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November 24, 2008
Related story:U.S. recession: Things will get worse before they get better > Auto industry rescue plan or not, Michigan’s economy will continue to be stuck in reverse, University economists say. “The confluence of recession in the U.S. economy and the tenuous position of the domestic nameplate automakers is a troublesome gateway to the year ahead,”…
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November 24, 2008
Race is a powerful factor in white decisions about where to live, according to an innovative video experiment conducted by researchers at U-M and the University of Illinois at Chicago. “We sought to determine whether whites are colorblind in their evaluations of neighborhoods, or whether racial composition still matters — even when holding constant the…
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November 24, 2008
Susan Blaisdell proudly shows the work of the sewing elves: stockings decorated with Michigan logos, multi-colored lights and moose. Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services Tubs of Play-Doh, hand sanitizer and notebooks overtake the counters of a room in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Department of Internal Medicine, where Blaisdell works as an…
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November 24, 2008
Ironworkers prepare to hoist the final piece of structural steel for the North Quad Residential and Academic Complex. The workers and invited guests had an opportunity Nov. 18 to sign the painted beam during “topping out” ceremonies to signify that the project has reached its maximum height. The beam was decorated with a small evergreen…
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November 24, 2008
The blood-thinning drug heparin is highly effective when used to prevent and treat blood clots in veins, arteries and lungs, but earlier this year its reputation as a lifesaver was sullied when contaminated heparin products caused serious allergic reactions that led to a large number of deaths. Now, U-M researchers have demonstrated a simple, inexpensive…
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November 24, 2008
In recognition that the current economic crisis may have hit home for some University students, Provost Teresa Sullivan is encouraging those whose families face severe financial problems due to job loss, home foreclosure, business decline or other reasons to make the U-M Office of Financial Aid their first point of contact for help. Sullivan is…
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November 24, 2008
The U-M Museum of Art (UMMA) has been selected to receive a gift of 50 works of art from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The gifts are part of a…
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November 24, 2008
As universities nationwide prepare to serve more than 1.5 million veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, U-M has implemented numerous programs to help ease the transition from military life to college life. “The University’s size and complexity can make navigating the campus difficult, especially if a prospective student is deployed with the military out of…
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November 24, 2008
University officials on Nov. 14 announced The Michigan Difference has raised more than $3.1 billion in support of facilities, programs, professorships and student aid since July 2000. The support of more than 364,000 donors has enabled the University to increase greatly student financial aid, create new student programs, hire and retain outstanding faculty, support groundbreaking…
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November 24, 2008
In 1953, during the height of the McCarthy Era, Milo Radulovich was a student at U-M. He studied physics and served in the Air Force Reserves. Radulovich was targeted as a communist and removed from the Reserves as a result. For Radulovich, as for many others, these charges eventually were shown to be false, but…
