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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… -
June 24, 2013
Accolades
Bierbaum to head global environment panel Rosina Bierbaum, former dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), and a professor of natural resources and environmental policy with appointments in SNRE and the School of Public Health, has been selected to serve as the chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the… -
June 24, 2013
U-M, Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund joint energy, biomedical projects
As part of an ongoing collaboration, seven joint research teams from U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have won funding for research projects that explore the potential of nanotechnology in energy and biomedical applications.
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June 24, 2013
Six scholars selected as Dow Fellows
Six postdoctoral scholars have been selected to join the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program this fall. Through diverse research areas and approaches, they each aim to help address some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges. Sixty applicants solicited through approximately 20 national and international academic societies competed for the fellowships. They represent a range of… -
June 24, 2013
Windshield Tours promote understanding of the roots of infant mortality
An improvement in Genesee County, Michigan’s African American infant mortality rate can be attributed in part to a program that opened the eyes of many in the community to the challenges faced by African-American mothers, according to research led by a faculty member in the School of Public Health.
