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September 16, 2013
U-M again top U.S. public university in world rankings
More online View the full list of rankings. U-M once again is listed as the top U.S. public university in the QS World Rankings for 2013, and is ranked 22nd among all institutions worldwide. The university ranked 17th in the 2012 survey. The QS World University Rankings, launched in 2004, are based on six factors:… -
September 16, 2013
U-M study: Will companies drop health coverage over Affordable Care Act?
Will 2014 mark the beginning of the end for employer-sponsored health insurance as we know it? Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, policy experts have debated that very question. Thomas Buchmueller, a business economics professor at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and colleagues looked at theoretical and empirical evidence… -
September 16, 2013
Employees invited to free outdoor ‘Play Day’ events
To help kick off this year’s Active U Autumn, MHealthy is inviting all Ann Arbor university faculty, staff and students to its outdoor “Play Day” events, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. These free events encourage the university community to find the fun in physical activity, and include games, activities, giveaways and more. A walk/run… -
September 16, 2013
Flu shot clinics set for university employees this fall
Fall Health & Wellness Fair MHealthy Wellness Champions will host a Fall Health & Wellness Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in the plaza between South Hall and Weill Hall. The fair will offer a farmers’ market, flu shots, and free massages, as well as a number of health and wellness vendors from… -
September 16, 2013
Academic adviser helps students succeed
The walls in Jeff Harrold’s office are covered with graduation announcements and thank-you cards from students he’s worked with over the years. As an academic standards adviser in LSA, he works with a variety of students their whole college careers, and often builds lasting relationships. “Every student that comes here comes here with the intention… -
September 16, 2013
Driving and economic activity link differs across the nation
Driving in the Northeast and on the West Coast is associated with greater economic activity than in the South, a U-M researcher says. The Midwest, Great Plains and Mountain States generally fall somewhere in between. “Despite the uncertainty about the nature of the relationship between driving and Gross Domestic Product, it is clear — especially… -
September 16, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
Modern dance
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September 16, 2013
Police Beat
August 2013 crime map > Student arrested for burglary at empty university house A graduate student was found Aug. 21 in a university-owned empty house on South Division. A basement window was found broken out and a window screen on a second-floor window was found cut. The student reportedly had been staying in the empty… -
September 16, 2013
U-M to become epicenter of research on Gershwin music
The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has entered a new partnership with the estates of George and Ira Gershwin to provide U-M music scholars complete access to all of the Gershwins’ papers, compositional drafts and original scores to create the first-ever critical edition of their works.
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September 16, 2013
ER visits after surgery: Study finds high rate among seniors
Nearly one in five older adults who have common operations will end up in the emergency department within a month of their hospital stay, a new study finds — a surprisingly high number found in the first national look at the issue. What’s even more surprising? The wide variation between hospitals, in keeping their older…
