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April 2, 2012
UM-Dearborn professor tests chimpanzee spatial cognitive abilities
Call it a video game for chimpanzees. The chimps grab a joystick and a spot in front of a TV monitor. Lana, as a young chimpanzee, explores the lexigram board, showing off her ability to understand and use abstract symbols to refer to words and objects. Dr. Francine Dolins currently tests the adult Lana on… -
April 2, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Turn-of-century sportswear
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April 2, 2012
Susan B. Anthony Award winners to be honored at annual dinner
The Commission for Women will present Georgina Hickey and Sister Mary Ellen Howard with Susan B. Anthony Campus and Community Awards during the organization’s annual dinner on April 12. The event also will feature keynote speaker Ambassador Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy, who broke ground in 2005 when she became the first Arab woman ambassador to serve… -
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
Attorney General Eric Holder named Senior Day speaker at Law School
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will deliver the Law School’s Senior Day address May 6. Holder, the 82nd attorney general and the first African American to hold that office, will address the school’s graduating class at Hill Auditorium. “A broad base of experience and a long career in public service make Attorney General Holder a… -
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
SNRE dean Miranda discusses ways to address risks to children’s health
The research tool of spatial-data analysis is key to discovering and addressing environmental risks to children’s health, Marie Lynn Miranda said March 26 in giving the 11th Annual Wege Lecture on Sustainability. Miranda, the new dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, said such tools give both scientists and policy makers the ability… -
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
Ann Arbor campus certified as a Tree Campus USA
Continued forestry efforts by staff and students have earned the U-M Ann Arbor campus recognition as a Tree Campus USA institution by the Arbor Day Foundation for the fourth consecutive year. U-M is one of 115 colleges and universities out of more than 2,000 nationwide to achieve Tree Campus USA status in 2011. A U-M… -
April 2, 2012
U-M again tops in research spending at public universities
For the second straight year, U-M ranks first in research and development spending among the nation’s public universities and colleges, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. National Science Foundation.
