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September 23, 2013
Regents approve School of Education renovation
The Board of Regents approved renovations to the 90-year-old School of Education building during its meeting Sept. 19. The $13.6 million renovation will upgrade approximately 8,300 square feet.
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September 23, 2013
U-M shuttle service to connect Ann Arbor, Detroit
The U-M Detroit Center and Semester in Detroit Program Oct. 5 will launch a free Friday and Saturday shuttle service between Detroit and Ann Arbor, with the help of pilot funding by the Transforming Learning for the Third Century Fund.
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September 23, 2013
Extreme binge drinking: How common is it among high school seniors?
A University of Michigan study published online in JAMA Pediatrics finds that 10 percent of high school seniors have engaged in extreme binge drinking, drinking 10 or more alcoholic drinks in a single sitting. The study is based on data from a nationally representative sample of more than 16,000 high school seniors, surveyed between 2005… -
September 23, 2013
Most college students favor LGBT civil rights, but many don’t
Although college students generally support equal rights and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, many still don’t, according to a new University of Michigan study. About one in five college students oppose or are neutral to LGBT policies involving employment protection and nearly a third oppose or are neutral to same-sex marriage and… -
September 23, 2013
Regents approve renovation, name change of Ford Nuclear Reactor
As the university completes the last stage of decommissioning the Ford Nuclear Reactor, the Board of Regents Sept. 19 approved the building’s renovation. The renovation will accommodate the expansion needs of the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences in the College of Engineering. The $11.4 million project includes a full renovation of the four-story,… -
September 23, 2013
Health Insurance Marketplace notices coming soon
Key reforms already enacted nationwide: • Coverage for young adults under age 26 • Elimination of lifetime limits on coverage • No co-pays for preventive services • Certain medications with no co-pay • New limits on Health Care Flexible Spending Account contributions Health care reform in the United States began with the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable… -
September 23, 2013
Obituary
Marjorie Jackson University of Michigan School of Nursing Associate Professor Emerita Marjorie Jackson died Sept. 5 at the age of 92. Her family invites the public to a memorial service celebrating her life at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, in the Kuenzel Room of the Michigan Union, with a reception to follow. “We have lost… -
September 23, 2013
EPA administrator McCarthy headlines Michigan law conference
Gina McCarthy, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will give the keynote address at the University of Michigan Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy Program conference Thursday. Appointed by President Obama in 2009 as assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation, McCarthy was confirmed as administrator of the agency in July… -
September 23, 2013
Radiation camera could transform nuclear safety
A radiation camera developed at the University of Michigan may be poised to sweep the field of radiation protection, and its inventor believes it could help to make the areas around Fukushima Daiichi safe once more. Last December, the young U-M spinoff company H3D, led by Zhong He, professor of nuclear engineering and radiologcal sciences,… -
September 23, 2013
Love thy neighbor: It could lower your risk of stroke
Here’s some neighborly advice for adults over age 50: Stay friendly with your neighbors. A new University of Michigan study shows that adults in this age bracket who live in a good neighborhood with trustworthy people lowered their risk of stroke up to 48 percent. Feeling connected with neighbors builds what researchers describe as “neighborhood…
