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November 21, 2011
Accolades
Awards Dr. Gerald Abrams, active professor emeritus of pathology, has received the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Abrams has spent more than five decades participating in the design and modification of the medical school curriculum and educating almost 10,000 students on the intricacies of… -
November 21, 2011
Regents approve East Quad renovation design, Baits II improvements
The Board of Regents on Nov. 17 approved the schematic design for the comprehensive renovation of East Quadrangle residence hall and approved a project to upgrade facilities of Vera Baits Houses II, a residence hall on North Campus.
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November 21, 2011
East Stadium Boulevard bridges replacement project begins Nov. 28
The city of Ann Arbor will close East Stadium Boulevard, between Kipke Drive and South Industrial Highway, to vehicular and pedestrian traffic beginning Nov. 28 and continuing through November 2012.
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November 14, 2011
Management support is crucial for success of worker wellness plans
Buy-in from the boss, along with signs posted to encourage stair use and walking paths, result in more exercise and fewer sick days for employees, a U-M study shows. Researcher Mary Marzec and colleagues at the School of Kinesiology Health Management Research Center analyzed the impact of environmental, population-based health interventions in the workplace, as… -
November 14, 2011
Program manager brings creative passion to Rackham students, ministry
From the age of 3, the Rev. Dr. Debby Mitchell knew that she loved poetry. By the time she was 8, she was reading it at local churches. In 1995 she was a published poet and began touring the country and South Africa performing her original works. “My first poems were about nature or surviving… -
November 14, 2011
Routine iron fortification of infant formula linked to poor development
A long-term study examining iron-fortified vs. low-iron infant formula suggests that infants with high hemoglobin levels who received iron fortified infant formula have poorer developmental outcomes. The study, conducted in Santiago, Chile, was published online ahead of print in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, and raises questions about the optimal amount of iron… -
November 14, 2011
Police Beat
October 2011 crime map > Prosecutor receives WQ home invasion investigation The investigation into the Oct. 8 home invasions at West Quad led university police to a subject who was visiting a resident that night. Several items that were reported missing from resident rooms have been recovered. The results of the investigation have been submitted… -
November 14, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Parade performance
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November 14, 2011
Newly found dwarf galaxies could help reveal the nature of dark matter
In work that could help advance astronomers’ understanding of dark matter, U-M researchers have discovered two additional dwarf galaxies that appear to be satellites of Andromeda, the closest spiral galaxy to Earth. Eric Bell, an associate professor in astronomy, and Colin Slater, an astronomy doctoral student, found Andromeda XXVIII and XXIX — that’s 28 and… -
November 14, 2011
Top Michigan Municipal League officials have U-M ties
It’s likely that in its 112 years, the Michigan Municipal League, which advocates for cities and villages throughout the state, has never had so much U-M leadership involvement, officials say. Current league President Karen Majewski, Vice President David Lossing and Trustee Susan Rowe all work for U-M.
