March 9, 2009
The Internet and growing popularity of blogs have caused media outlets to rethink strategies about presenting news to their audience, says Fara Warner, Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism. “Why don’t we see this as a golden age of journalism as opposed to the demise of journalism,” says Warner, who will give the Howard…
March 9, 2009
Putting idle servers to sleep when they’re not in use is part of researchers’ plan to save up to 75 percent of the energy that power-hungry computer data centers consume. Data centers, which are central to the nation’s cyberinfrastructure, house computing, networking and storage equipment. Each time you make an ATM withdrawal, search the Internet…
March 9, 2009
Residents of rural Kenya now have e-mail accounts and Internet access thanks in part to the work of engineering students who enabled satellite-based service at three locations there. Their work was supported by Google. Recent U-M graduate Joan Ervin and Teddy Chenya adjust the satellite dish they helped to install to bring the Internet to…
March 9, 2009
University paleontologist Ted Moore will join an international expedition to the equatorial Pacific aboard the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution this month. This will be Moore’s third voyage on the drill ship. “This ship has drilled as deep as 1.3 miles into the sediment and rock that lies at the bottom of the deep ocean,”…
March 2, 2009
The entourage is in place. Fifteen trailer trucks park along Bonisteel Boulevard outside Pierpont Commons on a brisk wintry day, far from sweltering southern beaches where many students on break are playing in the sun. Students working as extras for the film “Betty Anne Waters” take a break from production at the Duderstadt Center. (Photo…
March 2, 2009
Thomas McClure Tom McClure, emeritus professor of art, died Feb. 11 at Glacier Hills Nursing Home. He was 88. McClure was a well-known sculptor and artist. He taught at U-M for more than 30 years. His work can be seen in many museums including the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), the Syracuse Museum of Fine…
March 2, 2009
Violent video games and movies make people numb to the pain and suffering of others, researchers say. Two studies, conducted by Institute for Social Research (ISR) professor Brad Bushman and Iowa State University professor Craig Anderson, fill an important research gap in the literature on the impact of violent media. In earlier work, Bushman and…
March 2, 2009
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March 2, 2009
Watch engineers simulate an off-the-charts earthquake > Researchers have simulated an off-the-charts earthquake in a laboratory to test their new technique for bracing high-rise concrete buildings. Their technique passed the test, withstanding more movement than an earthquake typically would cause. Engineers constructed a four-story, 40-percent replica of a building in a laboratory to test their…
March 2, 2009
Residential College auditorium to be renovated A $2.1 million renovation is planned for the Residential College auditorium addition to East Quad. The project, funded by LSA, will provide technology, lighting and seating upgrades, create a second fire exit, improve accessibility, and increase the efficiency of the air handling system. The project is expected to be…
