September 28, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Sept. 17 meeting. Final approval for Intercollegiate Soccer Stadium The regents authorized issuing the Intercollegiate Soccer Stadium project for bids and awarding construction contracts provided the bids are within budget. The project will provide seating and amenities for 1,800 spectators of men’s and…
September 21, 2009
Consumer spending will lag rather than lead the recovery from the current recession, according to economist Richard Curtin. “In the coming years, U.S. consumers will save more and spend less,” says Curtin, director of the Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers. “The recovery will be slow and uneven, and it could take a decade or more for…
September 21, 2009
Elected Associate Professor Letha Chadiha, School of Social Work, is chair-elect of the Social Research, Policy and Practice Section of the Gerontological Society of America. The section encompasses practitioners and researchers seeking to enhance such services as community-based and residential long-term care, assisted living, housing, care giving, nutrition, transportation and more. She will take office…
September 21, 2009
Museums around the world are wrestling with questions about the representation of indigenous people in museum exhibits. Who decides how a culture is portrayed? Does context matter? What happens when members of the community speak out against museum exhibits? “Native American Dioramas in Transition” is an overlay exhibit placed on and around the Exhibit Museum…
September 21, 2009
William Steinhoff William Steinhoff, professor emeritus of English, died Sept. 2. Born in 1914 in Chicago, he worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps before taking Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and doctoral degrees, all at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1940 he married Rosannah Cannon, who died before him. Military service in…
September 21, 2009
This fall, students will have easier access to resources that can help them manage mental health conditions that could impair educational and social functioning. The campusmindworks.org Web site was created by the Depression Center in partnership with the Division of Student Affairs to support U-M students who have been diagnosed with an ongoing mental health…
September 21, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be Oct. 19.
September 21, 2009
Related story:U-M federal stimulus awards top $100M > Research spending at U-M in 2008-09 exceeded $1 billion for the first time, a milestone that highlights the university’s role as an economic resource benefiting the entire state. In the midst of the most severe recession since the Great Depression, research spending at the university rose 9.4…
September 21, 2009
Overblown fears about surgical risk and lack of awareness about the risk of not operating are among the reasons only half of eligible patients were referred for mitral valve repair, according to a study by doctors at the Cardiovascular Center. A leaking mitral valve, known as mitral regurgitation or mitral insufficiency, can lead to fatigue,…
September 21, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Sept. 17 meeting. Final approval for Intercollegiate Soccer Stadium The regents authorized issuing the Intercollegiate Soccer Stadium project for bids and awarding construction contracts provided the bids are within budget. The project will provide seating and amenities for 1,800 spectators of men’s and…
