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September 3, 2013
Mercury levels in Pacific fish likely to rise in coming decades
U-M researchers and their University of Hawaii colleagues say they’ve solved the longstanding mystery of how mercury gets into open-ocean fish, and their findings suggest that levels of the toxin in Pacific Ocean fish will likely rise in coming decades. Using isotopic measurement techniques developed at U-M, the researchers determined that up to 80 percent… -
September 3, 2013
Angell Hall computing site set to reopen Sept. 3
Following its first significant renovation since opening in 1988, the Angell Hall computing site will reopen today. The Board of Regents approved the $4.4 million renovation project during its December 2012 meeting. The work updated approximately 32,000 square feet of space to expand the computing site and provide new furniture, improve accessibility, refurbish the computer… -
September 3, 2013
U-M to accelerate advanced transportation technologies with new program
A new program at U-M will award funds for researchers to accelerate advanced transportation technologies. M-TRAC (Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization) is modeled after U-M’s successful Coulter biomedical program and is jointly funded by the university and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation for a $330,000 pilot. M-TRAC Transportation will provide translational research funds for promising… -
September 3, 2013
Newly unearthed ruins challenge views of early Romans
In a long-buried Italian city, archaeologists have found a massive monument that dates back 300 years before the Coliseum and 100 years before the invention of mortar, revealing that the Romans had grand architectural ambitions much earlier than previously thought. The structure, unearthed at the site known as Gabii, just east of Rome, is built… -
September 3, 2013
Financial specialist finds wisdom in staying positive
Erik Kreps, financial specialist senior with the Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center, warned wife Sandy to be cautious. The Brighton couple already had four biological children ranging from 8 to 16. They also had two children, 5 and 7, adopted in the United States. Then on an adoption blog, Sandy spotted 3-year-old Darren,… -
September 3, 2013
Adapting to mainstream lowers diabetes risk in African-Americans
Trying to find a produce store or a large grocer in an economically depressed neighborhood is about as easy as finding an apple in a candy store. Lack of access to good nutrition impacts racial and ethnic minorities and recent immigrants disproportionately. Poor nutrition combined with higher stress can contribute to other health problems, including… -
September 3, 2013
Presenters unveiled for Penny Stamps Speaker Series
Consider it a tradition at the University of Michigan. On most Thursdays in the late afternoon, a line of students stretches a few blocks from the Michigan Theater front doors. Nearly every Thursday from mid September through April, a selection of the world’s most compelling artists take center stage at the Stamps School of Art… -
August 12, 2013
Portion of Main Street to close during football games
Four blocks of South Main Street along the west side of Michigan Stadium temporarily will be closed to through traffic during U-M home football games beginning Aug. 31.
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August 12, 2013
Investment funds update
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August 12, 2013
Clements Library undergoing two-year transformation
Like the many books, collections of papers and historically significant artifacts that found a home inside its walls for the last 90 years, it’s now the William L. Clements Library’s turn to undergo the process of historical preservation.
