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September 5, 2011
U.S. education secretary to address School of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit U-M on Thursday, where he, along with a faculty panel from the School of Education, will discuss how to promote excellence in America’s classrooms, particularly for disadvantaged and underserved students.
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September 5, 2011
Mites exhibit explores the impact of a diverse group of invertebrates
A mite may never win a bug beauty pageant, but these animals’ growing impact on humans begs a closer look. That effect is the impetus behind the new exhibit “The Invisible World of Mites.”
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September 5, 2011
U-M hosts a new group of visiting African scholars in UMAPS program
More online • Watch a video of scholars sharing their experiences > Biochemist David Kenkpen wanted to know why some people got dizzy or fainted when they ate cassava, a starchy root vegetable popular in his homeland of Liberia. Analyzing cassava in a laboratory wasn’t possible for Kenkpen because Liberia is still recovering from more than… -
September 5, 2011
Department winners announced for MHealthy Ergonomics Awards
MHealthy Ergonomics Awards were given to five university departments and units for independently implementing ergonomic solutions within the work environment. Winning areas have decreased risk factors and reduced or prevented employee discomfort by adding or modifying equipment or redesigning work processes. “The Ergonomics Awards recognize university areas that take care of their employees and make… -
September 5, 2011
Stem cell research sheds light on bipolar disorder
New stem cell lines developed from the skin of adults living with bipolar disorder are providing researchers at the U-M Health System an unprecedented opportunity to delve into the genetic and biological underpinnings of the devastating mood disorder. Scientists will be able to link new findings — such as how gene expression is affected by… -
September 5, 2011
Recreational Sports marks Elbel Field improvements
Dedication ceremony The public is invited to participate in a dedication ceremony at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 at Elbel Field. As part of ongoing renovations to recreation facilities across campus, the Department of Recreational Sports recently completed a project to significantly upgrade Elbel Field. The pre-existing asphalt parking lot and marching band practice area has… -
August 15, 2011
What’s new for Open Enrollment
U-M faculty and staff will be able to see 2012 benefit plan rates on Wolverine Access as soon as Aug. 22.
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August 15, 2011
Scholarship & Creative Work
Use of CT scans in ERs increased 330 percent in 12 years A review of national data from 1996 through 2007 reveals a sharp uptick in the use of computed tomography, or CT, scans to diagnose illnesses in emergency departments (ED), a U-M Health System study finds. The rate of CT use grew 11 times… -
August 15, 2011
U-M partnership to pioneer new study abroad program
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies has spearheaded a new study abroad opportunity in partnership with Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Pa., and Gadjah Mada University of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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August 15, 2011
Police Beat
July 2011 crime map pdf > Man held on armed robbery A 21-year-old Detroit man remains in jail on a charge of attempted armed robbery in a July 28 incident near the Institute for Social Research. James Broome Jr. is being held on $50,000 cash bond in the Washtenaw County Jail after he was bound…
