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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 2, 2012
Disability rights influence architecture professor
Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services. When Robert Adams’ and Dawn Gilpin’s daughter Celeste was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and began using a powered wheelchair, Adams had an idea. He wanted to invent a special ramp that would foster inclusion for disabled and non-disabled people. Adams is assistant professor of architecture at Taubman College… -
April 2, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Turn-of-century sportswear
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April 2, 2012
Many young people would rather surf the web than drive a car
More young adults today would rather hit the information highway than the open highway, U-M researchers say. In a new study in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the U-M Transportation Research Institute found that having a higher proportion of Internet users was associated with lower licensure rates among young… -
April 2, 2012
Students named Truman and Goldwater scholars
U-M juniors Noel Gordon (right) and Tyler Jones aspire to make the world a better place through public service. They are one step closer to becoming “change agents” as the newest Truman Scholars.
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April 2, 2012
Photo: UMS screens 'She Stoops to Conquer' at the Michigan Theater.
The University Musical Society, in collaboration with the Michigan Theater, presents a high-definition screening of the National Theatre, London production of Oliver Goldsmith’s “She Stoops to Conquer” at 7 p.m. April 11 at the Michigan Theater. For tickets, call 734-764-2538 or go to www.ums.org. Photo by Johan Persson. -
April 2, 2012
Health and Retirement Study adds genetic data to NIH database
The U-M Health and Retirement Study, a 20-year nationwide survey of the health, economic and social status of older Americans conducted by the Institute for Social Research, has added genetic information from 12,500 consenting participants to the online genetics database of the National Institutes of Health.
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April 2, 2012
Don’t miss: J.Cole hip-hop benefit show caps SpringFest festivities
Grammy-nominated Best New Artist 2012 J. Cole will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday at Hill Auditorium in a concert to benefit C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The concert is the capstone event for SpringFest 2012, presented from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday on the Diag. Organized by Michigan Undergrads Serving In the Community (MUSIC)… -
April 2, 2012
U-M named Bike Friendly University by national organization
U-M has been named a Bike Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists in recognition of the university’s programs and commitment to bicycling on campus.
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April 2, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
Decline in smoking saves nearly 800,000 lives over 25 years Rafael Meza, assistant professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health, is a co-author on a collaborative study that found tobacco control policies in the United States prevented 795,000 lung cancer deaths from 1975 to 2000. The paper came out of the Lung Cancer…
