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May 3, 2010
Hospital greeter keeps moving forward
Imagine boarding a bus in southern Alabama for a 900-mile ride to Michigan. One might expect a serious culture shift by journey’s end. For Nettie Richard — a 16-year-old high school sophomore when she made the trip in the early 1960s — leaving the segregated south was like entering a new world. Photo by Scott… -
May 3, 2010
Climate change, mountain building led to mammal diversity patterns
Travel from the tropics to the poles, and you’ll notice that the diversity of mammals declines with distance from the equator. Move from lowland to mountains, and you’ll see diversity increase as the landscape becomes more varied. Ecologists have proposed various explanations for these well-known “biodiversity gradients,” invoking ecological, evolutionary and historical processes. New findings… -
May 3, 2010
Barriers keep vulnerable workers from accessing unemployment insurance
A new study suggests that provisions in a federal economic stimulus plan falls short of fully bringing vulnerable unemployed workers into the unemployment insurance program. As the country endures the highest unemployment rates in decades, the recent economic stimulus (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) made $7 billion available to be split among state unemployment insurance… -
April 26, 2010
Middle-aged Americans: More mobility-related disabilities
The proportion of older middle-aged Americans who report disabilities related to mobility increased significantly from 1997 to 2007, in contrast to the disability decline that has been found among Americans ages 65 and over, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation and U-M. Researchers found a rise in the proportion of Americans aged… -
April 26, 2010
Old school: U-M in history
A president speaks at commencement
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April 26, 2010
Gene test shows who could reduce colon cancer risk
A genetic test can help determine in which patients cholesterol-lowering statin drugs might have the most benefit in also reducing the risk of colorectal cancer, a new study from researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center finds. The researchers had previously shown that statins — which 25 million people worldwide take each day to reduce their… -
April 26, 2010
U-M outlines details for May 1 commencement
The university has several important messages for students, parents and other guests attending the May 1 commencement featuring President Barack Obama: Arrive early, allow plenty of time for parking, and don’t bring purses, bags or other personal items to Michigan Stadium.
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April 26, 2010
Don’t miss: Celebrate spring with Gifts of Art performances
The U-M Health System’s Gifts of Art program continues its presentation of free musical performances at 12:10 p.m. Thursdays through May, at the University Hospital Main Lobby. The vocal group Etcetera presents “Vintage American Pop” May 6, with swinging tunes from the great American songbook and a few surprises. The singers are Anne Bauman, Dick… -
April 26, 2010
Student Move-Out yields tons for recycling, reuse
Each year, student Move-Out presents a shining moment in the university's waste recycling program. Last year, students leaving for summer recycled 19.4 tons of paper, almost 6 tons of containers and 66.8 tons of refuse. Additionally, the program collected more than 10.2 tons of items for donation.
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April 26, 2010
Scholarship & Creative Work
Most parents opt for talking with misbehaving kids Misbehaving is part of growing up and learning right from wrong. Parents’ choices of discipline for their kids today include a wide range of options, from verbal discussions to physical punishment. But these days, how do parents let kids know they have stepped out of line? In…
