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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…
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November 16, 2009
The Robert Altman tribute program “A Special Evening with Altman Biographer, Mitch Zuckoff and Mrs. Kathryn Altman,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery, Room 100. Zuckoff, author of the new book “Robert Altman: The Oral Biography,” will be joined by Kathryn Altman, the film director’s widow, at…
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November 16, 2009
The university recently applied to join the Common Application, an online college application service used by nearly 400 schools around the country such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, the University of Virginia and Northwestern University. “Our top priority is to assemble the very best class possible each and every year,” says Ted Spencer, associate vice provost…
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November 16, 2009
Contemplations: Chair Series II Paintings by Candace Compton Pappas features acrylic, ink and mixed media paintings about the quiet she observes. The exhibit is presented daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 7 in the Gifts of Art Gallery, University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. (Photo by Candace Compton Pappas)
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November 9, 2009
Dancers from the Chung School of Praying Mantis Kung Fu of Midland perform a Lion Dance before the opening ceremonies for the Confucius Institute at U-M. The dance brings joy, luck and unity and chases away bad luck and bad spirits. See story here >. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services)
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November 9, 2009
November marks the celebrated rivalry between U-M and Ohio State — not just on the football field but also in donating blood through Nov. 20 during the 28th annual Blood Battle. Mary Ann Stahl, a registered nurse with the American Red Cross, prepares to take blood from Tony Martus, a senior and chemical engineering major…
