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July 27, 2009
Music, rather than electromechanical valves, can drive experimental samples through a lab-on-a-chip in a new system developed at U-M. This development could significantly simplify the process of conducting experiments in microfluidic devices. A paper on the research was published online last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A lab-on-a-chip, or microfluidic…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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July 27, 2009
More online www.umich.edu/~newit/stakeholder-sessions/video.htmlwww.umich.edu/~newit/stakeholder-sessions More than 200 campus information technology professionals attended three Stakeholder Town Hall Meetings on June 26 and 29. The participants learned about and discussed the future of IT at U-M. Feedback will be combined with that of two additional stakeholder town halls, one that was held July 22 and another planned for…
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July 27, 2009
Watch U-M scientists cruise Lake Michigan to research the spread of invasive mussels > Read a magazine-length article about the diporeia study in this month’s edition of Michigan Today, an online magazine for U-M alumni > Learn more about the Great Lakes and the quagga mussel > The Great Lakes are in the midst of…
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July 27, 2009
See a full list of virtualization’s benefits and features > Development is in the air with changes in the campus IT structure, and one new program is the launch of Virtualization as a Service (VaaS) for departments. Virtualization has been in place on a limited basis for several years, but now it is being offered…
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July 27, 2009
When people learn they are predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease, any depression or anxiety is not long lasting, a new study indicates. These findings help address a longstanding debate about whether learning such information might cause lasting psychological harm, at least among those with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease, says Scott Roberts, a researcher at…
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July 27, 2009
Natsu Oyobe, U-M Museum of Art research curator of Asian art, presents a lecture introducing the exhibit “Treasures Rediscovered: Chinese Stone Sculpture” at 5 p.m. Thursday in the UMMA’s Alfred Taubman Gallery II. The exhibit presents 22 Chinese stone sculptures from the Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE) through the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE). The group…
