October 20, 2016
UMHS board now includes outside leaders from medicine, business
Health care and business leaders were appointed to the University of Michigan Health System Board on Thursday, after approval from the Board of Regents.
Health & Medicine
October 20, 2016
UM-Flint creates School of Nursing; first additional school since 1997
The University of Michigan-Flint will add a School of Nursing, creating the fifth school within the university.
The distinction elevates UM-Flint's nursing program to make it more attractive to potential students, better reflect its prominence at UM-Flint and provide expanded opportunities for students and faculty.
October 20, 2016
$10.75 million gift funds depression research at U-M
A transformative donation of $10.75 million to the University of Michigan Depression Center will help accelerate development of personalized treatments that are necessary to conquer clinical depression, bipolar disorder and related illnesses.
October 20, 2016
U-M will expand medical discovery space through $78.5M project
Eight years ago this month, silence fell over a vast pharmaceutical research campus in northeast Ann Arbor.
But today, it's a bustling part of the University of Michigan, which has spent recent years putting its laboratories, offices and event spaces back to good use.
October 10, 2016
U-M, MSU, Wayne State collaborate to examine Flint water filters
Researchers from the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and Michigan State University are conducting studies to determine the best ways to manage the type of point-of-use water filters being used by Flint residents.
The studies are supported by grants from the National Science Foundation.
October 10, 2016
REMINDER: Flu-shot clinics run through early November
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone six months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season. Flu vaccinations continue to be available to U-M faculty and staff at various university locations.
September 15, 2016
U-M Health System, Metro Health moving forward with affiliation
The Board of Regents and the board of directors of Metro Health Corp. each have approved a definitive affiliation agreement setting the stage for Metro Health to join the University of Michigan Health System.
September 15, 2016
Walk-in flu shot clinics run through October; avoid out-of-pocket fee
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, influenza vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu. U-M faculty and staff have several options for receiving their flu vaccination on campus this fall.
July 25, 2016
Faculty, staff lose weight, boost health through diabetes prevention
More than 240 faculty, staff and their dependents have joined the Diabetes Prevention Program to lose weight, increase physical activity and improve their health since July 2015, when the program first became available at no cost for U-M Premier Care members.
July 11, 2016
Bylaw revisions proposed
(Update: This proposal was approved at the July 21 Board of Regents meeting.)
July 13, 2016
Rivals Challenge results announced; 13 million exercise minutes logged
The University of Michigan may not have come out victorious over Ohio State in the first-ever Rivals Challenge but U-M participants were successful in logging millions of exercise minutes and raising $1,600 for Project Health Schools.
June 16, 2016
U-M Health System reports strong financial results, growth
The University of Michigan Health System reported positive fiscal year-end results Thursday, with an anticipated 4.2 percent ($129 million) operating margin on budgeted operating revenues of $3.1 billion for the U-M Hospitals, Health Centers and the Medical Group.
June 16, 2016
Forbes' $17.5 million gift to help stimulate cancer research
The University of Michigan Board of Regents on Thursday announced a $17.5 million commitment for cancer research from Madeline and Sidney Forbes of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
June 16, 2016
Roger Cone named director of Life Sciences Institute
Roger D. Cone, Ph.D., will serve as the new Mary Sue Coleman Director of the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute, effective Sept. 1. His appointment was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents.
May 19, 2016
Childhood obesity research among U-M projects in West Michigan
University of Michigan developmental psychologist Alison Miller has devoted much of her professional life to investigating health risks in young children and educating parents on how to circumvent and overcome long-lasting health and behavioral issues.
May 19, 2016
Brighton health center to offer more than 40 medical services
The University of Michigan Health System's plans to construct a new 297,000-square-foot health center in Brighton are moving forward with the Board of Regents' approval Thursday of a schematic design and authorization to issue bids and award contracts.
May 21, 2016
Incentives paid to improve health care have little impact in U.K.
The world's largest primary pay-for-performance program designed to improve patient health care and outcomes has failed to save additional lives, says a University of Michigan researcher.
May 13, 2016
U-M joins new national initiative to enhance microbiome research
White House officials made a big announcement Friday about some very tiny creatures — the microbes that live inside our bodies and throughout our environment.
May 10, 2016
U-M to work on ways to share rare-disease treatment evidence
A $900,000 funding award to the School of Public Health will allow researchers to develop methods to analyze treatment evidence that could make a difference in the lives of the 25 million to 30 million Americans living with rare diseases.
The funding comes from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
April 26, 2016
Community, multiuniversity partnership to address Flint health challenges
Flint community partners and three major Michigan university campuses today announced a new partnership to help address, through coordinated research efforts, the current and future status of residents and their health.
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