June 10, 2013
The Milbank Memorial Fund has announced that Dr. Howard Markel, George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Center for the History of Medicine, will become editor-in-chief of The Milbank Quarterly Oct. 1. An author and critically acclaimed historian of medicine, he is a frequent contributor to The New…
June 10, 2013
More information • View U-M’s new website on animal research. • Suggestions and feedback on the website can be sent to
[email protected]. A broad array of advances in medicine, ranging from vaccines to organ transplantation, have relied critically on research and training involving animals, most of them bred specifically for use in the laboratory. As…
Bryan Rogers, former dean of Art & Design, dies at age 72 Submitted by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design Bryan Rogers, professor and former dean of what is now the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, died May 28 at home, after a lengthy illness and in the care…
June 10, 2013
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[email protected]. The Center for the Education of Women has begun a new initiative to build an academic-community partnership focused on developing program and policy recommendations addressing women’s economic security in Detroit and Flint. The Ford Foundation has provided $385,000 to the center for the…
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
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
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…
May 20, 2013
Most Michigan and Pennsylvania residents say fracking is good for the economy, but have concerns about chemicals used and other environmental risks, according to a U-M survey. The results come from the National Surveys on Energy and Environment, a joint effort of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Gerald R.…
