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August 17, 2009
New research shows that parents who want to help their children succeed in school may need to go back to school themselves > With school days just around the corner, a researcher has some advice for parents who want to increase their children’s academic success. “If you want your kids to do well in school,…
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August 17, 2009
Pecan crusted salmon with a maple syrup mustard glaze is not the typical dining hall fare found at camps. But Chris Malvica, the project coordinator at Camp Davis, has tried to make sure the food served at the academic camp for U-M students in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is anything but ordinary. (Photo by Laurie Dorsten)…
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August 17, 2009
Learn more about the U-M bike camp > In just five days, U-M researchers taught 10-year-old Noah Harrington a skill his parents have been trying to teach him for years: how to ride a bike. Initial findings from the bike camp, which studies the impact of bike riding on children with autism and Down syndrome,…
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August 17, 2009
Watch a video about the camp > More information on Camp Davis > An abandoned ranch in a sheltered Wyoming valley with mountain vistas and clear streams seemed an ideal spot for U-M’s summer surveying camp back in 1929, when it became necessary to relocate the facility from northern Michigan. The Board of Regents approved…
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August 17, 2009
A network of environmental monitoring buoys in the Great Lakes will grow thanks to a partnership between U-M and the Michigan-based company S2 Yachts. The buoy network is the university’s Upper Great Lakes Observing System (U-GLOS), which is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s integrated ocean observing system. That system gathers data for…
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August 17, 2009
U-M film students and recent graduates came from as far away as Los Angeles and New York recently to gather in the “green room” backstage at the Traverse City Opera House. That the room wasn’t truly green was lost on them. They were quite content, if not giddy, simply sitting in the proverbial waiting room.…
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August 17, 2009
The new Confucius Institute at U-M (CI-UM) will open its doors in the coming fall term, with plans to advance China-related opportunities significantly within the university community, and to serve as the national resource on Chinese arts and culture for all Confucius Institutes in the United States. The network of more than 60 Confucius institutes…
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August 17, 2009
Do potato chips taste better if an advertisement describes their crunchy sound? Is popcorn more flavorful if its buttery aroma also is depicted in an ad? Researchers at U-M think so. Companies spend billions each year on food advertising, but many ads may be ineffective if they only mention taste and no other senses, say…
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August 17, 2009
U-M will create courses to pave the way for a new generation of electric and hybrid vehicles, using $2.5 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding that the White House recently announced. Huei Peng, a professor of mechanical engineering and executive director of Interdisciplinary and Professional Engineering Programs, leads an effort to create classes…
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August 17, 2009
Acupuncture has been used in East-Asian medicine for thousands of years to treat pain, possibly by activating the body’s natural painkillers. But how it works at the cellular level is largely unknown. Using brain imaging, a U-M study is the first to provide evidence that traditional Chinese acupuncture affects the brain’s long-term ability to regulate…
