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June 10, 2013
University expands use of pre-employment background checks
More online • Read the new Standard Practice Guide regarding background checks.• Additional details about the background check procedures. The university is expanding the practice of conducting pre-employment background checks under a new Standard Practice Guide that took effect last week. Pre-employment background checks now must be conducted before a candidate may be appointed to… -
June 10, 2013
Michigan Channel videos move to YouTube
In an effort to increase accessibility of U-M video content and share it with a larger, more global audience, the university is using its redesigned YouTube website as the primary source for videos. The new YouTube channel, youtube.com/um, will host a variety of videos produced by the university, including content aired on Comcast channel 22,… -
June 10, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
Haven Hall fire
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June 10, 2013
Living fossils? Actually, sturgeon are evolutionary speedsters
Efforts to restore sturgeon in the Great Lakes region have received a lot of attention in recent years, and many of the news stories note that the prehistoric-looking fish are “living fossils” virtually unchanged for millions of years. But a new study by U-M researchers and their colleagues reveals that in at least one measure… -
June 10, 2013
U-M part of new global alliance for sharing genomic, clinical data
The university has joined 70 leading health care, research and disease advocacy organizations from more than 40 countries in an international alliance to enable secure sharing of genomic and clinical data used to learn more about disease.
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June 10, 2013
Neuronal regeneration and the two-part design of nerves
Researchers at U-M have evidence that a single gene controls both halves of nerve cells, and their research demonstrates the need to consider that design in the development of new treatments for regeneration of nerve cells. A paper published online in PLOS Biology by Life Sciences Institute faculty member Bing Ye and colleagues shows that… -
June 10, 2013
University unveils refreshed logo to provide consistent look
One Maize. One Blue. One Block M. Pull them together and you have an updated logo for the University of Michigan. The refreshed look recently was unveiled to campus communicators and is now available for use.
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June 10, 2013
Physics professor studies connections
Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography. Mark Newman will sometimes spend weeks doing one math problem. “Just because you do it for a living, doesn’t mean it’s easy — it’s a lot of time scribbling on the blackboard,” Newman says of his research in the Department of Physics, where he is the Paul Dirac Collegiate… -
June 10, 2013
Engineers making a difference
For most students in Engineering 100, the class is a hands-on lesson in the practical applications of being an engineer. They work to meet a client's needs and obtain exposure to the field of engineering in a course that departs from the usual lecture format. It's also designed to help them think about how they can make a difference.
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June 10, 2013
Older drivers more likely to buy new vehicles
Adults under age 50 have long been the ideal target group for advertisers, but when it comes to buying new vehicles, older consumers may be a marketer’s best bet, a U-M researcher says. Michael Sivak, research professor at the U-M Transportation Research Institute, examined the differences in the probability of licensed drivers purchasing a new…
