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July 23, 2012
U-M hospital care best in state, among best in nation, according to new ranking
The U-M Hospitals and Health Centers offer the best care in Michigan and some of the nation’s best care, according to a new ranking from U.S. News & World Report. The results mark the 18th year in a row that U-M has been named to the honor roll of “America’s Best Hospitals,” this year with… -
July 23, 2012
Obituary
Dr. Gerald Charbeneau Dr. Gerald Charbeneau, who chaired the School of Dentistry’s Department of Operative Dentistry from 1969-86, died July 2. He was 86 years old. Charbeneau earned his dental degree from the School of Dentistry in 1948 and received a master’s degree in pediatric dentistry in 1949. That year he also went into part-time… -
July 23, 2012
College students likely to disagree with religious teachings on homosexuality
College students’ beliefs about same-sex relationships can be shaped by their church’s teachings, but some are willing to oppose their religion’s position on the issue, a new U-M study indicates. And this can influence students’ views about same-sex marriage. Researchers looked at whether or not respondents’ religion taught that homosexuality was a sin and students’… -
July 23, 2012
U-M, Traverse City Film Festival build on ‘educational partnership’
For the fourth consecutive year, film experts and students from U-M will contribute to the Traverse City Film Festival, July 31-Aug. 5. Drawn from the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures, faculty members will serve as jurors for both feature films and documentaries in the U.S. and foreign film categories as well as short films.… -
July 23, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Enjoying the river
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July 23, 2012
Generation X is surprisingly unconcerned about climate change
As the nation suffers through a summer of record-shattering heat, a U-M report finds that Generation X is lukewarm about climate change — uninformed about the causes and unconcerned about the potential dangers. “Most Generation Xers are surprisingly disengaged, dismissive or doubtful about whether global climate change is happening and they don’t spend much time… -
July 23, 2012
U-M has left its mark on the Olympics
Since 1900, more than 200 Michigan students and coaches have participated in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, representing the U.S. and 23 other countries. As the Olympics return to London this summer, 26 current or former athletes and their coaches will be on hand for the competition.
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July 23, 2012
British native finds his calling as sports economist
The world will watch the high jumpers, long jumpers, runners, swimmers and divers as the London 2012 Olympic Summer Games open Friday. But Stefan Szymanski — a native of host country Great Britain — won’t particularly be watching athletes. Instead, he’ll watch tourists. Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography. “I will be mainly interested in… -
July 23, 2012
U-M to play leading role in national project to move research to market
In a move designed to fast-track more research from the lab to the real world, U-M was named one of two new nodes of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps program, NSF officials announced July 18 at an I-Corps anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.
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July 23, 2012
Diving Olympian Micki King’s redemption
The story of Micki King, who won a gold medal in diving in 1972 in Munich after breaking her arm at the 1968 Olympics, captivated many sports fans. Johnny Carson invited her to appear on his late-night television show. In front of cameras Carson took a diving lesson from King’s coach Dick Kimball, the longtime…
