November 2, 2009
The William Davidson Institute (WDI) has been awarded a three-year grant by Higher Education for Development (HED) to partner with Mentouri University in Constantine, Algeria, to improve the school’s capacity to provide effective teaching, curriculum and research in English and business management. (Photo courtesy William Davidson Institute) Using real-world learning and experiences, the partnership will…
November 2, 2009
The Record accepts obituaries from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
November 2, 2009
Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered what leads to two genes fusing together, a phenomenon that has been shown to cause prostate cancer to develop. The study found that pieces of chromosome relocate near each other after exposure to the hormone androgen. This sets the scene for the gene fusion to occur. The…
November 2, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be Nov. 16.
November 2, 2009
The U-M Health & Retirement Study, conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR), has been awarded four grants totaling more than $19 million over the next two years, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has announced. The awards are part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, and will supplement the cooperative agreement…
November 2, 2009
Some kids grow up wanting to be a rock star. Crystal Borgman became one, at least locally. Borgman, a desktop support specialist at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, spends her extra hours playing drums in a local band, Lagerhaus5. “The name was derived from my husband’s and the lead guitarist’s shared love…
November 2, 2009
This fall the Institute for Social Research (ISR) will conduct the second online Survey of Investigator Experiences in Human Research. The results from the first survey, conducted in fall 2007, established a set of empirically based benchmarks describing experience with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval process, the usability of the eResearch system,…
November 2, 2009
President Mary Sue Coleman presented the first “fireside chat” this semester at the Trotter House. Coleman has held these informal gatherings with students since becoming president in 2002. Issues discussed at this Oct. 28 gathering included diversity, the bus system, the Michigan economy, tuition and the state budget, and the hiring of a new athletic…
November 2, 2009
Seeing other people sneeze and cough affects how people view the U.S. health care system and how likely they are to support federal spending to develop a flu vaccine, a U-M study shows. Being exposed to another person’s sneezing or coughing also leads people to think it’s more likely that the average American will contract…
November 2, 2009
University officials welcome the campus community to celebrate the opening of the Confucius Institute at U-M on Thursday. Powers The day’s events will culminate at 7:30 p.m. in Rackham Auditorium, where members of the Chinese Ensemble of Renmin University of China will present a performance of Chinese music, featuring internationally renowned pipa artist Yang Wei.…
