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August 13, 2012
Scholarship & Creative Work
Tiny, freeloading clams find key to evolutionary success What mechanisms control the generation and maintenance of biological diversity on the planet? It’s a central question in evolutionary biology. For land-dwelling organisms such as insects and the flowers they pollinate, it’s clear that interactions between species are one of the main drivers of the evolutionary change… -
August 13, 2012
U-M featured on Chronicle’s 2012 best workplaces list
U-M is one of the best university workplaces in the United States, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s 2012 Great Colleges to Work For. The list was announced by the publication’s editors Aug. 6 and marked the fifth consecutive year the university has been recognized.
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August 13, 2012
Police Beat
July 2012 crime map > Burglary at Briarwood Medical Building On July 29 a Briarwood Medical Building was broken into via a broken exterior window. A camera and box of medication vials were located outside the building. However other vials of medication were reported missing. Additionally an exterior window in a neighboring building was found… -
August 13, 2012
U-M chosen as one of handful of CDC injury centers
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has selected U-M to become one of its Injury Control Research Centers, a rare designation held by only 10 other institutions.
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August 13, 2012
Don’t miss: Genetics and evolution connection explored in exhibit
From people to plants, from blue whales to bacteria, every living thing on Earth is related to all the others through evolution. The DNA in every cell preserves a record of these relationships — called the tree of life — as well as clues as to when the various branches split off. The exhibit “DNA… -
August 13, 2012
University Record to adopt CIC UM Events calendar
The University Record is adopting the Campus Information Centers (CIC) UM Events calendar, effective today (Aug. 13).
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August 13, 2012
Accolades
Dr. Katherine Gallagher, vascular surgeon at the Cardiovascular Center and assistant professor of vascular surgery, Medical School, has received the 2012 Wylie Scholar award from Vascular Cures, a nonprofit investing in research to develop breakthrough treatments for vascular disease. The $150,000 grant was awarded to help fund studies of the role of stem cells and… -
August 13, 2012
More than 100 gather to celebrate Mars Science Lab landing
The Mars Science Laboratory's unprecedented and precarious landing procedure unfolded as NASA engineers had designed, inspiring applause in crowd of more than 100 people gathered at a party hosted by the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Department and the Space Physics Research Lab.
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August 13, 2012
Investment funds update
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August 13, 2012
University leaders invest in two Voices of the Staff programs
University leadership has made another financial investment in Voices of the Staff, also known as VOICES. The executive officers recently approved funding for two VOICES initiatives.
