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June 24, 2013
Michigan Athletics continues its growth and investment strategy
Related stories U-M tuition increase for coming year is smallest in nearly 30 yearsUM-Dearborn tuition increase is lowest since 2004UM-Flint budget includes modest fee increasesUMHHC budget: Break-even year, investments pave way for strong FY ’14. The Athletic Department will continue to invest in facilities during the coming year, through a $146.4 million budget for… -
June 24, 2013
High-frequency trading tactic lowers investor profits
High-frequency trading strategies that exploit today’s fragmented equity markets reduce investor profits overall, according to new findings by U-M engineering researchers. The study is believed to be the first to examine how a common and lucrative trading practice known as latency arbitrage can exploit both market rules and the recent growth in the number of… -
June 24, 2013
U-M picks former State Police director to lead new division
Eddie L. Washington Jr., a former director of the Michigan State Police who has worked as a security consultant for U-M and Dow Chemical Co., has been selected as the executive director of the Division of Public Safety and Security.
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June 24, 2013
New U-M solar car features sleek, asymmetrical design
More online The Solar Car Team’s website. The lopsided solar car named Generation, unveiled last week, might be the oddest-looking vehicle the top-ranked U-M team has ever built. But the bold shape is a calculated effort to design the most efficient car possible, given major changes in World Solar Challenge race rules. The World Solar… -
June 24, 2013
Nano-thermometer enables first atomic-scale heat transfer measurements
In findings that could help overcome a major technological hurdle in the road toward smaller and more powerful electronics, an international research team involving U-M engineering researchers, has shown the unique ways in which heat dissipates at the tiniest scales. A paper on the research is published in the June 13 edition of Nature. Engineering… -
June 24, 2013
Bertolini to serve as U-M Health System’s top attorney
An attorney with roots in Michigan and experience at an integrated health care system similar to U-M’s has been approved by the Board of Regents to be the next head of the U-M Health System’s legal office.
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June 24, 2013
For some, it matters who’s donating an organ, blood
Some people feel so “creeped out” that they would decline an organ or blood that came from a murderer or thief, according to a new U-M study. In addition, they express concern that their personality or behavior may change to become more like that of the donor, as a result of the donation. Recipients prefer… -
June 24, 2013
Obituary
Dr. Herbert Dean Millard Dr. Herbert Dean Millard, who chaired the School of Dentistry’s first Department of Oral Diagnosis and served in that position for nearly 30 years, died June 4. He was 89. Millard received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the U-M School of Dentistry in 1952 and immediately joined the School… -
June 24, 2013
Michigan Radio celebrates anniversary at public event
In 65 years, Michigan Radio has established itself as the state’s most listened-to public radio service, as it helped pioneer a news and information format that draws more than 500,000 listeners each week across southern Michigan. The station will mark that milestone with a 65th Anniversary Party on June 29.
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June 24, 2013
Former soundman keeps show rolling
Motley Crue, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Billy Joel have trusted operations to Pat Greeley, and so has the College of Pharmacy, since he left the life as a rock ’n’ roll sound engineer in the 1980s. For 27 years, the facilities manager has been a team member to faculty, students and staff, keeping sound…
