety of disciplines trying to shed light on what goes wrong in the body when cognitive ability declines. Susan Lindquist will deliver the keynote Mary Sue… -
May 21, 2012
Trash beats take-back for medicine disposal, study suggests
Returning extra medicine to the pharmacy for disposal might not be worth the extra time, money or greenhouse gas emissions, according to a U-M study that is the first to look at the net effects of so called take-back programs.
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May 21, 2012
U-M researchers identify potential target for anthrax drug
Researchers at U-M have identified new targets for drugs that could potentially treat anthrax, the deadly infection caused by Bacillus anthracis. The team, led by David Sherman, a faculty member at the Life Sciences Institute and a professor in the departments of medicinal chemistry, chemistry, and microbiology and immunology, found a new way to block…
