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October 22, 2012
Michigan could save nearly $1B by expanding Medicaid eligibility
A report released by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) in partnership with two economists at U-M shows that the state of Michigan could save nearly $1 billion over 10 years — while extending comprehensive health insurance to more than 600,000 Michigan citizens — if the state expands Medicaid eligibility beginning in 2014… -
October 22, 2012
Six to receive honorary degrees at Winter Commencement exercises
A college president, a theatre director, a leading international jazz performer, a civic leader and philanthropist, a former top government official with the Federal Republic of Germany and a federal judge are to receive honorary degrees at Winter Commencement 2012 exercises at the Ann Arbor and Flint campuses.
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October 22, 2012
Solar wind particles likely source of water locked inside lunar soils
The most likely source of the water locked inside soils on the moon’s surface is the constant stream of charged particles from the sun known as the solar wind, a U-M researcher and his colleagues have concluded. Over the last five years, spacecraft observations and new lab measurements of Apollo lunar samples have overturned the… -
October 22, 2012
U-M Tech Transfer agreements achieve new record
The invention culture at U-M has led to another record-setting year with more agreements with commercialization partners than ever before.
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October 22, 2012
Understanding Alzheimer’s: Study gives insights into how disease kills brain cells
Exactly how Alzheimer’s disease kills brain cells is still somewhat of a mystery, but U-M researchers have uncovered a clue that supports the idea that small proteins prick holes into neurons. The team also found that a certain size range of clumps of these proteins are particularly toxic to cells, while smaller and larger aggregates… -
October 22, 2012
Annual report finds U-M in great financial health
The university continues to be in great financial health, largely because of faculty and staff who are “keenly focused on the institution’s core missions while … endeavoring to develop new ideas to contain costs.”
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October 22, 2012
For analyst, helping her community not ‘strictly business’
Brittany Galisdorfer moved around a lot as a child, living in six different states before college. But she found a home when, as a freshman at U-M in 2001, she volunteered in the city of Detroit and fell in love with it. Galisdorfer, a business analyst in the Office of Financial Analysis, now uses her… -
October 22, 2012
Endowment distributions increase for ninth straight year, despite slight downturn
Distributions from the U-M endowment increased for the ninth straight year, despite a slight decline in the total value of the endowment to $7.7 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
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October 22, 2012
Peer influence: Facebook, Twitter, alcohol and drugs
When it comes to alcohol and drug use, peers can be just as influential online as they are in person, say researchers at the School of Public Health. To gather what they believe to be the most comprehensive survey to date to look at how peers influence one another on Internet social platforms with regard… -
October 22, 2012
Regents approve new softball center
The Board of Regents approved the construction of a new softball center and the appointment of an architect for the project Oct. 19.
