LSA
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March 23, 2015
As bicentennial nears, U-M offers courses in campus history
As U-M closes in on its 200th birthday, several new courses seek to elevate students’ understanding of the university’s historic role in American higher education.
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October 3, 2014
Robert Axelrod awarded National Medal of Science
Robert Axelrod, a U-M professor of political science and public policy, has received the National Medal of Science by President Obama.
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July 28, 2014
Research team discovers source of the sky’s X-ray glow
In findings that help astrophysicists understand our corner of the galaxy, an international research team has shown that the soft X-ray glow blanketing the sky comes from both inside and outside the solar system.
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July 17, 2014
Dennison Building to be renovated for academic centers, institutes
The university will invest $49 million to transform the Dennison Building into academic centers and institute offices.
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June 30, 2014
$1M grant to improve undergraduate chemistry education
A U-M professor of chemistry and engineering is among the 15 scientist educators selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute professors, the institute announced Monday.
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April 25, 2014
Weinberg gives $7.7 million for new cognitive science institute
U-M alumnus and donor Marshall Weinberg has donated $7.7 million to create the new Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science in LSA.
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April 25, 2014
Optimistic spouse better for partner’s health
If your spouse expects good things to happen, your health may be in luck.
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April 25, 2014
Found: An Earth-sized planet that might hold liquid water
In a dim and faraway solar system, astronomers have for the first time discovered a rocky, Earth-sized planet that might hold liquid water — a necessary ingredient for life as we know it.
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April 17, 2014
Political scientist selected as next LSA dean
Provost Martha E. Pollack is recommending the appointment of Andrew D. Martin as dean of LSA. He is a professor and vice dean in the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis.
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April 11, 2014
Cable guys: Male identity evolves on TV dramas
Male characters on television used to hold onto traditional ideas of masculinity tighter than viewers maintained their grip on remote controls. But the gradual infusion of feminism into U.S. society and TV scripts in recent decades has changed gender roles in how men regard fatherhood and marriage, a University of Michigan researcher says.
