August 13, 2012
Astrophysicists have detected, for the first time, the oscillating signal that heralds the last gasps of a star falling victim to a previously dormant supermassive black hole. Led by researchers at U-M, the team documented the event with the Suzaku and XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescopes. These instruments picked up semi-regular blips in the light from…
August 13, 2012
Three U-M researchers are among the 96 recipients of the 2012 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the nation’s highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent research careers. The PECASE awards were established in 1996. Eleven federal agencies nominate “the most meritorious scientists and engineers whose early accomplishments show the…
August 13, 2012
The U-M Department of Public Safety was awarded law enforcement reaccreditation, as of Aug. 1, by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Interim Executive Director Joe Piersante has announced. DPS originally was awarded the three-year accreditation in August 2009. To achieve the CALEA recognition, the department had to show compliance with several hundred…
August 13, 2012
More online Learn more about the new CTools-integrated apps and how they can be used > The newest version of CTools, released Aug. 4, includes several new tools for faculty to use in their teaching and research. These tools provide new functionality and expand the capabilities of the existing services in CTools. For example, faculty…
August 13, 2012
Paul McCracken Professor Emeritus Paul W. McCracken, a man who helped shape both U.S. economic policy in Washington, D.C., and the minds of business students at U-M, died Aug. 3 in Ann Arbor at the age of 96. McCracken served as adviser in various capacities to several U.S. presidents, in addition to teaching. But his…
August 13, 2012
In the first human study of its kind, researchers found that using stem cells to re-grow craniofacial tissues — mainly bone — proved quicker, more effective and less invasive than traditional bone regeneration treatments. Researchers from the School of Dentistry and the Michigan Center for Oral Health Research partnered with Ann Arbor-based Aastrom Biosciences Inc.…
August 13, 2012
As President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney prepare for a showdown this election year, Marti Towas remembers the time she led her own political campaign. Towas, now an administrative assistant senior with the Comprehensive Cancer Center, in 1978 ran for the post of Hamburg Township Clerk, and won. Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography.…
August 13, 2012
A new career-focused social networking site is a first-of-its-kind platform for college students and recent grads to showcase their work and connect directly with hiring companies. Seelio, from “see” and “portfolio,” was co-founded by a U-M entrepreneurship instructor, and its public beta opened last week. Portfolios are available to anyone with a .edu email address,…
August 13, 2012
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 19 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…
