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October 22, 2012
Regent candidates to appear at forum
The 10 candidates vying for two open eight-year terms on the Board of Regents in the Nov. 6 election have been invited to participate in a public forum at 3:30 p.m. today (Oct. 22) during the monthly Senate Assembly meeting. The meeting will be in Forum Hall on the fourth floor of Palmer Commons.
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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 15, 2012
Target for obesity drugs comes into focus
Researchers at U-M have determined how the hormone leptin, an important regulator of metabolism and body weight, interacts with a key receptor in the brain. Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat tissue that has been of interest for researchers in obesity and Type 2 diabetes since it was discovered in 1995. Like insulin, leptin… -
October 15, 2012
Lewis-Beck to speak at two election-related events
If there’s one thing most political scientists and pundits can agree on for the 2012 presidential elections it’s that the race will be a close call. But what statistical model does a professor chose from: his own research that has President Obama losing his job in November to Republican challenger Mitt Romney, or the one… -
October 15, 2012
Legal champion of disability rights to receive Neubacher Award
The U-M Council for Disability Concerns has announced that Samuel R. Bagenstos will receive the 2012 James T. Neubacher Award in recognition of his highly effective advocacy and considerable scholarship on disability rights. Regent Julia Donovan Darlow will present the award to Bagenstos at 10 a.m. Oct. 26 in the Rackham Building’s fourth floor Assembly Hall. The… -
October 15, 2012
Angry? Sad? Ashamed? Depressed people can’t tell difference
Clinically depressed people have a hard time telling the difference between negative emotions such as anger and guilt, a new U-M study found. The ability to distinguish between various emotional experiences affects how individuals deal with life stressors, says Emre Demiralp, a researcher in the Department of Psychology and the lead author of the study…
