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April 23, 2012
Weinert named new associate vice president for research — sponsored programs
Daryl Weinert, who has served as executive director of the Business Engagement Center since it was launched in 2007, has been named to the newly created position of associate vice president for research — sponsored programs.
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April 23, 2012
EPA recognizes U-M power plants
Advanced technology, use of natural gas and other operational efficiencies at the university’s two campus power plants have resulted in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy (DoE) formally recognizing the facilities for their avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions in 2011. The Climate Protection Partnerships Division — a program partnership between the… -
April 23, 2012
U-M among first to offer courses through groundbreaking online approach
In the coming months at least seven U-M professors will offer free online courses on such diverse topics as finance, electronic voting, computer vision, and fantasy and science fiction, using a new Web-based platform called Coursera.
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April 23, 2012
Escalating arms race: Predatory sea urchins drive evolution
Nature teems with examples of evolutionary arms races between predators and prey, with the predator species gradually evolving a new mode of attack for each defensive adaptation that arises in the prey species. These adaptations often are portrayed as reciprocal, with prey and predator acting as two sides in an endless evolutionary tug of war… -
April 23, 2012
AAAS selects five faculty members as fellows
Five U-M faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious society that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields.
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April 23, 2012
Health of residents in poor neighborhoods affected by stress
The chronic stress of living in a poor neighborhood could be bad for your health, all by itself. Researchers from the School of Public Health found that people who live in neighborhoods with more poverty exhibit more of the physiological health problems that result from chronic stress. The study found an association between neighborhood poverty… -
April 16, 2012
U-M professor serves as consultant to Disneynature movie ‘Chimpanzee’
More online • View a slideshow > • See the movie trailer > Most Fridays, U-M anthropologist John Mitani is in Ann Arbor lecturing to the 200 or so undergraduates signed up for Introduction to Biological Anthropology. But on April 13, Mitani and his wife Sally were in Orlando, walking down the red carpet at… -
April 16, 2012
Musical theatre chair guides students into show biz
Like many of his students, Brent Wagner fell in love with theatre music at a young age. “I really loved the combination of text and music in the telling of a story, because music speaks to our emotions and the words carry the meaning,” he says. ”The combination, I found, was very powerful.” Photo by… -
April 16, 2012
U-M police issue warning to secure belongings
Thefts of unattended belongings on the U-M campus significantly have increased in the first three months of 2012 compared with 2011. The Department of Public Safety reminds students, faculty and staff to secure their valuables at all times. “We’ve had a significant increase in larceny reports in 2012,” says Interim Police Chief Joe Piersante. “We… -
April 16, 2012
Rutgers coach to share personal experiences with Title IX
Title IX has made many strides in creating equal opportunities and scholarships for women, but more progress is needed as schools seek to comply with the law, says Vivian Stringer, women’s head basketball coach at Rutgers University. Title IX is the landmark legislation passed in 1972 that enabled women and girls to become high school…
