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October 24, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Leading the class
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October 24, 2011
Obituary
Galen Toews Dr. Galen Toews, a pioneering lung researcher who led the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the U-M Health System for more than 20 years, died Oct. 12 after stepping down in September due to illness. Toews’ influence will continue to be seen for years to come, says pulmonologist Dr. Theodore… -
October 24, 2011
Police Beat
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be Nov. 14. -
October 24, 2011
U-M ecologist: Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide
North American forests appear to have a greater capacity to soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas than researchers had previously anticipated. As a result, they could help slow the pace of human-caused climate warming more than most scientists had thought, a U-M ecologist and his colleagues have concluded. An aerial view of the 38-acre experimental… -
October 24, 2011
A list of 2011-12 U-M Fulbright winners
The 2011-12 U-M Fulbright U.S. Student grantees, their degrees*, the countries where they will be studying and their projects include: ❙ Irsida Bejo, M.Arch, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning (architecture), Albania; Reactivating Public Space in Tiran: Enabling New Continuities That Inform Urban Performance ❙ Jennifer Buison, B.S.E, College of Engineering (CoE) (civil engineering),… -
October 24, 2011
False starts can sneak by in women’s sprinting
Olympic timing procedures don’t accurately detect false starts by female sprinters, according to a new analysis by U-M researchers. Under the current rules, a woman purposely can anticipate the gun by up to 20 milliseconds, or one-fiftieth of a second, without getting called for a false start, the researchers say. “This is unfair to the… -
October 24, 2011
U-M leads nation in Fulbright U.S. Student grants
U-M has 29 students receiving Fulbright grants for the 2011-12 academic year, topping the list of U.S. institutions for the fifth time in the past seven years.
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October 24, 2011
Teamwork key for Air Force ROTC major
Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services. Maj. Jonathan Liscombe learned most of his life lessons on the basketball courts of Hampton, Va. “This is where I learned my street smarts,” says Liscombe, assistant professor of the Air Force Officer Education Program and operations flight commander at U-M’s Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).… -
October 24, 2011
Two from U-M elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine
Two health leaders from U-M have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, the nation’s most prestigious body for professionals in health and medicine.
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October 24, 2011
Dickerson to receive Verrett award for commitment to diversity
Shirley Verrett Award ceremony When: 3:30 p.m. Nov. 6 Where: Stamps Auditorium in the Walgreen Drama Center Glenda Dickerson, professor of theatre at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, is the inaugural Shirley Verrett Award winner. The annual award, established by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost, honors the legacy of internationally acclaimed…
