March 2, 2009
Fisheries biologist Jim Diana has been named the new director of the Michigan Sea Grant College Program, a joint program of U-M and Michigan State University. The appointment is effective March 1. Diana, professor of natural resources and environment, has studied the behavior and ecology of temperate fishes for three decades. He joined the U-M…
March 2, 2009
U-M-Flint has been honored by The Corporation for National and Community Service with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America’s communities. Launched in 2006, the Community Service Honor Roll is the highest federal recognition a school can achieve for its commitment to service-learning…
March 2, 2009
A new doctorate in education degree program at U-M-Dearborn has been designed “to provide the citizens of southeastern Michigan with a program that is well-matched to the economic, social and political challenges that face our region.” The program was approved by the Board of Regents Feb. 19. “The need for an Ed.D. program with a…
March 2, 2009
President Mary Sue Coleman has named nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist and researcher Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as the University’s executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of the U-M Health System, pending the approval of the Board of Regents at its March 19 meeting. Pescovitz is executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana…
March 2, 2009
U-M chemist Ray Trievel and two scientists at Luminos LLC have filed a patent application for a novel method to detect enzymes that can alter DNA molecules, sometimes leading to the onset and progression of various cancers. Demethylase enzymes remove methyl groups attached to DNA, proteins and toxins. They have become a target of intense…
March 2, 2009
Black adolescents nationwide report a lifetime prevalence of 7.5 percent for suicidal thoughts and a 2.7 percent for attempts on their lives, a University study shows. During a 12-month period, suicidal thoughts and behaviors involved 3.2 percent and 1.4 percent of the respondents, respectively, says Sean Joe, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor…
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…
