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September 4, 2012
CIO for Harvard affiliate Brigham and Women’s Hospital to join U-M
Sue Schade has been named chief information officer of U-M Hospitals and Health Centers, after 12 years as CIO of Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Schade has spent 25 years in health care information technology management, including positions that required increasing management responsibility at Advocate Health Care, a large integrated delivery… -
September 4, 2012
U-M announces new center for drug discovery
The university has announced a new center designed to accelerate the progression to the marketplace of drugs under development at laboratories across campus. Called the Center for the Discovery of New Medicines (CDNM), it will coordinate and support work in a range of departments and schools to streamline drug discovery and development, support the translation… -
September 4, 2012
Oil spill cleanup: Smart filter can strain oil out of water
A smart filter with a shape-shifting surface can separate oil and water using gravity alone, an advancement that could be useful in cleaning up environmental oil spills, among other applications, say its U-M developers. The system could provide a more efficient way to remove crude oil from waterways without using additional chemical detergents, or even… -
September 4, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
U-M hosts a legend
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September 4, 2012
For diabetics, a steady job is good for your health
If you’re diabetic or prone to diabetes, having a steady job appears to be good for your health, and not just because of the insurance coverage. A new U-M study found that that jobless working-age people with diabetes are less likely to adhere to their oral anti-diabetic medications than diabetics who are employed. Further, people… -
September 4, 2012
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 21 meeting. ANN ARBOR CAMPUS Faculty appointments and promotions with tenure Silas D. Alben, associate professor of mathematics, LSA, effective Sept. 1. Irina Aristarkhova, associate professor of art and design, School of Art & Design, effective Sept. 1. Julie E. Boland, transfer… -
September 4, 2012
SNRE’s Miller works to switch up energy sources
Shelie Miller, who won a National Science Foundation award for her development of a switchgrass research tool, says biofuels won’t solve our energy or climate problems — but they can help. “They are a source of domestic energy that can create jobs and stimulate rural economies,” says Miller, an assistant professor of natural resources and… -
September 4, 2012
Police Beat
Police Beat is a monthly feature of the Record. The next publication will be Sept. 17. -
September 4, 2012
Sticks and stones: ‘That’s so gay’ negatively affects gay students
People may believe words are not harmful, but the phrase “that’s so gay” can have negative consequences for gay, lesbian or bisexual students, a new U-M study indicates. The phrase often is used by young people to describe something as stupid or undesirable. It’s part of the vocabulary among students at all types of educational… -
September 4, 2012
Justice Kagan to help dedicate Law School’s new South Hall
t has been almost 80 years since the Law School last dedicated a new academic building, but that’s set to change Friday as a cast of legal and U-M luminaries, highlighted by Associate Justice Elena Kagan of the U.S. Supreme Court, gathers to dedicate the new South Hall.
