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September 21, 2009
The solitary voice of 12-year-old Emily Ross echoes through near-empty Cliff Keen Arena. She is singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” into a microphone and through the public address system, to five seated judges. Beyond the volleyball nets and waxed wooden court where she stands to sing, a handful of others are sitting on team benches. They…
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September 21, 2009
(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services)
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September 21, 2009
While traditional advertising is still the main driver of product sales, blogging and other new media are fast becoming predictors of market outcomes, U-M researchers say. In a new study, “Marketing Activity, Blogging and Sales,” Puneet Manchanda and Hiroshi Onishi of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business looked at the interaction of mainstream television…
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September 21, 2009
A group of leading research universities has launched Futurity (www.futurity.org), an online research channel covering the latest discoveries in science, engineering, the environment, health and more. U-M is one of 35 partners supporting the project. Bill Murphy, one of Futurity’s cofounders and vice president for communications at the University of Rochester, says universities are affected…
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September 21, 2009
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs meets relatively infrequently over the summer months. Consequently, there are not many developments in faculty governance to report. In this report, we briefly mention the issues that SACUA has considered since the end of the last academic year. The most time-consuming item of business every summer is filling…
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September 21, 2009
During her annual performance review by the Board of Regents, President Mary Sue Coleman was praised for her leadership, specifically her role in the successful completion of the $3.2 billion Michigan Difference Campaign, and the acquisition and development of the North Campus Research Complex, the former Pfizer pharmaceutical research facility purchased in June. Regent Andrea…
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September 21, 2009
Key to a child’s successful education is an environment in which he or she can learn safely. According to a report released by the C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, only 26 percent of parents would give their child’s high school an “A” for preventing bullying and school violence, and 38…
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September 21, 2009
The world is witnessing an explosion of female activism in the 21st century, which is in turn redefining political goals, social movements and economic agendas in novel ways, according to a noted foreign correspondent. U-M alumnus, author and journalist Robin Wright has reported from more than 140 countries, and has witnessed more than a dozen…
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September 21, 2009
Treating second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth and reduces inflammation that otherwise can jeopardize recovery, U-M scientists have shown in initial laboratory studies. Burn surgeon Dr. Mark Hemmila reported last week at the Interscience Conference for Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy on results achieved with a nanoemulsion developed at the university and…
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September 21, 2009
Electronic card reader access at most Ann Arbor campus buildings will be implemented after the Board of Regents approved a two-year installation project at its Sept. 17 meeting. The electronic access will enhance building security and provide campuswide efficiencies. Richard Robben, executive director for Plant Operations, is responsible for the overall installation of the readers.…
