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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 7, 2012
Smart gas sensors for better chemical detection
Portable gas sensors can allow you to search for explosives, diagnose medical conditions through a patient’s breath, and decide whether it’s safe to stay in a mine. These devices do all this by identifying and measuring airborne chemicals, and a new, more sensitive, smart model is under development at U-M. The smart sensor could detect… -
May 7, 2012
Student Affairs research symposium examines practice in motion
Student affairs professionals and interested students, faculty and staff from Ann Arbor and beyond will convene May 16 at the Division of Student Affairs’ ninth annual research symposium, Getting to Nine: Moving Toward Data-Informed Decisions.
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May 7, 2012
Biodiversity loss could rival impacts of climate change, pollution
Loss of biodiversity appears to impact ecosystems as much as climate change, pollution and other major forms of environmental stress, according to a new study from an international research team. The study is the first comprehensive effort to directly compare the impacts of biological diversity loss to the anticipated effects of a host of other… -
May 7, 2012
New mentors-in-residence give U-M startups a critical edge
Two serial health care and software entrepreneurs are lending their expertise to university inventors and startups as the newest mentors-in-residence at U-M Tech Transfer. U-M alumnus Bill Brinkerhoff and former naval aviator Ken Spenser will serve as mentors-in-residence for the next 12-18 months, working alongside licensing and Venture Center staff to assess new discoveries and… -
May 7, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
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May 7, 2012
‘Computer geek’ teaches students to incorporate technology into fitness
Six years ago, Marc Stephens was so out of shape that his doctor warned him to start making some changes or risk serious health complications. “By the time that I graduated college I was probably close to 200 pounds, and sitting at a desk for the next 20 years only made that worse,” Stephens says.… -
May 7, 2012
Coleman calls for engaging, active undergraduate learning
President Mary Sue Coleman celebrated U-M’s teaching innovations while calling on educators to dig deep to overhaul undergraduate education for the 21st century, in a talk delivered during an event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the pioneering Center for Research on Learning and Teaching.
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May 7, 2012
Scientists examine how immune system fights off threats to brain
Like a police officer calling for backup while also keeping a strong hold on a suspected criminal, immune cells in the brain take a two-tier approach to fighting off a threat, new research from the U-M Health System finds. For the first time, the scientists managed to capture that reaction in action, showing how certain…
