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March 7, 2011
Eccles to talk on gender’s role in career choice
Jacquelynne Eccles, the Wilbert McKeachie and Paul Pintrich University Professor of Psychology and Education, is an expert on gendered patterns of educational and occupational choices. She will deliver her Distinguished University Professor lecture, “Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood,” on March 14.
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March 7, 2011
Two chemists among last decade’s most influential researchers
Two of the most influential chemists of the last decade are U-M professors, according to a new independent analysis based on the number of citations researchers’ papers received. Nicholas Kotov and Charles Brooks are included on the Thomson Reuters Science Watch list “Top 100 Chemists, 2000-2010.” Kotov is a faculty member in the Department of… -
March 7, 2011
Growing ROTC programs prepare officers for military service
Interest in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program “is skyrocketing,” says Capt. Richard Vanden Heuvel, commander of the U-M-based Navy Officer Education Program. Currently there are about 311 ROTC cadets on campus representing three branches of the service: the Army, Navy and Air Force.
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March 7, 2011
Silk moth’s antenna inspires new nanotech tool
By mimicking the structure of the silk moth’s antenna, U-M researchers led the development of a better nanopore — a tiny tunnel-shaped tool that could advance understanding of a class of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Alzheimer’s. A paper on the work is newly published online in Nature Nanotechnology. This project is headed by Michael Mayer, an… -
March 7, 2011
U-M entrepreneurs meet Gov. Snyder, discuss state’s future
Five U-M students and graduates were among 18 invited to a lunch with Gov. Rick Snyder because of their commitment to making Michigan a vibrant place to work and for their dedication to innovation, entrepreneurship and community service.
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March 7, 2011
The art of cooking, graphic design and painting inspire U-M operations analyst
Judy Dooley is a true artist at heart. “I find serenity in the act of creating art,” says Dooley, an operations analyst for the Stephen M. Ross School of Business Division of Executive Education. “I enjoy film and digital photography, jewelry-making, sculpting and fiber arts, and graphic design.” Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services.… -
February 21, 2011
Quest for designer bacteria uncovers a Spy
Scientists have discovered a molecular assistant called Spy that helps bacteria excel at producing proteins for medical and industrial purposes. Bacteria widely are used to manufacture proteins used in medicine and industry, but the bugs often bungle the job. Many proteins fall apart and get cut up inside the bacteria before they can be harvested.… -
February 21, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
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February 21, 2011
Arts curator reconnects to college town through art
Amanda Krugliak stood in a wing of the Detroit Institute of Arts in November 2009 to perform a monologue from her collection “Swoon and Drench.” The piece was an autobiographical account of her return to Ann Arbor after 12 years away. Surrounded by abstract expressionist paintings and standing before the crowd, Krugliak recounted how it… -
February 21, 2011
Battery technology entrepreneurs win 2011 Clean Energy Prize
A company whose technology could lead to cheaper lithium-ion batteries won the top prize of $50,000 in the 2011 Clean Energy Prize business plan competition. Gov. Rick Snyder spoke at the awards ceremony Friday at Rackham Auditorium.
