February 2, 2009
The first global maps of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels based on data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) will be created by a University researcher and her colleagues. The team will use sophisticated mathematical techniques to fill information gaps between the satellite’s direct measurements, the closest of which will be 93 miles apart at the…
February 2, 2009
Despite scientific consensus to the contrary, a few climate change skeptics don’t believe humans are causing global warming. They blame the sun’s cycles, or they base a divergent theory on a tiny piece of the planet’s temperature history. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) At an upcoming Distinguished University Professor Lecture, Joyce Penner will…
February 2, 2009
Special workplace benefits help relieve stress, improve bottom line While thousands of American workers are losing jobs these days, many more are stressed out. For those fortunate to still have jobs in this down economy, however, companies can help alleviate workplace stress — and possible violence — by providing complementary alternative benefits, business professors say.…
February 2, 2009
Detroit Tigers pitchers Chris Lambert, left, and Kyle Bloom spend time with 16-month-old patient Sofia LaPres at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Sofia has hypoplastic left heart syndrome and is waiting for a heart transplant. During the Tigers’ annual two-day Winter Caravan tour, the players reconnect with fans by visiting area hospitals, community rallies and banquets.…
February 2, 2009
Flint native and alumnus Howard Bragman (LSA ’78) has drawn public attention for providing litigation support in high profile cases, among them cases involving discrimination over sexual orientation. A nationally respected crisis counselor, Bragman has aided the legal efforts of Joseph Steffan who was kicked out of the U.S. Naval Academy for his sexual orientation;…
February 2, 2009
U-M researchers have discovered that a common parasite infecting one-in-five Americans needs an escape hatch to go on its destructive mission that can damage the brain, eyes and other organs. The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects up to 23 percent of Americans. In some areas of the world, up to 95 percent of the population…
February 2, 2009
“Mapping the River,” a performance of dance, music, poetry and video is presented by Arts on Earth/Arts and the Environment Feb. 12-14 at the Duderstadt Center Video Studio, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. For more information call 615-8738 or e-mail
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The University Senate Assembly on Jan. 26 passed a motion urging a change in academic advising for student-athletes. Introduced by statistics Professor Ed Rothman, the motion calls on the advising units of the schools and colleges where a student-athlete is enrolled to monitor and assess the student’s academic standing and make recommendations to the provost…
February 2, 2009
The election of Barack Obama shows the country “is capable of tremendous change” writer Pearl Cleage said in her Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium closing lecture Jan. 30. This historic event was more than she ever thought possible when growing up in an African nationalist household in Detroit. While Cleage told the audience she…
February 2, 2009
Hear Richard Nisbett discuss the origins of intelligence > Environmental conditions are much more powerful than genetic influences in determining intelligence, social psychologist Richard Nisbett says. Recent research in psychology, genetics and neuroscience, and new studies on the effectiveness of educational interventions, have shown that intelligence strongly is affected by environmental factors that have nothing…
