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January 30, 2012
School obesity programs may promote worrisome eating behaviors, physical activity
A new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health examines the possible association between school-based childhood obesity prevention programs and an increase in eating disorders among young children and adolescents. The poll asked parents about obesity prevention programs in their children’s schools and about food-related behaviors and activity that may… -
January 30, 2012
Experiences are better when we know they’re about to end
People often view the “last” moments of an event positively simply because they signal the end of an experience, U-M researchers say. Even if the experience is painful or negative, but concludes on a pleasant note, people will consider the event a more positive experience, says Ed O’Brien, a graduate student in the Department of… -
January 30, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Ice storm view
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January 30, 2012
Music lecturer inspires creativity in his students
Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services. As a young boy, Mark Kirschenmann was fascinated by the music he heard near his home in Valparaiso, Ind. “I would beg my mother to take me to watch the high school marching band practice because I was struck by the sound and movement,” says Kirschenmann, lecturer III… -
January 30, 2012
Obama unveils education plan
Praising U-M for its efforts to cut costs, President Barack Obama unveiled a higher education plan for the nation that included increased funding for universities that keep tuition affordable and provide value.
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January 30, 2012
A galactic magnetic field in a lab bolsters astrophysical theory
Why is the universe magnetized? It’s a question scientists have been asking for decades. Now, an international team of researchers including a U-M professor have demonstrated that it could have happened spontaneously, as the prevailing theory suggests. The findings are published in the Jan. 26 edition of Nature. Oxford University scientists led the research. “According… -
January 30, 2012
Digital Signage Service seeks to reduce cost, share technology and information
Walking into the Shapiro Library, students are confronted with a question posted on a large video wall: Which of your classes is the hardest? Within seconds their responses relayed via text message are posted on four large-screen television monitors arranged in one large rectangle. The library is among a growing number of units across campus using digital signs as a way to communicate and engage with the community.
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January 30, 2012
Don’t miss: Correspondent Roger Cohen examines ‘Israeli Spring’
New York Times Correspondent Roger Cohen asks how close has Israel conformed to its founding ideals, in his talk “Israeli Spring? The Enduring Jewish Question,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Michigan Union Rogel Ballroom. Cohen says that 63 years after its founding, Israel was supposed to create what David Ben-Gurion called “a self-sufficient… -
January 30, 2012
Student experiences historic changes in Burma on mission to deliver award
Dominic Nardi recently was on a special mission for U-M to deliver the Wallenberg Medal to Aung San Suu Kyi, a dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner in Burma. When Suu Kyi was given the Wallenberg last year, she could not attend the ceremony in Ann Arbor because she feared if she left Burma, the government wouldn't allow her to return.
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January 30, 2012
Accolades
Chosen Kathleen Miller, accreditation coordinator and project manager for the University Health Service, has been selected by the American Business Women’s Association as one of the Top Ten Business Women of the Year. The honorees were selected in 2011 on the basis of career accomplishments, the meeting of professional and personal goals, ABWA involvement, continuing…
