August 17, 2009
U-M scientists and engineers have been awarded 159 federal stimulus-package research grants to date, totaling $61.1 million. The funding includes 113 National Institutes of Health stimulus awards, more than any other U.S. university or college. Stimulus funds from the NIH, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy will support a variety of…
August 17, 2009
The School of Dentistry is one of three schools nationwide selected to participate in a pilot program designed to increase access to oral health care among underrepresented minorities and low-income groups. The project also aims to encourage adolescents from these groups to consider and ultimately pursue careers in the dental profession, and enhance academic-community partnerships.…
August 17, 2009
The Record accepts obituaries from university departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
August 17, 2009
It’s nearly 2 a.m. in Japan, time for Tatiana Baranovich to switch on her laptop and join classmates 5,000 miles away for a 1 p.m. Fundamentals of Epidemiology class in Room 2610 in the School of Public Health (SPH) I building. Vic Divecha, eLearning specialist with the School of Public Health, helps coordinate classroom video…
August 17, 2009
Kids living in unsafe neighborhoods face barriers to increasing their physical activity, which could lead to them becoming overweight, a new study indicates. If parents think their neighborhood is unsafe, they will restrict their children’s outdoor activities. Children staying indoors often results in a sedentary lifestyle, such as spending more time watching television, says Andrew…
August 17, 2009
July crimemap > Two arson reports from School of Music Staff at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance told U-M police that they had found results of two arsons in July. On July 12 a staff person discovered that two keys on a piano in a practice room had been scorched sometime in the…
July 27, 2009
While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a new report by the university suggests otherwise. Fatality crash rates are highest in the fall, with October at the top of the list (10.2 deaths per billion…
July 27, 2009
Imagine relaxing and reading as you ride to work on a commuter train. Forget about rush hour traffic and rising gas prices. Employees hop off a train and take a bus to their campus destinations. This scenario — a proposed regional rail project — is one of the options Parking & Transportation Services (PTS) is…
July 27, 2009
Additional information about veteran’s services at U-M campuses Ann Arbor: www.vets.umich.eduDearborn: www.umd.umich.edu/rr_vaFlint: www.umflint.edu/studentveterans Matthew Swanson and his family arrived in Ann Arbor a little more than a year ago on a grand new adventure: He was beginning the MBA program at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Originally from Evansville, Ind., Matthew found the…
July 27, 2009
The university will make thousands of books that no longer are in copyright — including rare and one-of-a-kind titles — available as reprints on demand under a new agreement with BookSurge, part of the Amazon.com group of companies. The agreement gives the public a unique opportunity to buy reprints of a wide range of titles…
