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December 3, 2012
U-M leads nation with 19 AAAS fellows
Nineteen U-M researchers are among 702 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the association announced Nov. 29.The new fellows are being honored for their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
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December 3, 2012
U-M part of $120M DoE battery research hub
A dozen U-M researchers will play an integral role in a national, multimillion dollar, collaborative effort to develop breakthrough batteries for longer-range electric vehicles and a power grid that can store electricity generated from solar and wind energy. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced Nov. 30 that the Department of Energy will establish the… -
December 3, 2012
U-M leads in research spending among U.S. public universities
For the third straight year, the university ranks first in research-and-development spending among the nation’s public universities, according to the latest numbers from the National Science Foundation.
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December 3, 2012
Faculty perspectives
Not with my money you don’t: Obstacles to innovation in higher education I should establish my credentials to write on the subject of innovation, or the lack of it, in colleges and universities. I have worked at two private and three public universities. I have served on the faculty senate at two of these institutions.… -
December 3, 2012
Math faculty member is Michigan Professor of the Year
He wears a Math Department T-shirt every teaching day. He tells a joke 20 minutes into every lecture. He’s as known for his tireless mentorship as he is for his tough homework. Now, math professor Stephen DeBacker has been named the 2012 Michigan Professor of the Year.
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December 3, 2012
Don’t miss: Panelists discuss significance of Higgs boson particle
After decades of searching, the Higgs boson particle finally was observed at the Large Hadron Collider. This historic discovery was called a tremendous step forward in science. U-M physics faculty members Gordon Kane, Homer Neal, Jay Chapman, Jianming Qian and Aaron Pierce will serve as panelists and present experimental and theoretical discussions during the Discovery… -
December 3, 2012
Obama to nominate U-M education dean for National Science Board
President Barack Obama has announced his intent to nominate School of Education Dean Deborah Loewenberg Ball as one of seven new members of the National Science Board.
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December 3, 2012
Photo: “Patronage, Politics, and Sectarianism in the Middle East: The Case of Lebanon"
Melani Cammett, associate professor of political science, Brown University, presents “Patronage, Politics, and Sectarianism in the Middle East: The Case of Lebanon,” from 4-5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the International Institute, Room 1636. Her appearance is sponsored by the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia and the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies. Photo by… -
December 3, 2012
U-M funds 50 collaborative projects with MCubed seed grants
In a lottery last week that played out live on Twitter, MCubed officials announced the first 50 projects to receive $60,000 seed grants in phase one of the program. The $15 million, two-year pilot will give out 200 more early-stage grants soon, in an effort to jumpstart innovative, interdisciplinary work.
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December 3, 2012
Old habits die hard: Helping cancer patients stop smoking
Smoking causes 30 percent of all cancer deaths and 87 percent of all lung cancer deaths. Yet, roughly 50 percent to 83 percent of cancer patients keep smoking after a cancer diagnosis, through treatment and beyond, says Sonia Duffy, School of Nursing researcher. For patients who quit on their own, relapse rates (as in the…
