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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 16, 2009
Researchers from the Department of Neurology have received a $1.8 million dollar grant to develop a novel therapy for neuropathic pain, a difficult to treat condition in which patients experience pain because of damage to nerves without obvious tissue injury. In previously published studies, these investigators have found that gene transfer to sensory nerves using…
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November 16, 2009
A new center at the College of Engineering will enable fundamental research on low-temperature plasmas — ionized gases with vast potential for practical technological advancements in fields such as energy, lighting, microelectronics and medicine. The Center for Predictive Control of Plasma Kinetics: Multi-phase and Bounded Systems is funded by a $10 million, five-year grant from…
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November 16, 2009
In a development that could lead to more complete recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in humans, U-M researchers have grown and repaired knee ligaments in rats from bone marrow stem cells harvested from the rats’ own bones. The researchers have tissue-engineered an advanced graft that includes an elastic ligament section in the…
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November 16, 2009
One of the many mysteries of Alzheimer’s disease is how protein-like snippets called amyloid-beta peptides, which clump together to form plaques in the brain, may cause cell death, leading to the disease’s devastating symptoms of memory loss and other mental difficulties. In order to answer that key question and develop new approaches to preventing the…
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November 16, 2009
It was true in 1859 as it is today: Joining fellow classmates in song and camaraderie can make for a rich university experience. It can also make you feel like a rock star. “During the concert they would come up to the front like we were rock stars and they were screaming. You would have…
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November 16, 2009
More information about child care available on U-M’s three campuses > Sandra Hardy was a stay-at-home mom in November 2008 when her husband was temporarily laid off. Months later she found a job with the School of Nursing, but this left her wondering how to care for her then-3-year-old son, Ethan. That’s when Hardy found…
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November 16, 2009
The university attracted 5,790 international students to the state in 2008-09, the sixth highest total of any U.S. university, according to an Institute of International Education report showing international enrollments nationwide grew to a record 671,616. The University of Southern California had the largest number of international students (7,482) followed by New York University, Columbia…
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November 16, 2009
The impending shortage of experienced leaders, combined with a higher turnover of younger talent and the need for new and critical leadership skills, led to creation of the Business & Finance Leadership Academy. The academy two weeks ago graduated its first class and last week presented recommendations from the Action Learning Project Teams to B&F…
