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March 28, 2011
Single-molecule science is focus of new SMART Center
What does it mean to be alive? Surely science has a succinct answer to such a fundamental question. “Actually, no,” says chemistry professor Nils Walter. “In spite of impressive advances in our knowledge of basic biological processes, some major gaps exist in understanding how all the pieces fit together.” A new center opening soon on… -
March 28, 2011
Researchers connect a specific protein to head, neck cancers
The discovery that a certain protein is over-expressed in patients with oral cancer may give new treatment hope to people suffering from the particularly aggressive, localized forms of head and neck cancer. Researchers at the School of Dentistry found that when they inhibited the expression of that protein, called SIRT3 or Sirtuin-3, in oral cancer… -
March 28, 2011
Study looks at biodiversity conservation, forest-based households
More online Watch an audio slide show > When local residents are allowed to make rules about managing nearby forests, the forests are more likely to provide greater economic benefits to households and contain more biodiversity, two U-M researchers and a colleague conclude from an analysis of forest practices in tropical developing countries of East… -
March 28, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
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March 28, 2011
Study shows real social costs of caring for cognitively impaired elders
The real social costs of cognitive impairments among the elderly are being greatly underestimated without counting care given to older Americans who have not yet reached the diagnostic threshold for dementia. That is the central finding of a U-M study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The study… -
March 28, 2011
Civil War 150th anniversary commemorated in Bentley exhibit
Round the Flag! An Exhibit Commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War celebrates local connections to the Civil War period, its beginnings and legacy. Matthew Adair, a graduate student from Fenton in the School of Information — and a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War for 10 years — is the exhibit’s creator.
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March 28, 2011
Administrative assistant shows gratitude by helping dogs in need
Cat Meyer’s husband, Earl, suffered a massive stroke 12 years ago that affected his memory. When Earl no longer could work as a mechanic, Meyer refused to see her husband lose hope dealing with health issues and unemployment at the same time. So she asked her husband what he loved to do, even with his… -
March 28, 2011
‘Moral compass’ led professor to environmental endeavors
John Vandermeer, who is the Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will discuss his work and his belief that scientists should merge research interests with personal convictions in his Distinguished University Professorship lecture at 4 p.m. April 11 in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
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March 28, 2011
Reframing climate change: It’s as much cultural as scientific
While debate on climate change often strikes a caustic tone, the real impediment to meaningful dialogue is that the two sides often talk past each other in what amounts to a “logic schism,” a U-M researcher says. “In a logic schism, a contest emerges in which opposing sides are debating different issues, seeking only information… -
March 21, 2011
Poetry Slam celebrates ‘varsity sport of the soul’
The College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational, the nation’s premiere college-based poetry slam event, returns April 6-9 with competitions, educational workshops, panels and a documentary film showing. “We like to call it the varsity sport of the soul,” says program chairman Robb Thibault, current director of the Hunt College Union at the State University of New…
