-
March 2, 2009
What’s a health system worth? The U-M Health System reports that through its charity care and contributions to community health plans it provides a community benefit estimated at $323 million. The greatest share of its community benefit is providing $170 million in uncompensated direct patient care. The amount has risen over the years as UMHS…
-
March 2, 2009
Wynton Marsalis leads the 15-member Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at 8 p.m. March 10 in concert at Hill Auditorium. For more information go to ums.org. Sponsored by the University Musical Society. (Photo by Clay Patrick McBride)
-
March 2, 2009
Sebastien Korner didn’t think twice about signing up for an MHealthy Wellness Assessment. Nurse Katie Scott, left, discusses MHealthy Wellness Assessment results with Shelly Carpenter. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) So on a recent morning he went to the Michigan League for the 25-30 minute screening, which involves measuring height, weight, waist circumference,…
-
March 2, 2009
Peter Baker, former senior White House correspondent for The Washington Post who now reports on the White House for The New York Times, will present the talk “President Obama and the First 100 Days,” The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum on North Campus.…
-
March 2, 2009
Despite the public outcry over CEO pay and abuses of authority, powerful chief executives can be good for the bottom line, a business researcher says. E. Han Kim, professor of finance at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, says that CEO power can enhance firm performance and enrich shareholders — as long as CEOs…
-
March 2, 2009
Watch IRS professor Jerome Johnston discuss a new Web site designed for immigrants > A new Web site that teaches English to Spanish-speaking immigrants has attracted more than 500,000 visitors in its first three months of operation. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the site, www.usalearns.org, is the result of a collaboration between Project…
-
March 2, 2009
Find out how U-M was selected as a venue to workshop “Ask Your Mama” > A new eclectic multimedia musical composition featuring two high-profile alumni debuts at the grandest stage in America — Carnegie Hall. The original work was workshopped during an intensive week last fall with U-M music students. U-M music students practice Laura…
-
March 2, 2009
Organizations and businesses should have a succession plan in case the chief executive officer and other top executives become ill or die, new research shows. A succession plan should outline short- and long-term provisions, including requiring top executives to take physical examinations and disclosing the results, expert John Tropman says. “Magnifying the risk is that…
-
March 2, 2009
Watch Ford School professor Marina Whitman talk about what the newly approved stimulus package will mean to consumers> Policymakers could face long-term challenges with the country’s financial stability as the new stimulus plan provides short-term solutions to the economic collapse, a researcher says. With the financial rescue package, the Treasury and the Fed are creating…
-
March 2, 2009
Two substantial reports co-authored by University faculty and alumni working with major public policy organizations may offer new Secretary of State Hillary Clinton insight into shaping policy between the United States and China. The first report, entitled “Common Challenge, Collaborative Response,” is a joint project of the Asia Society and the Pew Center on Global…
