June 8, 2009
Vehicle fuel efficiency made little progress since 1920s Vehicles on America’s roads today get only about three miles more per gallon than vehicles back in 1923, researchers say. A study in the journal Energy Policy by Michael Sivak and Omer Tsimhoni of the U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) shows that overall fuel efficiency for vehicles…
June 8, 2009
The Center for Ethics in Public Life and the Rackham School of Graduate Studies recently announced the first five recipients of summer fellowships for students writing dissertations related to ethics in public life. The new program provides summer support for the students and a summer workshop in which the fellows, drawn from a broad range…
June 8, 2009
William Shakespeare’s story of mistaken love and mistaken identity, “Twelfth Night,” is the featured play as Shakespeare in the Arb returns to the rolling landscape of Nichols Arboretum. Countess Olivia (Devin Lytle) and Duke Orsino (Chris Harrison) are among characters in this year’s Shakespeare in the Arb presentation of “Twelfth Night,” June 11-14, 18-21, and…
May 18, 2009
Residence hall room and board and apartment rental rates for the 2009-10 academic year were approved by the Board of Regents at its May 14 meeting. Students in residence halls will pay an average 3.9 percent more for room and board next academic year. The basic rate per student for a double room with a…
May 18, 2009
Small children tend to believe boys are born to like football and girls are born to like dolls — much in the same way that cats are born different from dogs, research shows. The new study offers important implications for how children think about activities that are culturally associated with particular genders, say psychology researchers…
May 18, 2009
Classical Clarinet and Piano by Donald Grant and Dr. Gregory Sulik on May 21, and Jazz Standards by Susan Chastain and James Dapogny on May 28, are free performances presented this spring from 12:10-1 p.m. at the University Hospital Main Lobby. (Photo courtesy Gifts Of Art) An accomplished clarinetist and doctor of musical arts, Grant…
May 18, 2009
Michigan’s three research universities share an important role in creating the jobs that will help the state rebound from its economic distress, presidents of the schools that comprise the University Research Corridor told a state Senate panel Friday. The presidents of U-M, Michigan State University and Wayne State University showcased URC-driven collaborations with businesses and…
May 18, 2009
Inequities in cancer care and the current economy, and understanding how and why we consume everything from money to food to natural resources are the topics that will lead off a new series called the Michigan Meetings, presented by the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The Michigan Meetings, described by Rackham Dean Janet…
May 18, 2009
Geneticist and expert in computational biology Aravinda Chakravarti will speak at the ninth annual James V. Neel Lecture at 3 p.m. May 20 in the Biomedical Science Research Building auditorium. He is director for the Center for Complex Disease Genomics and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School…
May 18, 2009
The university has maintained its top bond ratings from two national rating services that investors look to before purchasing bonds. With an “AAA” rating from Standard & Poor’s and an “Aaa” rating from Moody’s Investors Service, U-M is one of just three public universities in the nation to retain the top ratings as the nation’s…
