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March 5, 2012
U-M researchers to study health outcomes and economics of newborn screening
U-M researchers will use a $2.5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study long-term health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of newborn screening. This study, led by Lisa A. Prosser, could impact lawmakers’ recommendations on panels of tests given to newborns for potentially harmful disorders. The five-year, multi-disciplinary study will use computer… -
March 5, 2012
It takes two to tango: Pairs of entwined proteins handle the stress
Imagine two tango dancers sweeping across the dance floor and suddenly encountering a slick spot. To avoid a slip or even a nasty tumble, the pair must work together to support one another and glide safely through the stressful moment. In a similar way, a certain type of helper protein called a stress-specific molecular chaperone… -
March 5, 2012
When continents collide: A new twist to a 50 million-year-old tale
Prayer flags on a high-elevation pass on the Tibetan Plateau. The plateau and the Himalaya Mountains formed as a result of India’s collision with Asia over the past 50 million years. Photo by Marin Clark. Fifty million years ago, India slammed into Eurasia, a collision that gave rise to the tallest landforms on the planet,… -
March 5, 2012
Poll: Belief in global warming rebounds after period of decline
The percentage of Americans who believe in global warming has reached the highest level since the fall of 2009, rebounding from a period of significant decline, a new survey reports. A key factor influencing Americans’ views about global warming is their personal observations about the weather and temperature changes, according to the latest National Survey… -
March 5, 2012
Consumers mistake fair-trade foods for lower-calorie
Claims on food labels that a product is organic, locally produced or made by workers subject to fair labor practices may mislead consumers into thinking that such foods are low in calories, a U-M researcher says. “Social ethics claims on food packaging can promote the misperception that foods are lower-calorie and therefore appropriate for greater… -
March 5, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
Protecting people from deadly floods, quakes in the Philippines Typhoons thrash the Philippines every year, causing flash flooding and mudslides that often kill hundreds of people in the Southeast Asian nation. Many blame the death and destruction on the wrath of nature. But Gavin Shatkin has a different view. “Disasters are not natural,” says Shatkin,… -
March 5, 2012
Environmental concerns help guide a career path
When Mike Shriberg was offered his current position of education director at the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute in 2010, he says the timing was just right, given the leverage and potential the university has to impact environmental and sustainability issues. “This university is at a critical moment in terms of sustainability. The commitment that (President)… -
March 5, 2012
University begins move to Google
The university today took the first step in its yearlong move to Google Apps for Education, a cloud-based computing platform that will give users across all three U-M campuses access to more than 40 collaborative tools and services.
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March 5, 2012
Google email now in effect for those new to Ann Arbor campus
Related story:University begins move to Google > Starting today (March 5) Information and Technology Services (ITS) no longer will provide IMAP email accounts to new faculty, staff, students and sponsored affiliates on the Ann Arbor campus. Instead, those new to campus will get Google Apps UMICH accounts. This will happen automatically — departments do not… -
March 5, 2012
SPH students creating blogs in new course
It’s not enough for new public health professionals to know the science that drives the field. To make a difference, they need to talk to the public and policy makers in clear, jargon-free language. That notion is behind the inaugural graduate course Communicating Science through Social Media. It was created by Andrew Maynard, Charles and Rita Gelman Risk Science Professor, professor of environmental health sciences at the School of Public Health and director of the Risk Science Center.
