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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… -
April 9, 2012
Obituary
Hubert (Hu) English Hubert (Hu) English, emeritus professor of English, LSA, died suddenly Feb. 8 in a manner wholly in keeping with the civility of his life, family members say, while walking with his wife and their dog in a park. English was born July 2, 1925, in Gary, Ind. At 18, he entered national… -
April 9, 2012
Temporary knitting installation designed to change space, moods
School of Art & Design students Payal Doshi, Cara Phelps and Stephanie O’Neil knit banners that were placed outside of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library (below) as part of an art installation. Photos by Scott C. Soderberg, U-M Photo Services. Students installed 10,000 square-inches of colorful hand-knitted banners outside the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library in a… -
April 9, 2012
Stem cell injections in Lou Gehrig’s disease can be given safely
The first published results from an early-stage clinical trial show that spinal cord stem cells can be delivered safely into the spines of patients with the condition commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, opening the door for further research on this innovative approach. In a paper published online ahead of print publication in the peer-reviewed… -
April 9, 2012
Infection linked to dangerous blood clots in veins and lungs
Older adults who get infections of any kind — such as urinary, skin or respiratory tract infections — are nearly three times more likely to be hospitalized for a dangerous blood clot in their deep veins or lungs, U-M Health System research shows. The most common predictor of hospitalization for venous thromboembolism — a potentially… -
April 9, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Diag in spring
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April 9, 2012
State funding incentives foster collaboration but also raise concerns
A new policy in Michigan that encourages local governments to collaborate and combine operations appears to be working, but it also carries a risk of producing unintended consequences, a new U-M survey reports. For years, many local governments in Michigan received state funding in the form of statutory revenue sharing. But in 2011 Gov. Rick… -
April 9, 2012
Nadarajan named dean of School of Art & Design
Gunalan Nadarajan, who works at the intersection of the arts, science and technology, has been selected as dean of the School of Art & Design.
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April 9, 2012
U-M shares in $5 million grant to train global health researchers
As the health needs of people worldwide become ever more linked with our own, a new program will train researchers to study those needs and find new ways to address them, from AIDS and malaria to the health of mothers and children. The program, funded by a new $5 million, five-year grant from the National…
