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October 29, 2012
Genetic tradeoff: Harmful genes are widespread in yeast but hold hidden benefits
The genes responsible for inherited diseases are clearly bad for us, so why hasn’t evolution, over time, weeded them out and eliminated them from the human genome altogether? Part of the reason seems to be that genes that can harm us at one stage of our lives are necessary and beneficial to us at other… -
October 29, 2012
Shifting care from hospitals to outpatient centers could save millions
More and more outpatient surgical procedures are being done at nonhospital-based facilities such as freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and physician offices, instead of at hospital-based outpatient departments. A study published online last week in The Journal of Urology comparing the cost to Medicare of 22 urological surgical procedures performed in each setting showed ambulatory surgery… -
October 29, 2012
New program focuses on staying healthy into new year
More online Learn more about Move, Lose & Maintain > Questions can be emailed to MHealthy at [email protected]. For many, the end of the year means office parties, planning holiday celebrations and preparing to welcome friends and family. To help faculty and staff celebrate the season while maintaining health goals, MHealthy is offering Move, Lose… -
October 29, 2012
Applicants sought for President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
More online • U-M program > • California program > Applications are being accepted through Nov. 1 for the second year of the U-M President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The first postdoctoral scholars selected for the program arrived on campus this fall. They are Karen Sharon, who will work with Eric Bell, associate professor of astronomy, and… -
October 29, 2012
U-M program partners with community to promote global entrepreneurship
More information • U.S. State Department’s Professional Fellows from the Middle East and North Africa Program > • ISR’s Economic Empowerment through Entrepreneurship > Fourteen Middle Eastern and North African entrepreneurs are at U-M to learn first-hand how to succeed in their fields, as part of a U.S. Department of State-sponsored program that partners university… -
October 29, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
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October 29, 2012
Sharing space: Proximity breeds collaboration
A new U-M study shows that when researchers share a building, and especially a floor, the likelihood of forming new collaborations and obtaining funding increases dramatically. The findings have wide relevance to corporations, as well. “Our analyses clearly show that there are benefits to co-location,” said Jason Owen-Smith, associate professor of sociology and organizational studies.… -
October 29, 2012
Coleman to highlight new initiatives in talk
President Mary Sue Coleman will share plans and announcements that will shape the university in the upcoming months and years at her annual Leadership Breakfast on Tuesday.
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October 29, 2012
SNRE research scientist infuses art into science
What moment in the classroom stands out as the most memorable? Memorable moments are when I realize that through a class experience students discover something fundamental. As part of a course on sustainable development related to hydropower projects proposed in Chilean Patagonia, a student pointing down at the Baker River valley said to me almost… -
October 29, 2012
University leads nation in Fulbrights
More Fulbright grants were awarded to students from U-M than from any other U.S. institution for the 2012-13 academic year — the sixth time in the past eight years the university has held the honor, officials said today (Oct. 29).
