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August 15, 2011
U-M researchers create reprogrammed stem cells for disease studies
The Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies has achieved another of its primary goals: reprogramming adult skin cells so they behave like embryonic stem cells. The reprogrammed cells are called induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells. They display many of the most scientifically valuable properties of embryonic stem cells while enabling researchers to bypass embryos… -
August 15, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Kahn's dream
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August 15, 2011
Obituaries
Eric Stein Eminent legal scholar Eric Stein, who first came to the Law School as a refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and later helped his adopted country draft rules that still govern the United Nations, has died in Ann Arbor at 98. Read a complete obituary for Eric Stein > The passing of a man universally… -
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.
