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October 1, 2012
School of Public Health tackles noncommunicable diseases in Latin America
Major health care problems associated with noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory conditions are not unique to the United States. In fact, non communicable diseases or NCDs are a concern across the globe, and are growing at an alarming rate in some developing regions like Latin America. The unprecedented increase can… -
October 1, 2012
U-M, EMU initiate reciprocal guest borrowing program
The U-M Library and Eastern Michigan University Library recently initiated a program that makes all current faculty, students and staff eligible for guest borrowing privileges at the other institution. Students and staff must first register at the circulation desk of their home institution — the Hatcher Graduate Library (U-M Ann Arbor), the Thompson Library (UM-Flint),… -
September 24, 2012
Alumni speakers, art propel Rackham Centennial celebration
The yearlong Rackham Graduate School centennial celebration picks up in October with a distinguished alumni lecture series and exhibit of the creative work of recent Master of Fine Arts alumni.
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September 24, 2012
Don’t miss: Films, lectures set stage for conference
A series of free lectures and films offered through October aim to provide historical context for the national conference “A New Insurgency: The Port Huron Statement in its Time and Ours,” Oct. 3-Nov. 2 at U-M. The Port Huron Statement, drafted by Tom Hayden, former editor of the Michigan Daily and a civil rights activist,… -
September 24, 2012
Coleman part of panel discussion of higher ed issues
Can the next U.S. president make public universities more affordable — and can the federal government do anything to support crucial research that takes place in these institutions? Yes, said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, U-M President Mary Sue Coleman and Carnegie Corp. President Vartan Gregorian in a panel co-presented by UCLA Sept. 19 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
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September 24, 2012
Accolades
Anna Ercoli Schnitzer, disability issues librarian at the Taubman Health Sciences Library, has received the 2012 Michael E. DeBakey Library Services Outreach Award from the Friends of the National Library of Medicine. The award recognizes Schnitzer’s efforts in promoting cross-community partnerships for underserved populations and her dedication to raising awareness of the health information needs… -
September 24, 2012
Annual research volume at U-M rises 3 percent to $1.27 billion
The total volume of research at U-M rose by 3 percent to a record $1.27 billion — an increase of $37.5 million — in the fiscal year that closed June 30.
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September 24, 2012
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute celebrates 25th year
In his first month of retirement, Stu Simon became an enthusiastic member of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at U-M. “That experience has been one of the greatest sources of satisfaction in ‘the second half’ of my life. There are many opportunities to learn about interesting subjects I never had time for during my professional… -
September 24, 2012
New degree program teaches inventors to be entrepreneurs
An inkless wet paint that changes color. A reusable heat pack you boil to recharge. A wireless sensor that could one day fit inside a blood vessel. These are three of the technologies that could move closer to market thanks to a unique new Master of Entrepreneurship program at U-M. As for where the innovations fit in the marketplace and what their most promising applications are — that’s up to the students in the program’s first cohort to discover over the coming year.
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September 24, 2012
TIAA-CREF president to address retirement issues in forum
When it comes to saving for retirement, most Americans could be focused on the wrong number. Roger W. Ferguson Jr., president and chief executive officer of TIAA-CREF, which manages the retirement savings of 3.7 million people, suggests that instead of looking at the total wealth accumulated consumers should know how much income they’ll have each month.
