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April 30, 2012
Assistant professor’s father, a Hungarian patriot, influences a career
Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography. The decision to study Hungary was easy for Krisztina Fehervary, assistant professor of anthropology, LSA. It was her father, Istvan, who helped connect Fehervary to her Hungarian roots. Istvan Fehervary had spent eight years in a communist prison for writing down the numbers of Soviet tanks during the Hungarian… -
April 30, 2012
The Generation X Report: Food in the lives of GenXers
Generation X adults prepare an average of 10 meals a week, and eat out or buy fast food an average of three times a week, according to a U-M report that details the role food plays in the lives of Americans born between 1961 and 1981. GenX men are surprisingly involved in shopping for food… -
April 30, 2012
Students build wiki of medical devices designed for low-income countries
More information • Read about the new database on Appropedia > • Medical devices in the Global Health Compendium > In parts of the world without reliable electricity, a pedal-powered nebulizer could provide life-saving asthma treatments. Small, wax-filled sleeping bags could keep premature infants warm. A salad spinner centrifuge for blood samples could help clinicians… -
April 30, 2012
M-STEM success: New multi-cultural program sees its first graduates
Last week, more than 950 undergraduate engineers started the next chapter of their lives. Among those is the first graduating class of a multicultural program at Michigan Engineering called Michigan-Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (M-STEM). Run by the Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach, M-STEM aims to help promising high school students with diverse socio-economic,… -
April 30, 2012
Feminine math, science role models do not motivate girls
Women who excel in male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematic fields often are unjustly stereotyped as unfeminine. However, if women are perceived as having feminine qualities, their success may actually decrease interest in these fields (usually referred to as STEM), particularly among young girls, according to a new U-M study. Despite good intentions, attempts to… -
April 23, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Residence hall construction
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April 23, 2012
Commencement needs volunteers, prizes offered
To help with Spring Commencement on Saturday at Michigan Stadium, the University and Development Events office is seeking volunteers to assist in providing graduates and their families with a personal and memorable experience during one of their last moments at Michigan, organizers say. Volunteers are needed to help sort recycling and compost waste at U-M… -
April 23, 2012
Environmental activist to receive 22nd Raoul Wallenberg Medal
Appalachian environmental activist Maria Gunnoe will be awarded the 22nd U-M Wallenberg Medal at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in Rackham Auditorium. After the medal presentation, Gunnoe will give the Wallenberg Lecture.
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April 23, 2012
Boxer Laila Ali will speak at U-M’s anniversary celebration of Title IX
More online More information about the conference, including fees and registration forms > A national conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Title IX will be held at U-M, May 9-11. “Title IX at 40: Progress and Promise — Equity for All” will celebrate the federal legislation that enabled women and girls to become high… -
April 23, 2012
Major expansion of U-M hospitals approved
To meet a surging demand for its high-quality advanced care, the U-M Health System will expand its hospital capacity for adults and create Michigan’s first hospital for diseases of the nervous system including the brain and spine.
