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March 18, 2013
Local leaders: In residents we trust
Local government leaders in Michigan are more likely to trust their residents than their residents are to trust local governments, according to a U-M survey. More than half of Michigan’s local leaders, or 53 percent, say they trust their residents to be responsible participants in local governance “nearly always” or “most of the time.” Nearly… -
March 18, 2013
Cryptic clams: U-M biologists find species hiding in plain view
Cryptic comments seem to have an ambiguous, obscure or hidden meaning. In biology, cryptic species are outwardly indistinguishable groups whose differences are hidden inside their genes. Two U-M marine biologists have identified three cryptic species of tiny clams, long believed to be members of the same species, which have been hiding in plain view along… -
March 18, 2013
Protected areas prevent deforestation in Amazon rainforest
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two U-M researchers and their colleagues have found. In addition, protected areas established primarily to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of indigenous people performed… -
March 18, 2013
Security officer influenced by medieval culture
Living in close proximity to large stone castles in the middle of green hills was a portal into another world for Matthew Stewart-Fulton. “When I was 5 my family moved to England for a year, so I was surrounded by medieval aspects that left an impression on me as a child,” says Stewart-Fulton, a security… -
March 18, 2013
Scores that evaluate newborn intensive care units are inconsistent
Scoring methods commonly used to evaluate Newborn Intensive Care Units (NICU) are inconsistent, according to new research from U-M. The research published last week in the journal Pediatrics compared 10 well-known scores that have been developed to evaluate NICUs. The researchers found more differences than similarities. “This raises the question: Do these scores level the… -
March 18, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
Such Horrible Business
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March 18, 2013
Accolades
Kristy K. Martyn, School of Nursing associate professor, was the principal investigator on research for the article “Improving Sexual Communication with Adolescents Using Event History Calendars,” which has received the 2012 Scholarly Writing Award from the Journal of School Nursing. It was published in the April 2012 issue. Co-investigators were Cynthia Darling-Fisher, clinical assistant professor;… -
March 18, 2013
New solar car marks transition for nation’s top team
The name of U-M’s next solar car, which will be one step closer to resembling a real-world vehicle, is “Generation,” the U-M solar car team announced last week at the South by Southwest Interactive festival in Austin, Texas.
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March 18, 2013
Schreier selected as the 2013 Golden Apple Award recipient
Shelly Schreier, a lecturer IV in the Department of Psychology, LSA, has been selected as the 2013 recipient of the Golden Apple Award.
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March 18, 2013
U-M Health System donates more than $360M in services
The U-M Health System provided nearly $362 million worth of hospital-based community benefits in fiscal year 2011, according to a new Michigan Health & Hospital Association report released last week.
