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November 23, 2009
Browse the video library at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy > When former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel spoke at U-M last month, he generated a bit of news with a brief passage in which he called some of his ex-colleagues irresponsible for trying to block health care reform as a way to…
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November 23, 2009
A small group of patients with severe Graves’ eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms — and improved vision — following treatment with the drug rituximab. Inflammation around their eyes and damage to the optic nerve were significantly reduced. The same patients had not previously responded to steroids, a common treatment for Graves’ eye…
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November 23, 2009
States with high homicide rates also tend to have higher rates of traffic deaths than other states, a U-M researcher says. In a new study in the current issue of the journal Traffic Injury Prevention, Michael Sivak of the U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) found that the homicide rate per 100,000 was 5.7 for the…
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November 23, 2009
Subject: Abridged version of address to regents by Michael Thouless, SACUA chair The state of faculty governance at U-M is fairly healthy, and there are optimistic signs that it is continuing to improve in several areas. However, there are aspects where further improvement is still needed to ensure a healthy and dynamic institution. Faculty governance…
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November 23, 2009
Learn more about MHealthy > See how MHealthy has impacted various departments at U-M > Following a major report showing obesity left unchecked will cost U.S. companies $344 billion by 2018, the university has released results from the MHealthy Wellness Assessments that show weight and stress as two of the largest health concerns for U-M…
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November 23, 2009
The Fair Lane Music Guild continues its 40th anniversary season with the CutTime Players (above, photo by Hart Holmann) in the 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 performance “CutTime for the Holidays,” featuring holiday favorites performed by Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians including three DSO principals. It is hosted by arranger/bassist Rick Robinson. For more information call 313-593-5330.…
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November 23, 2009
The university’s Space Utilization Initiative (SUI), launched in 2007, is helping U-M make better use of its classroom, research and office space and, as a result, saving taxpayer and tuition dollars. Space Utilization Initiative Project Manager Frances Mueller, left, and SUI Project Administrator Fadi Musleh work with LSA Facilities and Operations Director Robert Johnston and…
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November 23, 2009
The Vienna Boys Choir performs “Christmas in Vienna” at 4 p.m. Nov. 29 in Hill Auditorium. In 1498, Emperor Maximilian I gave instructions that there were to be six singing boys among his court musicians. That date marked the founding of the Vienna Boys Choir. Today, around 100 choristers between the ages of 10 and…
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November 23, 2009
In 2003 Pete Hasiaskos had “positively no interest in chemistry,” considering it “annoying.” But taking Brian Coppola’s class changed everything and today Hasiaskos teaches high school chemistry. (Photo courtesy Brian Coppola) “He was the first person who was able to open my eyes to the type of ‘dialogue’ that necessarily exists between theory and experiment,…
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November 23, 2009
Soldiers from both sides of the Korean divide live among villagers who know nothing of the war in the 2005 film “Welcome to Dongmakgol,” directed by Park Kwang-hyeon (133 minutes), presented at 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Michigan Theater as part of the 2009-10 Center for Korean Studies Korean Film Series: North Korea in…
