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May 6, 2013
Society of Fellows names nine new members
The Michigan Society of Fellows has selected eight new fellows out of 896 applications to serve three-year appointments as postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors, beginning this fall. A ninth fellow, Chelsea Wood, will join the society in September 2014. The fellows were chosen for the importance and quality of their scholarship and for their interest… -
May 6, 2013
Illustrator works in art, science worlds
John Megahan’s office in the Museum of Zoology is indicative of the man who works there. Filing cabinets full of fish illustrations share space with bookshelves lined with biology textbooks, and his work desk is covered in kneaded erasers, paint brushes and microscopes. As the scientific illustrator and artist for the Department of Ecology and… -
May 6, 2013
Risk of depression influenced by quality of relationships, U-M research says
The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study. After analyzing data from nearly 5,000 American adults, the researchers found that the quality of a person’s relationships with a spouse, family and friends predicted the likelihood of major depression… -
May 6, 2013
Decoded: Molecular messages that tell prostate and breast cancers to spread
Cancer cells are wily, well-traveled adversaries, constantly side-stepping treatments to stop their spread. But for the first time, scientists at U-M have decoded the molecular chatter that ramps certain cancer cells into overdrive and can cause tumors to metastasize throughout the body. Researchers have long known that tumors recruit healing cells, which is a major… -
May 6, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
Red Cross parade
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May 6, 2013
Scholarship & Creative Work
Air pollution linked to hardening of the arteries Long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or “hardening of the arteries,” according to a U-M public health researcher and colleagues from across the U.S. Sara Adar, the John Searle Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the School… -
May 6, 2013
Commencement images
In her remarks to graduates, President Mary Sue Coleman recalls alumni who made a difference, from Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued 100,000 from the Nazi death camps, to Lyman Johnson, the grandson of slaves who helped desegregate higher education in Kentucky. “You will make a difference with your advocacy, your inventions, and your initiative, because these… -
May 6, 2013
Don't miss: Learn how to save photos, documents at library clinic
Preserving everything from digital wedding photos to books, papers, maps, photographs, vinyl records and tapes is the focus of a free walk-in Preservation Clinic from 2:30-4:30 p.m. May 19 in the Hatcher Graduate Library First Floor Gallery. The public is encouraged to come for one-on-one consultations with preservation staff for advice on how to repair,… -
April 29, 2013
U-M formalizing ties with affiliated external entities
U-M is taking steps to formalize its long-standing relationships with university-affiliated external entities that use U-M for services ranging from financial operations to staffing.
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April 29, 2013
Angell Hall computing center to close for renovations
The Angell Hall computing site will be closed May 1-Sept. 3 for its first significant upgrade since opening in 1988. The $4.4 million renovation project will expand the computing site, provide new furniture, improve accessibility, refurbish computer classrooms and install a new raised flooring system.
