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August 15, 2011
Students prepare for success at academic, sports camps
Some summer camps are about swimming in the daytime and roasting marshmallows at night. But at U-M, a growing number of summer camps give high school students an opportunity to get a head start learning about a field of study, and student athletes a chance to boost chances for success in their chosen sport.
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August 15, 2011
O’Dell hired as U-M chief of police
Bringing more than 31 years of law enforcement experience in a range of settings, long-time Ann Arbor resident Gregory O’Dell will serve as U-M’s executive director for the Department of Public Safety, and the university’s chief of police. When O’Dell begins his appointment Aug. 22, he will plan and direct the crime prevention, law enforcement,… -
August 15, 2011
President’s child care initiative meets major goals
In 2005 President Mary Sue Coleman launched the U-M Child Care Initiative with the goals of increasing child care capacity, broadening opportunities for infant and toddler care, and improving university’s child care facilities. That vision now is a reality with the consolidation of five Ann Arbor campus centers into three state-of-the-art children’s centers, providing U-M faculty, staff and students with flexible care options for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
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August 15, 2011
Hidden soil fungus, now revealed, is in a class all its own
A type of fungus that’s been lurking underground for millions of years, previously known to science only through its DNA, has been cultured, photographed, named and assigned a place on the tree of life. Researchers say it represents an entirely new class of fungi: the Archaeorhizomycetes. Like the discovery of a weird type of aquatic… -
August 15, 2011
Supervisor safety sessions add more eyes, ears at U-M
Several hundred staff members soon could become extra eyes and ears for the police, and help co-workers be more diligent about safety in response to recent sexual assaults near campus.
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August 15, 2011
U-M saves Medicare more than $22 million by improving care
Medicare patients received better care at the U-M Health System, and U-M staff have saved more than $22 million on the cost of that care during a five-year demonstration project. U-M’s savings resulted from five years of participation in the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration Project. It is Medicare’s first Pay-for-Performance Demonstration Project to work… -
August 15, 2011
New Web portal organizes continuing education
The university is launching a new Web portal this month that ties together continuing education offerings from units across campus.
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August 15, 2011
Laundry Services veteran cooks a mean spaghetti sauce
Mary Bagwell likes to keep it simple, on the job as a laundry feeder folder, and when practicing her love for cooking at home. To perform well at her job, Bagwell says, “You have to make sure it’s clean, and stay busy and keep working until you get it done.” Photo by Eric Bronson, U-M… -
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…
