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February 25, 2013
Could a computer on the police beat prevent violence?
As cities across America work to reduce violence in tight budget times, new research shows how they might be able to target their efforts and police attention — with the help of high-powered computers and loads of data. In a newly published paper, Medical School researchers and their colleagues have used real police data from… -
February 25, 2013
Sophomore initiative builds on the Michigan experience
Helping students to have a positive, open-minded and expansive sophomore year, one that encourages exploration and discovery, and reduces anxiety about selecting a major or career direction, is a central goal of the innovative Sophomore Initiative. To support it, a range of courses, including the User's Guide, has been created, and select LSA courses across disciplines have priority registration for sophomores.
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February 25, 2013
Facilities manager tackles snow removal, sports writing
With every snow shower this winter, dozens of plows and salt trucks hit the streets of Ann Arbor before most people are awake to even appreciate it. One of the many men behind this operation is Chad Godfrey. Godfrey is a facilities manager in U-M Plant Operations, the unit responsible for general maintenance of the… -
February 25, 2013
Regents name six faculty Thurnau professors
Six faculty members have been honored for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education as this year’s recipients of Arthur F. Thurnau professorships.
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February 25, 2013
Regents roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Feb. 21 meeting. Renovations planned at College of Pharmacy Building The Board of Regents approved the design for a renovation of approximately 12,000 gross square feet in the basement and first floor of the College of Pharmacy Building, and authorized issuing the project… -
February 25, 2013
LSA dean appointed director of Bentley Historical Library
One of the university’s longest-serving deans is heading to the Bentley Historical Library, where he will serve as the sixth director of the extensive holdings of manuscripts, published works, photographs and maps related to the history of the state and official archives of the university.
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February 25, 2013
Don't miss: Donna Brazile to address WCTF Conference
Author, political strategist and Georgetown University professor Donna Brazile is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for the 2013 Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) Conference at 8:30 a.m. March 8 at Hill Auditorium. Brazile has worked on political campaigns since age 9 when she worked to elect a city council candidate who had promised… -
February 18, 2013
Early breast cancer diagnosis, survival rates low in rural India
Women in developed countries survive roughly 10 years longer after a breast cancer diagnosis compared to women in poor-to-middle-income countries, a new U-M study suggests. The report demonstrates the lack of access to good health care faced by women in poor countries, said the study’s principal investigator Rajesh Balkrishnan, an associate professor at the U-M… -
February 18, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
A Creation of My Own
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February 18, 2013
Sunlight stimulates release of climate-warming gas from Arctic permafrost
Ancient carbon trapped in Arctic permafrost is extremely sensitive to sunlight and, if exposed to the surface when long-frozen soils melt and collapse, can release climate-warming carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere much faster than previously thought. U-M ecologist and aquatic biogeochemist George Kling and his colleagues studied places in Arctic Alaska where permafrost is…
