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September 8, 2009
When they know they will be engaged in a debate and have to defend their positions, anxious citizens seek out a balance of viewpoints about candidates, a new U-M study shows. When they have no reason to believe that balanced search is useful, anxiety pushes respondents to view only information on the Internet from their…
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September 8, 2009
The university continues to rank near the top in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best undergraduate colleges and universities. The 2010 rankings were released online at www.usnews.com. U-M was ranked at No. 27 on the list of the best national universities, down one spot from last year. On the…
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September 8, 2009
Journalists from around southeastern Michigan recently got a look at the bigger Big House as they toured renovations that will add thousands of premium seats and improved accessibility to Michigan Stadium next year. Joseph Parker, senior associate athletic director, center, describes details of the club seating being added to Michigan Stadium. (Photo by Martin Vloet,…
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September 8, 2009
Researchers measured the strain placed on ligaments in cadaver knees during simulated sports landing movements to show that no two knees respond the same, and that injury prevention programs should be tailored to individual athletes. Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are the most common form of knee injury and women suffer them eight times more…
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September 8, 2009
Lots O’ Pots: Sculptural and Functional Porcelain by Philip Wilson is presented through Oct. 12 in the University Hospital Taubman Center, south lobby, Floor 1. Working out of his studio in Grand Rapids for almost 25 years, Wilson’s pieces are wheel-formed porcelain, altered and assembled, with patterns of texture and inlaid slip. The warmth of…
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September 8, 2009
U-M researchers have identified a gene that acts as a master switch to control obesity in mice. When the switch is turned off, even high-fat-diet mice remain thin. Deleting the gene, called IKKE, also appears to protect mice against conditions that, in humans, lead to Type 2 diabetes, which is associated with obesity and is…
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September 8, 2009
Seven hours from Sheboygan, Wis., Lutheran minister Clinton Gugel and son Mattias have traded rumble strips and sun-baked highways for flagstone footpaths into the Law Quad, where shadows and silence rule. “It’s really impressive,” Gugel says, viewing the stately building facades. Guide Mark Navarro talks with a Central Campus Walking Tour group while at the…
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September 8, 2009
Awards Pamela Fowler, executive director of the Office of Financial Aid, was honored at the annual national conference of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) in July in San Antonio. She received the NASFAA’s Meritorious Achievement Award for her dedication to low-income students, her support for need-based financial aid, and her multiple…
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September 8, 2009
President Mary Sue Coleman says a “thorough and objective” investigation is critical to determining the truth about allegations involving the U-M football program. At his weekly press conference Aug. 31, U-M head football coach Rich Rodriguez said the program has followed NCAA rules. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) An Aug. 30 Detroit Free…
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September 8, 2009
Persistent job insecurity poses a major threat to worker health, according to a new study conducted in part by researchers at U-M. The study, which was published in the September issue of the journal Social Science and Medicine, used long-term data from two surveys of the U.S. population to assess the impact of chronic job…
