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October 15, 2012
High school sports: Girls losing gender equity game
While opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports increased during the 1990s, progress toward gender equity slowed and, perhaps, even reversed direction during the 2000s, according to a new report. The report, released last week by the Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Center for Women and Girls (SHARP) — a collaboration… -
October 15, 2012
Federal judge dismisses Authors Guild lawsuit over HathiTrust
U.S. District Judge Harold Baer Jr. has granted U-M’s motion for summary judgment in the Authors Guild lawsuit that sought to severely curtail the HathiTrust Digital Library initiative.
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October 15, 2012
Accolades
Jessy Grizzle, Jerry W. and Carol L. Levin Professor of Engineering, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and professor of mechanical engineering, College of Engineering, has received a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award. It is for co-creating MABEL, a robot that walks with the agility of a human and runs at a 9-minute-mile pace. Grizzle is… -
October 15, 2012
U-Michigan’s bold new research funding venture, MCubed, begins
A revolutionary research funding experiment began last week at U-M, allowing faculty members from every school and college to coalesce into teams of three to embark on visionary projects. The MCubed program, announced in May, will divvy up $15 million among 250 brand new, interdisciplinary pilot studies.
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October 15, 2012
MHealthy Rewards top performing areas announced
More than 20,000 faculty and staff members participated in the MHealthy Rewards 2012 program, and 46 percent completed both the annual health questionnaire and a wellness screening. More than 45 schools, colleges and administrative areas achieved 50 percent or more completion.
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October 8, 2012
Better care needed to prevent or account for missing data in clinical trials
Large amounts of missing data in clinical trials can undermine the scientific credibility of the studies, according to a special report by an expert panel commissioned by the National Research Council. The panel, chaired by Roderick Little, the Richard D. Remington Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, also found that common… -
October 8, 2012
Environmental activist to receive 22nd Raoul Wallenberg Medal
Appalachian environmental activist Maria Gunnoe will be awarded the 22nd Raoul Wallenberg Medal. After the medal presentation, set to begin at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Rackham Auditorium, Gunnoe will give the Wallenberg Lecture, which is free and open to the public. In 1996, Gunnoe began her fight against environmentally devastating mountaintop-removal coal mining and… -
October 8, 2012
University Unions: Building community while increasing sustainability efforts
More online Three new videos produced by University Unions provide additional sustainability information: • MFarmers’ Market >Learn more about the MFarmers’ Markets, hosted by Central Student Government and University Unions taking place this fall on campus. One of the participating farmers, John Goetz, talks about his farm and farming methods that he uses to grow… -
October 8, 2012
Physician assistants to renovate home for fellow UMHS employee
To LaKeesha Talbert, becoming a homeowner doesn’t just mean having a nice place to live — it also means having more responsibility. Talbert, a patient services assistant at the U-M Health System, will be the recipient of this year’s Physician Assistants Week Habitat for Humanity renovation project, and for her, it’s an opportunity to take the next step in life as a homeowner.
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October 8, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Rally draws Sen. Hart
