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June 22, 2009
Older black women may attend religious services more often than black men, but men spend more hours per week in other activities at church, a new university study found. In addition to congregational activities — men’s club, choir and bible study — men also perform various activities at the church, such as cleaning, cutting grass,…
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June 22, 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.
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June 22, 2009
John Kim, Life Science Institute faculty member and assistant professor in the Medical School Department of Human Genetics, was named one of 17 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences for 2009. Awarded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, early-career scientists who demonstrate excellence and innovation in their research receive $240,000 over four years to help support…
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June 22, 2009
May 2009 crime map > Several recent serious crimes prompt alerts An assault on a jogger and two home invasions near campus have prompted the Department of Public Safety to issue an unprecedented three crime alerts in two days June 10 and 11. Each of the incidents occurred across from campus property, thereby placing them…
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June 22, 2009
The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital has been ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in the nation in U.S. News Media Group’s 2009 edition of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.” It is also the only hospital in the state to be nationally ranked in eight pediatric specialty areas of 10 featured in this special report. Mott ranks…
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June 22, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 18 meeting. Addition to G. G. Brown planned An addition of approximately 66,000 gross square feet to the George Granger Brown Memorial Laboratories is planned that will house laboratories and faculty and graduate student offices for the Department of Mechanical Engineering‘s efforts…
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June 22, 2009
In places where young women outnumber young men, research shows the hemlines rise but the marriage rates don’t, because the young men feel less pressure to settle down as more women compete for their affections. But when those men reach their 30s, the reverse is true and proportionately more older men are married in areas…
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June 22, 2009
From the dawn of science, artists have been creating finely detailed drawings of plants, first for healers seeking medicinal herbs and later for botanical and medical researchers. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services) The craft has survived for centuries. Even the invention of photography in the 19th century could not force obsolescence upon botanical…
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June 22, 2009
Related stories:UMHHC weathers tough economic climate, plans for growth >Athletics revenues support financial aid, capital improvements >Dearborn, Flint budgets approved by board > Chart: Recent state funding in perspective >Chart: The changing mix of general fund revenue > Faced with the toughest economic times since the Great Depression, the Board of Regents voted 6 to…
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June 22, 2009
Why does dishing with a girlfriend do wonders for a woman’s mood? A U-M study has identified a likely reason: Feeling emotionally close to a friend increases levels of the hormone progesterone, helping to boost well-being and reduce anxiety and stress. “This study establishes progesterone as a likely part of the neuroendocrine basis of social…
