Arts & Creativity

U-M conference: Future of liberal arts at research universities

Maryanne George, (734) 615-6514, mageorge@umich.edu — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:04:41 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: May 22-24, 2013

EVENT: At a time when the value of the liberal arts is under much debate, more ...

U-M arts and culture: Music at Hill, Broadway awards, film legend Robert Altman

Frank Provenzano — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:37 -0400

The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative projects ...

U-M's Yamashita named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

Laura J. Williams, (734) 615-4862, laurajw@umich.edu — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

Yukiko Yamashita of the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute is one of 27 biomedical researchers named today as Howard ...

Improving materials that convert heat to electricity and vice-versa

Nicole Casal Moore — Sun, 05 May 2013 14:35:55 -0400

Thermoelectric materials can be used to turn waste heat into electricity or to provide refrigeration without any liquid coolants, and ...

U-M scholars hit the road to explore Michigan's knowledge economy

Deborah Greene, (734) 763-4008, greenedm@umich.edu — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:14:23 -0400

The Michigan Road Scholars' 14th annual "seminar on wheels" kicks off May 6 as 30 University of Michigan faculty and ...

First graduates earn U-M's new master in entrepreneurship

Greta Guest — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:49:59 -0400

The University of Michigan's master's degree program in entrepreneurship awards its first 17 students degrees on Friday.

AAAS selects U-M's Philip Hanlon, David Cohen as fellows

Jared Wadley — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:40:41 -0400

University of Michigan Provost Philip Hanlon and David Cohen, the John Dewey Collegiate Professor of Education at the School of ...

U-M arts and culture

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:56:34 -0400

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The University of Michigan's website, Montage, features the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative ...

U-M announces Hopwood Award winners

Jared Wadley — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:34:19 -0400

The University of Michigan recently announced winners of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards during the 2013 Graduate and Undergraduate ...

Media invited to cover e-waste recycling event

Dana Budzaj Elger, (734) 936-5190, dbudzaj@umich.edu — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:09:10 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013

EVENT: The University of Michigan's Office of Campus Sustainability and the Ann ...

Snail tale: Fossil shells and new geochemical technique provide clues to ancient climate cooling

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:01:28 -0400

Using a new laboratory technique to analyze fossil snail shells, scientists have gained insights into an abrupt climate shift that ...

Charles Munger pledges $110 million for U-Michigan graduate residence and fellowships to create ...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:02:00 -0400

U-M's Ross School student-led venture fund invests in edtech startup

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:26:02 -0400

The Social Venture Fund, a U-M student-led investing fund at the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, has provided seed ...

U-Michigan spring commencement logistics

Laura Lessnau — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:29:35 -0400

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DATE: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013. Stadium opens at 8 a.m. The graduate procession into the stadium begins at ...

U-M arts and culture: Future of art museums, conversation about race

Frank Provenzano — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:07:01 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative ...

Weather data scrutiny spurs government efficiency

Greta Guest — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:56:01 -0400

When the National Weather Service data indicates the temperature reached 75 degrees on a given day, can you believe it?

U-M among first university art museums to join Google Art Project; aim to improve access to ...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:11:42 -0400

Google Art Project is an online virtual journey to some of the most fascinating artworks in the world, with more ...

What do tax policy experts think about U.S. tax policy?

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:51:35 -0400

Large majorities of tax policy experts in the U.S. favor a graduated personal income tax, taxing long-term capital gains as ...

Lift weights to lower blood sugar? White muscle helps keep blood glucose levels under control

Laura J. Williams, (734) 615-4862, laurajw@umich.edu — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:05:16 -0400

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan have challenged a long-held belief that whitening of skeletal ...

Green Pea galaxies could help astronomers understand early universe

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:18:15 -0400

The rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers' understanding of reionization, a ...

Evocative exhibit, town hall foster conversation about race

Deborah Greene, (734) 763-4008, greenedm@umich.edu — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:25:59 -0400

A campuswide project promoting a deeper, meaningful conversation about race, identity and diversity will culminate April 18 in an exhibit ...

Celebrating a visionary, 21st-century global arts-and-design perspective

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:52:36 -0400

The formal dedication of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan looks beyond ...

Dance for Mother Earth Powwow returns to U-M's Crisler Center

Deborah Greene, (734) 763-4008, greenedm@umich.edu — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:29:00 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. April 6 and 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. April 7, 2013

EVENT: The 41st annual Dance for Mother ...

Better than X-rays: A more powerful terahertz imaging system

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Low-energy terahertz radiation could potentially enable doctors to see deep into tissues without the damaging effects of X-rays, or allow ...

Paint-on plastic electronics: Aligning polymers for high performance

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:36:31 -0400

Semiconducting polymers are an unruly bunch, but U-M engineers have developed a method for getting them in line that could ...

Seven to receive honorary degrees at spring commencement

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 615-1563, rickfitz@umich.edu — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:34:56 -0400

Twitter CEO and University of Michigan alumnus Richard (Dick) Costolo will deliver the spring commencement address May 4 at Michigan ...

After Newtown: A new use for a weapons-detecting radar?

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:35:46 -0400

In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting, a University of Michigan professor envisions a new use for a weapons-detecting ...

Milhaud's seldom-performed epic features grand collaboration with U-M music students

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:10:18 -0400

The epic work—also known as "Oresteian Trilogy"—will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 4 at Hill Auditorium on the University ...

U-M's new solar car marks transition for nation's top team

Nicole Casal Moore — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:50:11 -0400

The name of the University of Michigan's next solar car, which will be one step closer to resembling a real-world ...

Transforming Learning for a Third Century funds its first projects

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:21:50 -0400

The University of Michigan's Third Century Initiative has awarded $825,000 to two dozen projects designed to enhance action-based, experiential learning ...

U-Michigan at SXSW: Solar car, makerspaces and future of spam

Heather Newman, (734) 355-0888 or (734) 764-7717, newmanh@umich.edu — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:52:09 -0500

A new solar car design, a program that creates makerspaces in schools and new studies on spam e-mail are just ...

More tech startups in Michigan is the goal of new statewide entrepreneurship program

Amy Goldstein, (734) 615-9343, afgoldst@umich.edu — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:31:56 -0500

A new entrepreneurial training program for inventors in Michigan aims to fast-track technologies to market and boost the economic impact ...

University of Michigan receives $50 million from Zell Family Foundation, led by alumna Helen ...

Kelly Cunningham, (734) 936-5190, kecunham@umich.edu — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:00:00 -0500

Largest donation in history of U-M's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

Fukushima anniversary: Nuclear experts available

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:25:55 -0500

Two years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, triggering partial meltdowns in three nuclear ...

Stressed-out tadpoles grow larger tails to escape predators

Jim Erickson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:01:00 -0500

When people or animals are thrust into threatening situations, stress hormones are released to help prepare the organism to defend ...

U-M first university to participate in innovative Race Card Project

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:55:56 -0500

In the last three years, thousands of people across the U.S. have participated in the Race Card Project, an innovative ...

Early warning system provides four-month forecast of malaria epidemics in northwest India

Jim Erickson — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:00:59 -0500

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean can be used to accurately forecast malaria epidemics thousands of miles ...

Lead exposure negatively impacts MEAP scores of Detroit schoolchildren

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:27:34 -0500

Lead exposure in early childhood has been linked to lower performance on state achievement tests for many Detroit Public School ...

U-M Regents approve renovation of West Quad and design for South Quad improvements

Peter Logan, (734) 763-4104, loganpw@umich.edu — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:06:17 -0500

The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved the renovation of West Quadrangle residence hall as well as the ...

LSA dean appointed director of U-Michigan Bentley Library

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:36:57 -0500

One of the University of Michigan's longest-serving deans is heading to the Bentley Historical Library where he will serve as ...

VP Forrest: U-M research funding up, but sequestration threatens budget

Jim Erickson — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:26:31 -0500

Vice President for Research Stephen Forrest comments on the possible consequences of sequestration by Congress on the future of crucial ...

Zero water consumption: U-M students to retrofit historic home

Jennifer Judge Hensel, (734) 763-2852, jjhensel@umich.edu — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:54:41 -0500

Imagine if your home had walls filled with water, toilets that composted their own waste and a roof capable of ...

U-M arts and culture: Race, emancipation and African-American folk gardens

Frank Provenzano — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:16:08 -0500

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative ...

U-M experts available to discuss world's emerging technologies

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:23:12 -0500

U-M is at the forefront of research and development in many areas that are featured among the technology breakthroughs described ...

U-M expert to help Gallup review political polling methods

Jared Wadley — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:37:04 -0500

University of Michigan professor Michael Traugott, a nationally recognized expert in political communication and polls, is assisting the Gallup Organization ...

U-M 'unconference' brings together entrepreneurs and investors

Greta Guest — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:59:52 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 3-8 p.m. Feb. 7, 2013

EVENT: The Entrepreneurs Engage "unConference" brings together 250 of the region's most successful and ...

How planets form: Astronomers weigh a protoplanetary disk with unprecedented accuracy

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Research led by U-M has enabled a dramatically more precise measurement of the amount of dust and gas in the ...

Campus as laboratory: U-M student biologists use Diag trees to help solve gypsy moth mystery

Jim Erickson — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Undergraduate researchers and their faculty adviser helped explain an observation that had puzzled insect ecologists who study voracious leaf-munching gypsy ...

Martha Pollack selected as next U-Michigan provost

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 615-1563, rickfitz@umich.edu — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:45:00 -0500

Martha E. Pollack, who has served as the University of Michigan's vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs, today was ...

Many heterosexual college males say 'That's so gay,' but why?

Jared Wadley — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:03:10 -0500

"That's so gay" is a popular expression on campuses nationwide among heterosexual students, especially young men. But why do they ...

Internet banging: Gangs use social media to trade insults, threats

Jared Wadley — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:56:37 -0500

Gangs now occupy two spaces: the streets and the Internet.

Michigan's World Class: Teaching and learning at U-M

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:04:05 -0500

"Michigan's World Class" celebrates teaching and learning at U-M by telling stories of how schools and colleges and, more importantly, ...

RecycleMania returns to U-M campus

Dana Budzaj Elger, (734) 936-5190, dbudzaj@umich.edu — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:47:31 -0500

The University of Michigan will compete with hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide in a battle to collect campus trash ...

Exhibit presents indelible, haunting 'human cost' of undocumented workers entering U.S. from Mexico

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:00:29 -0500

For Jason De León, the story of undocumented migrant workers' treacherous trek northward from Mexico through Arizona is a complex, ...

U-M student club hosts 'Detroit on the Move'

Greta Guest — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:43:35 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 6-9 p.m. Jan. 24 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 25, 2013

EVENT: The Revitalization & Business Initiative, a student-led ...

U-M arts and culture: Race, emancipation and African-American folk gardens

Frank Provenzano — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 12:37:45 -0500

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The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative projects ...

Mark West named dean of University of Michigan Law School

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 615-1563, rickfitz@umich.edu — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:33:53 -0500

Mark D. West, currently the associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Michigan Law School and a highly ...

U-M's Ross School: Top coaches share winning moves

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:16:12 -0500

Top University of Michigan coaches headline a new executive education program at the Ross School of Business that taps into ...

U-M arts and culture: Understanding race and more

Frank Provenzano — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:20:48 -0500

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The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative projects ...

U-M's Understanding Race Project examines issues at heart of the human experience, advances ...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:17:37 -0500

Few subjects provoke as strong a visceral response as race.

17 years after its launch, U-Michigan's revamped Animal Diversity Web reaching millions worldwide

Jim Erickson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:27:11 -0500

The Animal Diversity Web is one of the largest and most widely used natural history websites.

Monkey business: What howler monkeys can tell us about the role of interbreeding in human evolution

Jim Erickson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:45:57 -0500

Did different species of early humans interbreed and produce offspring of mixed ancestry?

Frontline employees can make or break retail and service companies

Greta Guest — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:56:48 -0500

Retailers and service companies still utilizing a top-down management structure likely don't see the connection between the frontline and the ...

U-M arts and culture: Cuba, conservation, censorship

Frank Provenzano — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:13:19 -0500

ADVISORY

The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative projects ...

U-M study shows BPA exposure in fetal livers

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:54:01 -0500

New research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health found BPA, or bisphenol A, in fetal liver tissue, ...

Chu to make clean energy announcement involving U-Michigan

Nicole Casal Moore — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:47:23 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 11:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, 2012.

EVENT: A live webcast of U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Dr. Steven Chu's ...

Driver distraction: Do as I say, not as I do (or what you think I do)

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:54:46 -0500

Parents who talk on cell phones, send texts or eat and drink while driving have teenagers who are more likely ...

U-Michigan tops in research spending at public universities

Jim Erickson — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:49:29 -0500

For the third straight year, the University of Michigan ranks first in research and development spending among the nation's public ...

On Twitter: A research funding lottery for bold, collaborative ideas

Nicole Casal Moore — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:18:06 -0500

EDITORS: Follow @UmichResearch #mcubed to find out which projects receive funding.

ANN ARBOR—Fifty teams will win a ...

Gift to Clements Library renews American history landmark

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:38:01 -0500

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved today a major renovation project to the William L. Clements Library. The ...

Math faculty member is Michigan Professor of the Year

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:00:01 -0500

He wears a Math Department t-shirt every teaching day. He tells a joke 20 minutes into every lecture. He's as ...

Saber-toothed cats and bear dogs: How they made cohabitation work

Nicole Casal Moore — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:01:00 -0500

The fossilized fangs of saber-toothed cats hold clues to how the extinct mammals shared space and food with other large ...

U-M math major wins $10,000 Astronaut Foundation Scholarship

Maryanne George (734) 615-6514, mageorge@umich.edu — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:37:37 -0400

ANN ARBOR—Nicholas Triantafillou, a senior at the University of Michigan, has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship by the Astronaut Scholarship ...

New U-M fellowship commemorates Raoul Wallenberg

William Foreman — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:02:27 -0400

The University of Michigan is offering a new annual fellowship that commemorates one of its most illustrious graduates, Raoul Wallenberg, ...

Brehm gift launches building expansion at U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Frank Provenzano — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:33:00 -0400

The U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance, ranked among the top performing arts schools in the nation, has received ...

Attitudes toward African-Americans have worsened since 2008

Jared Wadley — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:40:16 -0400

This might not be a "post-racial" era after all.

New research indicates that racial attitudes toward African-Americans have worsened since the ...

U-M arts and culture: From the Emancipation Proclamation to the rise of the New Left to ...

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:33:40 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative ...

Student startup showcase: Graduating TechArb teams present what they learned and what’s next

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:17:53 -0400

ANN ARBOR – More than 20 accomplished student-led ventures will present their startups to area venture capitalists and members of ...

Michigan Merit Curriculum gives small boost to best students, with little or negative impact on ...

Greta Guest — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:32:49 -0400

The class of 2011, the first group of students exposed to the Michigan Merit Curriculum for their entire high school ...

Annual report finds U-M in great financial health

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 936-5190, rickfitz@umich.edu — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:20:12 -0400

The University of Michigan continues to be in great financial health, largely because of faculty and staff who are "keenly ...

U-M endowment distributions increase for ninth straight year, despite slight downturn

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 936-5190, rickfitz@umich.edu — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:56:52 -0400

Distributions from the University of Michigan endowment increased for the ninth straight year, despite a slight decline in the total ...

Environmental activist to receive 22nd Raoul Wallenberg Medal

Wendy Ascione-Juska, (734) 764-5536, wascione@umich.edu — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:29:57 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012.

EVENT: Appalachian environmental activist Maria Gunnoe will be awarded the 22nd University of ...

U-Michigan researcher awarded 2012 Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:10:44 -0400

A University of Michigan researcher is among 16 scientists from universities across the country named as 2012 recipients of the ...

Presidential campaigns say as much about U.S. culture as candidates

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:37:31 -0400

American presidential campaigns provide a unique window into our society, according to a University of Michigan anthropologist.

U-M's DPS offers free online bicycle registration

Diane Brown, (734) 936-2323, dianebr@umich.edu — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:59:24 -0400

A free, online bicycle registration service is being offered by the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety on the ...

U-M Tech Transfer agreements achieve new record

Greta Guest — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:36:49 -0400

The invention culture at U-M has led to another record-setting year with more agreements with partners than ever before.

Tech Transfer ...

Solar wind particles likely source of water locked inside lunar soils

Jim Erickson — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 07:25:12 -0400

The most likely source of the water locked inside soils on the moon's surface is the constant stream of charged ...

U-M arts and culture: From Rwandan storytelling and the Spanish flu to Orson Welles and the ...

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 11:43:33 -0400

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan website "Montage" highlights the latest news and features about the arts, culture, creative endeavors, collaborative ...

Home for sale: U.S. house prices continue to climb

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:31:08 -0400

National home prices will rise as much as 22 percent in the next five years, says a professor at the ...

Fluid cathedrals: Gels under the microscope

Katherine McAlpine, Phone: (734) 763-4386, E-mail: kmca@umich.edu — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:18:20 -0400

A dollop of hair gel might not look like much, but Michigan Engineering researchers have found that it's a labyrinth ...

University of Michigan's hosts tribute to Betty Ford

Greta Guest — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:13:34 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.11, 2012.

EVENT: "The Life and Legacy of Betty Ford, a University of Michigan Celebration." A ...

U-M will host conference on campus sexual assault policy

Jared Wadley — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:26:36 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: Oct. 25-26, 2012.

EVENT: "Campus Sexual Assault Policy: Problems and Progress," hosted by the University of Michigan Center for ...

Better care must be taken to prevent or account for missing data in clinical trials

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:35:21 -0400

Large amounts of missing data in clinical trials can undermine the scientific credibility of the studies, according to a special ...

U-M researcher honored for MABEL, the jogging robot

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:24:26 -0400

For making a robot that walks with the agility of a human and runs at a nine-minute mile pace, a ...

Environmental activist to receive 22nd Raoul Wallenberg Medal

Wendy Ascione-Juska, (734) 764-5536, wascione@umich.edu — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:41:40 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23, 2012.

EVENT: Appalachian environmental activist Maria Gunnoe will be awarded the 22nd University of ...

U-M/Sloan project enhances open access to research data

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:04:55 -0400

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan Institute ...

U-M's Planet Blue continues to help reduce campus energy use, boost recycling

Rick Fitzgerald, (734) 936-5190, rfitz@umich.edu — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:15:15 -0400

The University of Michigan continues to make progress to lower energy consumption and boost recycling on its Ann Arbor campus ...

Disease advocacy has changed how medical research is funded

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 00:10:05 -0400

Patient-led advocacy has created a shift in the way the U.S. government prioritizes funding for medical research and has significantly ...

U-M's South Quad approved for renovation work

Peter Logan, (734) 763-4104, loganpw@umich.edu — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:10:50 -0400

The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved renovation to create a new dining center in South Quadrangle, as ...

Gift to transform U-Michigan's School of Art and Design

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:22:59 -0400

As a symbol of gratitude and recognition of the vision of Penny and E. Roe Stamps, the U-M Board of ...

U-M's Special Collections adds to extensive Orson Welles archive

Vivianne Schnitzer — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:03:51 -0400

The most extensive international collection of archives on filmmaker, actor, director and writer Orson Welles is now available to the ...

U-M professors to receive NIH Director's New Innovator Award

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:35:02 -0400

One research project will use brain activity to forecast the success of large-scale health campaigns. Another involves making artificial platelets ...

U-M to host event at which HHS, education leaders will call for tobacco-free campuses

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:01:22 -0400

Dr. Howard Koh, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be present at ...

U-M to host event at which HHS, education leaders will call for tobacco free campuses

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:54:16 -0400

At an upcoming event at U-M's School of Public Health, leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Arts at U-Michigan:18th-century Britain paintings; arts receive Mellon Grant; UMS pays tribute ...

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:43:59 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The University of Michigan features the latest news and features about the arts, creative endeavors, collaborative projects and ...

Chemicals today, drugs tomorrow: U-M's new Center for Drug Discovery

Laura J. Williams, Phone: (734) 615 4862, E-mail: laurajw@umich.edu — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:16:57 -0400

A new center at the University of Michigan will accelerate the progression to the marketplace of drugs under development at ...

Student orientation involves plunging into community service

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:04:28 -0400

Students from two University of Michigan schools will get to know the communities in and around Ann Arbor as they ...

Preschool children at risk for stress after seeing domestic violence and another traumatic event

Jared Wadley — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:30:59 -0400

Preschool children exposed to domestic violence and additional traumatic events are at increased risk for developing traumatic stress disorder.

U-M experts available to discuss back-to-school issues

Jared Wadley — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:11:52 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The following University of Michigan experts are available to speak to journalists about topics related to back-to-school.

Bacteria in tap water can be traced to the water treatment process

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:23:30 -0400

Most of the bacteria that remain in drinking water when it gets to the tap can be traced to filters ...

Drivers of marine biodiversity: Tiny, freeloading clams find the key to evolutionary success

Jim Erickson — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0400

What mechanisms control the generation and maintenance of biological diversity on the planet?

Crowdfunding aims to help students follow their dreams

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:04:56 -0400

A new crowdfunding platform that lets investors back individual people rather than specific ideas or projects will be piloted at ...

The social job hunt: Web startup brings resumes to life for college students in tough economy

Nicole Casal Moore — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:57:51 -0400

A new career-focused social networking site is believed to be the first-of-its-kind platform for college students and recent grads to ...

Vehicle fuel economy stays the same in July

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:08:42 -0400

After a three-month drop, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained unchanged in July, say ...

Michigan's local leaders more positive about Gov. Snyder, state's direction

William Foreman — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:49:13 -0400

Local government leaders in Michigan gave Gov. Rick Snyder a significantly higher job approval rating in 2012 compared to a ...

Taiwan health care leaders visit the University of Michigan

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:41:49 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: July 23-27, 2012

EVENT: Twenty-six health care professionals and graduate students from Taiwan will visit the University of Michigan ...

U-Michigan to play leading role in national project to move research to market

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:21:20 -0400

In a move designed to fast-track more research from the lab to the real world, the University of Michigan was ...

U-M, Traverse City Film Fest partnership; statewide student filmmakers collaborate on new project

Frank Provenzano — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:37:17 -0400

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U-M, Traverse City Film Festival build on 'educational partnership'

Frank Provenzano — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:58:35 -0400

For the fourth consecutive year, film experts and students from the University of Michigan will make an indelible contribution and ...

The debate goes on: High school students verbally spar at U-M Debate Program camp

Jared Wadley — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:32:35 -0400

It's the great debate at the University of Michigan.

Vehicle fuel economy down again in June

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:51:02 -0400

Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States has dropped for the third month in a row—likely ...

U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University fund joint energy and biomedical projects

David Lampe, Phone: (734) 647-7768, E-mail: drlampe@umich.edu — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:20:03 -0400

Six research teams from U-M and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have won a share of $1.16 million in funding for ...

U-M takes executive education to new heights on Mt. Kilimanjaro

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 07:12:27 -0400

U-M's Ross School of Business Executive Education is offering a unique program to develop leaders with a climb up Africa's ...

Entrepreneurship for teachers: U-M offers unique course

Amy Goldstein, (734) 615-9343, afgoldst@umich.edu — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:08:24 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Imparting entrepreneurial skills to inner city teachers is the goal of a first-of-its-kind intensive course offered jointly by ...

Aid will cover total increase in costs for students with financial need

Rick Fitzgerald, E-mail: rickfitz@umich.edu, Phone: (734) 936-5190 — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:29:50 -0400

The University of Michigan Board of Regents today approved a budget that will increase financial aid enough to cover the ...

More local governments in Michigan using data to make decisions amid fiscal crisis

William Foreman — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:52:12 -0400

Just over two-thirds of Michigan's local governments say they use "data-driven decision making" as they try to cut costs and ...

Teaching creativity in higher ed gets boost

Frank Provenzano — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:47:27 -0400

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Answer isn't always on the 'tip of the tongue' for older adults

Jared Wadley — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:57:19 -0400

Has your memory failed you today, such as struggling to recall a word that's "on the tip of your tongue?" ...

Carbon emissions: U.S. fares better when considering climate

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:47:41 -0400

The U.S. has long been among the world's worst emitters of carbon dioxide, but when accounting for climate in addition ...

U-M celebrates new sustainable computing data center

Dana Budzaj, Phone: (734) 936-5190, E-mail: dbudzaj@umich.edu — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 15:56:02 -0400

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EVENT: The University of Michigan will celebrate the opening of higher education's first ...

U-M's ArtsEngine receives Mellon grant to elevate 'creative process'

Frank Provenzano — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:11:21 -0400

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to the University of Michigan's ArtsEngine initiative to support a ...

Livingston Awards announced for young journalists

Laura Lessnau — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:39:14 -0400

A man falsely imprisoned for 25 years for the murder of his wife, the politics and manipulation of redistricting, and ...

Vehicle fuel economy falls again in May

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:37:55 -0400

For the second straight month, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. fell by 0.2 mpg—likely reflecting ...

Religious patriarchy promotes confidence about paternity

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 12:06:16 -0400

Religious practices that strongly control female sexuality are more successful at promoting certainty about paternity.

Upcoming exhibits offer range of cultural experiences

Frank Provenzano — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:16:06 -0400

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URC report: Michigan's top research universities providing talent, innovations for 'new' auto ...

Jim Erickson — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:34:28 -0400

The University Research Corridor schools confer more than 3,600 degrees annually in auto-ready careers and have spent more than $300 ...

TV can decrease self-esteem in children, except white boys

Jared Wadley — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:40:13 -0400

If you are a white girl, a black girl or a black boy, exposure to today's electronic media in the ...

U-M takes important strides in research and sustainable computing

Tue, 29 May 2012 15:13:34 -0400

The University of Michigan is putting the finishing touches on a new eco-friendly data center, known as the Modular Data ...

Gains in consumer confidence continue, depend on job growth

Diane Swanbrow — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:09:10 -0400

Consumer confidence improved in each of the past nine monthly surveys, rising to its highest level this month since October ...

Lighting control system at U-M saves energy and costs

Kim Broekhuizen, E-mail: kelger@umich.edu, Phone: (734) 936-5190 — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:42 -0400

Installation of energy-saving lighting technology has helped the University of Michigan reduce electrical costs in the Hill Street parking structure ...

A wake-up call for manufacturing

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:33 -0400

U.S. factories produce about 75 percent of what the country consumes, but the right decisions by both business and political ...

Dance performance in four sites along downtown Ann Arbor route

Frank Provenzano — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:55:43 -0400

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DATE: 7 p.m. each night June 7-9, 2012.

EVENT: "Corsets, Grains, & Greenways: Dancing Downtown Ann Arbor"

Consider this a case ...

Stockholders vote GOP regardless of market performance

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:52:59 -0400

Americans who own stock tend to vote Republican even if they're losing money in the stock market under a GOP ...

U-M names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows

Birgit Rieck, Phone: (734) 998-7666, E-mail: brieck@umich.edu — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:49:04 -0400

The Knight-Wallace Fellows program at the University of Michigan has named 12 American and seven international journalists for the academic ...

U-M Men's Glee Club on two-week China tour

Frank Provenzano — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:08:36 -0400

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Benchmark study: Michigan research universities rank among nation's best for developing 21st ...

Jeff Mason, E-mail: jeffmason@urcmich.org, Phone: (517) 999-4007 — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:22:10 -0400

Michigan's University Research Corridor (URC) institutions continue to competitively rank among the top research innovation clusters in the nation in ...

Fuel economy slipped as gas prices dipped throughout April

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:07:56 -0400

After recently topping 24 miles per gallon for the first time ever, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in ...

Mowing down the competition: Supermileage Team aims to break fuel barriers

Jennifer Judge Hensel, Phone: (734) 763-2852, E-mail: jjhensel@umich.edu — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:19:45 -0400

Can a car really get 3,300 miles to the gallon? U-M's Supermileage Team is on its way to proving it ...

After a big 2011, Oakland economy will keep adding jobs

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:20:09 -0400

Oakland County's economy will continue to build on the red-hot job growth of last year—its second-best performance overall since 1994 ...

Gas mileage, CAFE performance up 20 percent since late 2007

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:01:34 -0400

Fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States has topped 24 miles per gallon for the first ...