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September 10, 2012
Hovey lecture: ‘Powder Keg: Where is Putin Taking Russia?’
Matthias Schepp, Moscow bureau chief for Der Spiegel, the Euro Zone’s most influential newsmagazine, and a 2005 alumnus of the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships will deliver the 27th Graham Hovey Lecture “Powder Keg: Where is Putin Taking Russia?” The lecture highlights the benefits of sabbatical study at U-M for journalists at a mid-point in their careers.
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September 10, 2012
Get tips and healthy food samples at free chef demonstration Wednesday
It’s a fact: eating healthy can help you feel better, have more energy and even handle stress better. It’s also one of the best ways to prevent and control health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and some forms of cancer.
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September 10, 2012
U-M to host U.S. income gap debate
U-M will host a debate Tuesday about how unequal American society has become and what is the best way to close the income gap.
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September 10, 2012
U reminds campus community of election-related information
The deadline to register to vote in Michigan for the 2012 general election is Oct. 9. “This November, we will choose leadership at every level — from president of the United States to federal and state legislators, state and local judges, and members of city councils and township boards,” says Cynthia Wilbanks, vice president for… -
September 10, 2012
New interlibrary loan service offers access to 90 million items
The U-M Library recently introduced a new interlibrary loan (ILL) service for physical items, UBorrow, which combines 14 research library catalogs containing 90 million items into one easy-to-use search and request tool.
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September 10, 2012
Survey: Fiscal stress easing for Michigan’s local governments, though many still suffering
Only one-third of the local governments in Michigan say they are somewhat or significantly less able to meet their fiscal needs this year — a big drop from last year when nearly half reported having such difficulties, according to a U-M survey. Other findings in the poll by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public… -
September 10, 2012
Longer CPR attempts might benefit some patients, U-M research finds
There isn’t a hard and fast rule for how long doctors should perform CPR, but new research from the U-M Health System shows longer attempts might be beneficial for some patients. Most cardiac arrest patients are often successfully resuscitated after a short period of time — about 12 minutes on average. Practitioners are often reluctant… -
September 10, 2012
Tool may help psychiatrists better predict violence risk in patients
Inexperienced psychiatrists are less likely than their veteran peers to accurately predict violence by their patients, but a simple assessment checklist might help bridge that accuracy gap, according to new research from U-M. Led by psychiatrist Dr. Alan Teo, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar, researchers examined how accurate psychiatrists were at predicting assaults… -
September 10, 2012
Chef offers dinner and a show to promote health
Julia Child was not pleased with Kathy Goldberg’s question. In the early 1990s at a food event in Aspen, Colo., Goldberg, now an MHealthy dietitian, dared to ask Child about substituting olive oil for butter in a traditional bechamel (white) sauce recipe. Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography. “She said, ‘Why would you want to… -
September 10, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Kick out the jams
