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April 9, 2012
U-M researcher involved in $10 million project to advance computer programming
Making computer programming faster, easier and more intuitive is the goal of a new $10 million National Science Foundation project that involves a U-M researcher and is based at the University of Pennsylvania.
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April 9, 2012
Don’t miss: ‘Afflictions’ films open Culture, Mind and Brain conference
Ethnographic filmmaker and anthropologist Robert Lemelson, who combines scholarship and cinema artistry in his film series “Afflictions,” will screen two of the films to open the annual conference of the Center for Culture, Mind and the Brain. The screening, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a Q-and-A session with… -
April 9, 2012
U-M Museum of Zoology receives shipment of rare seabirds for study
The U-M Museum of Zoology recently received the carcasses of 15 rare Hawaiian birds called Newell’s shearwaters. The specimens were processed at the museum, and tissue samples from the salvaged birds will be used to study foraging habits, genetic differentiation and former population size.
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April 9, 2012
U-M project seeks to relieve hunger in West Africa
How to help More information about the project, including how you can help > Last fall’s harvest in the Sahel region of West Africa was the worst in nearly 30 years, and now a U-M anthropologist who has studied the region for decades is working to save the people from starvation. “Children and older women… -
April 9, 2012
Groundbreaking programs prepare next UM-Flint leadership
A major issue among many well-run organizations or businesses is to find an answer to the question; where will the next generation of leadership be found? Will recruiters and national searches be needed to fill important roles? UM-Flint believes leadership begins at home, and has developed unique programs to make it happen. Chancellor Ruth J.… -
April 9, 2012
SPH students assist in ongoing tornado relief efforts in Kentucky
Eight School of Public Health students recently returned from Kentucky, where they participated in tornado relief efforts. Their work – conducting a door-to-door community assessment – will inform ongoing relief efforts. The U-M team arrived in Kentucky on a Friday evening and worked through the weekend to perform a community assessment for public health emergency… -
April 9, 2012
Board of Regents vote to file brief
The Board of Regents voted 5-3 on April 2 to direct the university to file an amicus or “friend of the court” brief in favor of the plaintiffs in the case of Hammel et al. v. Speaker of the House of Representatives et al. At issue is whether a new law that prohibits university graduate… -
April 9, 2012
Accolades
Award Mary Rumman, clinical social worker at the Turner Geriatric Clinic, is the 2012 recipient of the 10th Annual Beverly Jean Howard Award for Excellence in Social Work. Rumman covers three busy primary care clinics with a diverse group of patients, and has led groups to improve the quality of life for patients, social workers… -
April 9, 2012
Slow snails, fast genes: Predatory snails refine venoms through continuous gene duplication
When tropical marine cone snails sink their harpoon-like teeth into their prey, they inject paralyzing venoms made from a potent mix of more than 100 different neurotoxins. Biologists have known for more than a decade that the genes that provide the recipes for cone snail toxins are among the fastest-evolving genes in the animal kingdom.… -
April 9, 2012
U-M Library launches data curation fellowship program
The U-M Library, in partnership with the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and its Digital Library Federation (DLF) program, will help launch a new data curation fellowship program for recent doctoral scholars in the natural and social sciences. The aim of the CLIR/DLF Data Curation Fellowship Program is to create a cadre of…
