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April 8, 2013
Peer pressure may boost effectiveness of weight-loss rewards
A growing number of companies are offering employees an opportunity to boost earning power at work via cash incentives to stay healthy. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers soon will be able to offer even larger financial incentives to prod healthy lifestyle behaviors among their work force, such as quitting smoking and losing weight. Kullgren… -
April 8, 2013
Don't miss: Men’s Glee Club performs ‘Music of the Americas’
The Men’s Glee Club “Music of the Americas” concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at Hill Auditorium features music ranging from the American Revolution to pieces composed this year, performed by one of the oldest collegiate choruses in the United States, founded in 1859. Concert highlights include Professor Emeritus George Shirley singing a new work by… -
April 8, 2013
Soils in newly forested areas could help offset climate change
Surface appearances can be so misleading: In most forests, the amount of carbon held in soils is substantially greater than the amount contained in the trees themselves. If you’re a land manager trying to assess the potential of forests to offset carbon emissions and climate change by soaking up atmospheric carbon and storing it, what’s… -
April 8, 2013
Accolades
Dr. Samuel M. Silver, assistant dean for research and professor of internal medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical School, and member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected chairman of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network board of directors. A recognized leader in the field of oncology, Silver has been elected a master of the American College… -
April 8, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
The Warrior Scholar
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April 8, 2013
Evocative exhibit, town hall foster conversation about race at U-M
A two-month-long campuswide project promoting a deeper, meaningful conversation about race, identity and diversity will culminate April 18 in an exhibit on the Diag and a town hall meeting hosted by journalist Michele Norris.
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April 8, 2013
International seminars engage undergraduates in global concerns
Dr. Sofia Merajver’s class on global health ethics is among seven presented through LSA's Michigan International Seminars for Undergraduates. It is part of an effort to promote global learning and engagement.
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April 8, 2013
Chinnaiyan honored with Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2013
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan has been selected to receive the Distinguished University Innovator Award for 2013.
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April 8, 2013
Annual e-waste recycling event set for April 25-27
Broken or unwanted electronics can be disposed of in an earth-friendly way at the free e-waste recycling event sponsored by U-M and Ann Arbor Public Schools, April 25-27.
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April 1, 2013
Campus unions ratify new collective bargaining agreements
Collective bargaining units representing U-M workers have announced that union members have ratified new agreements with the university. Tentative agreements were reached over the last few weeks. In each case, the university achieved meaningful cost savings and operational gains during good-faith negotiations, said university spokesperson Rick Fitzgerald. In each case, portions of the contracts were…
