September 14, 2009
Dr. Elizabeth Young Dr. Elizabeth Young, professor of psychiatry and senior research professor, died Sept. 1 after a yearlong battle with leukemia. She was 59 years old. Young, a researcher at the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute (MBNI) and a member of the Depression Center, was an internationally renowned biological psychiatrist and neuroendocrinologist. She conducted…
September 14, 2009
Julia Hlavac, an international business major from Chicago, poses for a photo with President Mary Sue Coleman during her open house. The annual event gave hundreds of students an opportunity to chat with Coleman and tour the president’s campus home on South University Avenue. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services)
September 14, 2009
August 2009 crime map > Forced entry found at two burglaries Two burglary reports were investigated by DPS officers in August. An elevator machine room door in the Executive Residence was reported Aug. 21 to have been forced open in recent days. Several tools and other equipment were reported missing. At the Sexual Assault Prevention…
September 14, 2009
It’s well known that measures such as exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking can help reduce high blood pressure, but researchers at the U-M Health System (UMHS) have determined the very air we breathe can be an invisible catalyst to heart disease. Inhaling air pollution over just two hours caused a significant increase in…
September 14, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 16 meeting. Lab renovations at C. C. Little planned Renovations at the Clarence Cook Little Science Building will create updated laboratory and office spaces to support the research of new faculty in the Department of Geology. The $1.2 million project is being…
September 14, 2009
Arab and Muslim Americans continue to experience an unusual degree of both discrimination and acceptance, according to a U-M researcher who headed an in-depth study of the nation’s most visible Arab and Chaldean communities. “The post-9/11 backlash against Detroit area Arab and Muslim Americans was strong and immediate,” says Wayne Baker, co-author of “Citizenship and…
September 14, 2009
Amy Karaban, the assistant director for student activities at UM-Dearborn helps inspire students on a local level, creating lasting change in communities in Michigan and across the country. “Students come into my office and say ‘Well, I can’t solve world peace …’ and I just say, ‘OK, but what can you do?’ and together we…
September 14, 2009
Dr. Lysle Johnston Jr., who chaired the School of Dentistry‘s Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, directed the graduate orthodontics program from 1991-2004 and who was the Robert W. Browne Professor of Dentistry, has been honored by the Ohio Dental Association for 50 years of contributions to the field of orthodontics. Johnston recently received the…
September 14, 2009
Laptop computers and other portable electronic devices are easy targets for theft. In addition to the cost of replacement, they often have personal information and intellectual property that can be difficult or impossible to recover and protect. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is offering a free Laptop Registration Program to members of the campus…
September 14, 2009
Generations of women enjoyed the gracious, comfortable community of Stockwell Hall. After 16 months of major renovation, the distinctive residence hall is ready for the next generations of students — with new spaces and a somewhat different community. Stockwell Hall’s Tudor Revival architecture, above, features diamond-pane windows, fireplaces and paneled lounges that articulate a gracious…
