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January 11, 2010
KatherineTerrell Katherine Terrell, professor of business economics and public policy, died from respiratory complications Dec. 29 in the Dominican Republic. She was 59. Terrell, who taught at both the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, was an expert on the impact of government policies and the…
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January 11, 2010
About 25 percent of Arab adults in Detroit reported abuse after 9/11 One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse because of race, ethnicity or religion since 9/11, leading to higher odds of adverse health effects, according to a new study. Muslim Arabs also reported higher rates of abuse than Christians, says…
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January 11, 2010
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 17 meeting. Final approval for renovation of Couzens Hall The Board of Regents authorized issuing the Couzens Hall Renovation project for bids and awarding construction contracts provided the bids are within budget. The $49 million project will include new fire suppression, plumbing,…
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January 11, 2010
Rackham Graduate School Dean Janet Weiss recently updated the Board of Regents about a continuous enrollment policy that is designed to help Ph.D. students make steady progress toward their degrees. Under the policy, Ph.D. students would register each fall and winter semester from the beginning of their programs until they graduate, with exceptions for students…
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January 11, 2010
Peter Riley Bahr, a U-M expert on community colleges, has completed the rare journey from community college student to Ph.D. scholar. Bahr spent a portion of his early college years at a community college, and he began his research career at the state office that administers all of California’s community colleges, which collectively constitute the…
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December 14, 2009
Related story:Smoking continues gradual decline among U.S. teens > Read results of the Monitoring the Future survey > Marijuana use among American adolescents has increased gradually over the past two years (three years among 12th-graders) following years of declining use, according to the latest Monitoring the Future study, which has tracked drug use among U.S.…
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December 14, 2009
Honored Dr. A. Mark Fendrick, co-director of the U-M Center for Value-Based Insurance Design, has been named one of the nation’s top 20 health care leaders by HealthLeaders Media. Fendrick, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, was honored for his work on value-based insurance design to lower costs on the most beneficial drugs and…
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December 14, 2009
Suicide prevention is not just about crisis help lines any more. Faculty and staff members play a crucial role in the prevention of suicide among college-age adults. That’s why the university’s student counseling center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), has adopted a more detailed approach to prevention training. Web resources: • Counseling and Psychological Services…
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December 14, 2009
Professor Emeritus Robert Ward, 93, formerly of U-M and Stanford University, died Dec. 7 in Portola Valley, Calif. From 1948-73 Ward was on the faculty at U-M, serving as a professor of political science from 1973-87 and director of the Center for Japanese Studies from 1965-68 and 1971-73. Ward was professor of political science and…
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December 14, 2009
The University Club now offers a Braille menu for its blind diners. The menu, made at the Adaptive Technology Computing Services (ATCS) center in Shapiro Library, was introduced earlier this year. Its cover was designed by Lisa Bartlett, manager, University Unions Graphic Design Office. The idea for the menu was sparked after a blind patron…
