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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… -
September 16, 2013
Third Century Initiative funds new round of learning projects
The Third Century Initiative is a $50 million program established by the president and provost to inspire innovative programs that enhance the student learning experience and to develop creative approaches to the world’s greatest challenges. Faculty can apply to various grant programs to achieve these goals. Fourteen projects were funded in the latest round of the Student Learning component of the initiative.
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September 16, 2013
Don't miss: Author, scholar Proffer celebrated in symposium
The 75th anniversary of the birth of U-M Professor Carl R. Proffer (1938-84), will be celebrated through the Sept. 20-21 symposium “Ann Arbor in Russian Literature: Revisiting the Carl R. Proffer and Ardis Legacies.” It is sponsored by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Proffer is known as an outstanding scholar celebrated for… -
September 9, 2013
Reducing computer viruses in health networks
The hospital IT networks and medical devices that doctors rely on to treat patients are susceptible to their own maladies — computer viruses and other malware. Whether a bug accidentally finds its way into a system, or an attacker intentionally injects one, researchers believe such breaches are happening more often with the growth of technology… -
September 9, 2013
Marvin Parnes named managing director of ISR
Marvin Parnes, who has been serving as associate vice president for research in the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) at U-M, has been appointed managing director of the Institute for Social Research (ISR). “Marvin brings over 25 years of academic management and research experience to this new position,” said ISR Director James… -
September 9, 2013
Lessons from the worm: How the elderly can live an active life
When the tiny roundworm C. elegans reaches middle age — at about 2 weeks old — it can’t quite move like it did in the bloom of youth. But rather than imposing an exercise regimen to rebuild the worm’s body-wall muscles, researchers can bring the wriggle back by stimulating the animal’s neurons. And, they say,… -
September 9, 2013
How soot forced the end of the Little Ice Age in 1860s Europe
Coal soot shrank the Alpine glaciers in mid-19th-century Europe, according to new findings that show how black carbon alone — even without warmer temperatures — can affect ice and snow cover. The research, which involved a U-M atmospheric scientist, provides insights into when the so-called Little Ice Age ended and why European glaciers began to… -
September 9, 2013
Old school: U-M in History
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