Global Michigan

The new retirement: No retirement?

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:13:17 -0400

People are retiring later for a lot of reasons, but a key one is economic.

Third Century Initiative funds its first Global Challenge projects

William Foreman — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:02:03 -0400

ANN ARBOR—Nadine Naber was in Egypt last year researching the country's revolution when she observed that women's groups spent most ...

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 pioneers hybrid online, on-campus class in survey methods

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:00:00 -0400

This June, the University of Michigan Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques will offer an innovative class combining online education ...

Exotic atoms hold clues to unsolved physics puzzle at the dawn of the universe

Nicole Casal Moore — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:41:52 -0400

An international team of physicists has found the first direct evidence of pear shaped nuclei in exotic atoms.

U-M names Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows

Birgit Rieck, (734) 998-7666, brieck@umich.edu — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:10:15 -0400

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

U-M ranks seventh for Peace Corps Coverdell Fellows

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:30:46 -0400

The University of Michigan ranks No. 7 in the nation as a Peace Corps Paul D. Coverdell Fellows university in ...

Live and Learn: Most GenXers are continuing their education

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400

More than one in every 10 members of Generation X are enrolled in classes to continue their formal educations, according ...

Consumer confidence withstands Boston bombing

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:00:00 -0400

The overall level of consumer confidence declined in April from March, but was identical to last April's reading, according to ...

Oakland's economic resurgence continues

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:00:00 -0400

On the heels of its strongest two-year job growth in almost 20 years, Oakland County's economy will add nearly 42,000 ...

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 ...

Dramatic changes in global attitudes toward domestic violence

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:34:28 -0400

Global attitudes about domestic violence have changed dramatically since 2000, according to a new U-M study that analyzes data from ...

U-Michigan President Coleman announces retirement; describes years as challenging, rewarding

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:05:04 -0400

President Mary Sue Coleman will retire in July 2014.

U-M partners with community to promote global entrepreneurship

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:05:38 -0400

For the second year in a row, young entrepreneurs from the Middle East and North Africa are participating in month-long ...

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

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

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

The bigger the group, the smaller the chance of interracial friendship

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:08:57 -0400

The larger the group, the smaller the chance of forming interracial friendships, a new University of Michigan study shows.

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 ...

New software could alleviate wireless traffic

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:59:37 -0400

The explosive popularity of wireless devices—from WiFi laptops to Bluetooth headsets to ZigBee sensor nodes—is increasingly clogging the airwaves, resulting ...

Brain scans reveal first objective measure of physical pain

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:50:10 -0400

For the first time, scientists have identified how much pain people feel by looking at images of their brains.

Gov. Snyder to discuss autonomous vehicles at Robotics Day

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:25:40 -0400

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DATE: 9 a.m.–5 p.m., April 15, 2013

EVENT: Robotics Day, a showcase of robotics research and a discussion about the ...

University of Michigan experts available to discuss latest avian flu

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:47:22 -0400

ANN ARBOR—As new cases of Avian flu, H7N9, are reported in China, the University of Michigan School of Public Health ...

Mars Science Lab update: What remains of Mars’ atmosphere is still dynamic

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:39:33 -0400

Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains active, according to recent findings from NASA's Mars ...

Consumer confidence continues to improve in March

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:00:00 -0400

Consumer confidence continued to improve in March due to more positive signs of expanding employment.

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 ...

U-M experts available to discuss newly chosen Pope Francis I from Argentina

Jared Wadley — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:51:56 -0400

The University of Michigan has faculty available to comment on Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina selected as the new pope ...

Changes in U.S. population coming sooner than expected

Diane Swanbrow — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:59:35 -0400

A major cultural and geographic divide is emerging between Americans under age 35 and over 50, according to University of ...

Going beyond the 'Arab Street': U-M surveys opinions in the Middle East

William Foreman — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:00:07 -0400

The "Arab street" is a popular cliché used to describe what people are thinking in the Middle East. But it's ...

Protected areas successfully prevent deforestation in Amazon rainforest

Jim Erickson — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:35:28 -0400

Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon ...

Genetic study of house dust mites demonstrates reversible evolution

Jim Erickson — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:27:50 -0500

In evolutionary biology, there is a deeply rooted supposition that you can't go home again: Once an organism has evolved ...

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 ...

CEOs with close ties to their top executives are more likely to commit fraud

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:30:00 -0500

Corporate fraud dominates financial news, yet few studies have looked at whether chief executive officers who appoint their own top ...

Survivors of Japanese quake suffer violence, exploitation

William Foreman — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:58:53 -0500

Although she lives alone, the Japanese woman keeps a large pair of men's shoes near her front door—part of her ...

U-Michigan professors available to address China issues

William Foreman — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:55:35 -0500

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China's top leaders will gather in Beijing on Tuesday for the National People's Congress. Professors at the University of ...

Seven genetic risk factors found to be associated with common eye disorder

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500

The discovery of seven new regions of the human genome associated with macular degeneration could help scientists better understand who ...

Consumer confidence rises in February due to expected job gains

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:31:00 -0500

Consumer confidence improved in February due to more positive signs of expanding employment.

Mirel elected to National Academy of Education

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:37:24 -0500

Jeffrey Mirel, the David L. Angus Collegiate Chair at the University of Michigan School of Education and a professor of ...

U-M experts available to discuss Chinese labor situation

William Foreman — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:19:08 -0500

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Now that the Lunar New Year holiday is over, more than 200 million Chinese migrant workers are heading back ...

GDP predicts auto sales worldwide

Bernie DeGroat — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:31:09 -0500

A country's gross domestic product alone is a good indicator of new auto sales, says a researcher at the University ...

Stay cool and live longer?

Laura J. Williams, (734) 615-4862, laurajw@umich.edu — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:55:28 -0500

Scientists have known for nearly a century that cold-blooded animals, such as worms, flies and fish all live longer in ...

U-M environmental scientist Joel Blum wins 2013 Patterson Award for research on mercury

Jim Erickson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:10:16 -0500

University of Michigan environmental scientist Joel D. Blum has been awarded the 2013 Clair C. Patterson Award from the Geochemical ...

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 ...

Political strategist Donna Brazile will speak at U-M

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:56:12 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 8:30 a.m. (keynote), 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (conference) March 8, 2013

EVENT: Veteran political strategist Donna Brazile will deliver the ...

U-M experts available to discuss North Korea's third nuclear test

William Foreman — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:51:18 -0500

University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the scientific, legal and political issues involving in North Korea's third nuclear ...

Secret rendezvous: Geladas conceal monkeying around from leader males

Jared Wadley — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:00:00 -0500

Humans who cheat on a loved one aren't the only ones to change their behavior to avoid discovery.

New research documents ...

Modern growing methods may be culprit of 'coffee rust' fungal outbreak

Jim Erickson — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 11:05:00 -0500

A shift away from traditional coffee-growing techniques may be increasing the severity of an outbreak of 'coffee rust' fungus that ...

U-M auto conference: New CAFE standards, technologies

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:42:48 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

EVENT: "Automotive Product Portfolios in the Age of CAFE"

The University of Michigan ...

Old drug may point the way to new treatments for diabetes and obesity

Laura J. Williams, (734) 615-4862, (734) 834-6801 (cell), laurajw@umich.edu — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:00:00 -0500

Researchers at U-M's Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma ...

U-M to host lecture on the future of Medicaid

Greta Guest — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:05:42 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 1-2:30 p.m. Feb.18, 2013

EVENT: "Fractious Federalism and the Future of Medicaid"

In a free public event, health policy experts ...

Road safety in megacities: Bikers, pedestrians beware

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:40:46 -0500

Rapid growth of large cities throughout the world is having enormous impact on traffic safety in urban areas, say researchers ...

Syria's civil war Will the U.S., Turkey join the fight?

William Foreman — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:46:44 -0500

As the civil war in Syria grinds on, refugees flood into crowded camps. Washington remains cautious about intervening militarily. Turkey ...

Trouble ahead: Fewer have retirement funds, more raid them

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:47:24 -0500

The proportion of working Americans with pensions of any kind has steadily decreased since 2001, according to a University of ...

Payroll tax hike narrows January gains in consumer confidence

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:31:00 -0500

Consumer confidence began to improve in January following the uncertainty generated by the fiscal crisis, according to University of Michigan ...

Social networking: Gen Xers connect online as often as they socialize in person

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:54:23 -0500

Young adults in Generation X are as likely to connect with friends, family and co-workers online as they are in ...

Can you feel my pain? Middle-aged women sure can

Diane Swanbrow — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:38:19 -0500

Looking for someone to feel your pain? Talk to a woman in her 50s.

According to a new study of more ...

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 ...

High school jobs: Impact differs for whites and minorities

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:20:13 -0500

African-American and Hispanic students are less likely than whites to work part-time in high school, according to a U-M study. ...

Jerome Johnston directs ISR Research Center for Group Dynamics

Diane Swanbrow — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:40:14 -0500

Jerome Johnston has been appointed director of the Research Center for Group Dynamics, part of the University of Michigan Institute ...

U-Michigan expert: Diesels picking up speed at auto show in Detroit

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:34:05 -0500

Bruce Belzowski of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute explains the appeal of diesel engines at the 2013 North ...

Violent video games intensify anti-Arab stereotypes

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:25:00 -0500

Playing violent video games about terrorism strengthens negative stereotypes about Arabs, even when Arabs are not portrayed in the games.

Improving road safety: Lessons from Europe

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:32:38 -0500

Tougher drunk driving laws, lower speed limits and stricter seat belt laws are the best ways to reduce traffic deaths ...

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 ...

U-M's Wallenberg exhibit illustrates story of Holocaust hero

Laura Lessnau — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:48:18 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 2:30-3:45 p.m. Jan. 30 (lecture); 4-6 p.m. Jan. 30 (reception); 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Jan. 31-March 1 (exhibit)

EVENT: Annual ...

Americans have worse health than people in other high-income countries

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:52:03 -0500

Americans die sooner and experience higher rates of disease and injury than people in other high-income countries, says a new ...

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 ...

Consumer confidence plunges in December

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:13:00 -0500

Confidence plunged in December as consumers confronted the rising likelihood that political gridlock would push the country over the fiscal ...

Rise in teen marijuana use stalls, use of synthetic marijuana and 'bath salts' is very low

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 11:41:51 -0500

National samples of 45,000 to 50,000 students in three grades (8, 10, and 12) have been surveyed every year since ...

Climate warming unlikely to cause near-term extinction of ancient Amazon trees, study says

Jim Erickson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:00:00 -0500

A new genetic analysis has revealed that many Amazon tree species are likely to survive human-caused climate warming in the ...

Ford School Dean Collins appointed to Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Greta Guest — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:24:57 -0500

Susan M. Collins, dean of the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, was appointed Wednesday to ...

After the storm, Haiti's food situation looks bleak

Jared Wadley — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:35:43 -0500

The aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, which ripped through southern Haiti in October, will extend beyond destruction and injury. The current ...

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?

U-M experts available to discuss Japanese election

William Foreman — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:13:19 -0500

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University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the political, economic and legal issues in the Dec. 16 election in ...

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

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

Media coverage, attitudes about Latinos drive immigration debate

Jared Wadley — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0500

The debate about immigration policies is shaped primarily by how one group feels about another—not solely based on economic concerns, ...

U-M students will pitch ideas at news innovation challenge

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:26:57 -0500

MEDIA ADVISORY

DATE: 9:30 a.m.-noon, Dec. 5, 2012

EVENT: The director of the $150-million Knight News Challenge will visit campus to hear ...

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 ...

Consumer confidence remains high in November, but will Congressional Grinch steal Christmas?

Roger Sutton — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:13:56 -0500

Consumer confidence remained largely unchanged from last month at its highest level in five years.

US job recovery: Half way there

Bernie DeGroat — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:10:16 -0500

Over the next two years, the U.S. economy will regain the rest of the nearly 9 million jobs lost in ...

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 ...

A tale of turkey tail: The part of the bird best left uneaten

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:59:15 -0500

While most Americans look forward to eating turkey on Thanksgiving, Pacific Islanders in the U.S. and on the islands are ...

Divorce costs thousands of women health insurance coverage every year

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 17:46:45 -0500

About 115,000 women lose their private health insurance every year in the wake of divorce, according to a University of ...

U-M conference will feature U.S. and state economic forecasts

Bernie DeGroat — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:52:53 -0500

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: Nov. 15-16, 2012

EVENT: University of Michigan's 60th annual Economic Outlook Conference

U-M ranked No. 8 in nation for size of international student body

William Foreman — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:45:23 -0500

The University of Michigan had the eighth-largest international student body in the U.S. in 2011-12 and was ranked No. 16 ...

Stealth virus: Escaping detection by the body's immune system

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:15:00 -0500

Researchers in the Life Sciences Institute at U-M have discovered how a particular type of virus hides and protects its ...

Experts available to discuss issues related to China’s leadership transition

William Foreman — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:42:49 -0500

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ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the anticipated once-in-a-decade leadership transition at the Chinese Communist Party's 18th ...

U-M ISR renews global partnership with Qatar University

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:36:15 -0500

The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research renewed its partnership agreement with Qatar University's Social and Economic Survey Research ...

Hurricane Sandy: University of Michigan experts

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:22:28 -0400

ANN ARBOR—In addition to rebuilding their communities, East Coast residents may have to deal with a number of potentially harmful ...

U-M leads nation in Fulbright grants for sixth time in eight years

William Foreman — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:43:31 -0400

More Fulbright grants were awarded to students from U-M than from any other U.S. institution for the 2012-13 academic year—the ...

Disability trends: Oldest old improving, boomers doing worse

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:05:01 -0400

The oldest old are doing better and those approaching late life are doing worse, but Americans between the ages of ...

Hurricane Sandy: U-Michigan Experts can discuss science behind storm, future predictions

Nicole Casal Moore — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:42:52 -0400

Extreme weather experts are available to discuss Hurricane Sandy and technology under development today could help more accurately predict storm ...

U-M School of Public Health well represented at national APHA meeting

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:27:22 -0400

From health disparities and managed care to infant mortality and environmental causes of obesity, researchers from the University of Michigan ...

Consumer confidence posts record gain in October

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:39:00 -0400

Consumers were more optimistic in the most recent survey about prospects for their own personal finances, according to University of ...

U-M, community organizations promote global entrepreneurship

Diane Swanbrow — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:30:54 -0400

Fourteen Middle Eastern and North African entrepreneurs are at U-M to learn how to succeed in their fields, as part ...

Enrollment and freshman applications continue to set new records at U-M Ann Arbor in 2012

Deborah Meyers Greene, (734) 936-5190, greenedm@umich.edu — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:35:22 -0400

For the fourth consecutive year, enrollment on the U-M Ann Arbor campus has set an all-time record with 43,426 students ...

The Generation X Report: How many Gen Xers know their cosmic address?

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:10 -0400

Less than half of Generation X adults can identify our home in the universe, a spiral galaxy, according to a ...

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 ...

Bourne pursuit: Improving computer tracking of human activity

Katherine McAlpine, Phone: (734) 647-7085, E-mail: kmca@umich.edu — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:48:01 -0400

Contrary to what you might see in police dramas, you don't have to be Jason Bourne to shake off a ...

Biden-Ryan veep debate: U-M experts ready to weigh in

Jared Wadley — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:39:13 -0400

University of Michigan experts are available to lend their insights on the U.S. vice presidential debate, which will be held ...

Scientists uncover vast differences in Earth's polar ocean microbial communities

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:04:06 -0400

An international team of scientists, including a U-M graduate student, has demonstrated that a clear difference exists between the microbial ...

From Canada to Latin America: Women in translation

Paula Frank, (734) 763-2351, paulaf@umich.edu — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:24:45 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 4 p.m., Tuesday, October 9, 2012

EVENT: Luise von Flotow, professor and director of the School of Translation and ...

Smallest and fastest-known RNA switches provide new drug targets

Jim Erickson — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:21:05 -0400

A U-M biophysical chemist and his colleagues have discovered the smallest and fastest-known molecular switches made of RNA, the chemical ...

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, WSU grant aims to improve African American health

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:20:11 -0400

ANN ARBOR—A grant renewal of $2.7 million will enable the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research to continue ...

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 ...

Consumer confidence posts a significant gain in September

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:39:27 -0400

Consumer confidence improved substantially in September due to more favorable prospects for the national economy, according to University of Michigan ...

U-M conference honors 50th anniversary of Port Huron Statement and making of New Left

Maryanne George, (734) 615-6514, mageorge@umich.edu — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:07:10 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: Oct. 31- Nov. 2, 2012

EVENT: University of Michigan alums Tom Hayden, Al Haber and other co-founders of the ...

U-M study: Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:01:00 -0400

In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, University of Michigan researchers ...

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 astrophysicists help open eye of world's most powerful digital camera

Nicole Casal Moore — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:47:59 -0400

U-M physicists built parts of a telescope camera that captured its first image in a major survey designed to help ...

U-M School of Public Health tackles noncommunicable diseases in Latin America

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:53:39 -0400

Major health care problems associated with noncommunicable diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory conditions are not unique ...

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's Toni Antonucci to receive Distinguished Career Award

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:36:22 -0400

University of Michigan psychologist Toni Antonucci will receive the 2012 Distinguished Career Contribution to Gerontology Award from the Gerontological Society ...

Exceptional upward mobility in the U.S. is a myth, international studies show

Diane Swanbrow — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:50:53 -0400

The rhetoric is relentless: America is a place of unparalleled opportunity, where hard work and determination can propel a child ...

'Powder Keg: Where is Putin Taking Russia?'

Candace Liepa, Phone: (734) 998-7575, E-mail: cliepa@umich.edu — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:33:08 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012.

EVENT: Matthias Schepp, Moscow bureau chief for Der Spiegel, the Euro Zone's most ...

U-M group will visit Brazil to forge collaborations in education and research

Vivianne Schnitzer — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:07:59 -0400

U-M scientists and scholars led by President Mary Sue Coleman will travel to Brazil to strengthen research and academic collaboration ...

Ocean drilling project illuminates 55 million years of the carbon cycle and climate history

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:15:47 -0400

A study in the Aug. 30 issue of Nature provides the history of a crucial indicator of the relationship between ...

Why retire later? U-M experts show how to encourage longer careers

Ruth Shamraj, Phone: (734) 615-4589, E-mail: rshamraj@umich.edu — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:16:20 -0400

What if every U.S. worker got an automatic 10 percent pay raise at age 55? According to a new U-M ...

Haitians struggle with the costs associated with crime

Jared Wadley — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:18:37 -0400

As violent crime continues to rise in Haiti, more households are helping their children cope with the trauma as well ...

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Conference in L.A. Sept. 24-25

Diane Swanbrow — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:53:41 -0400

MEDIA ADVISORY

Representatives of the news media are invited to attend the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Disparity & Health ...

U-M experts available to discuss West Nile Virus

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:14:22 -0400

The University of Michigan School of Public Health and U-M Medical School have a number of West Nile Virus experts ...

Chain of violence: Study shows impact on Palestinian and Israeli children

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:32:42 -0400

Children exposed to ethnic and political violence in the Middle East are more aggressive than other children, a new study ...

Financial crisis to blame for increased suicides in Italy

Laurel Thomas Gnagey — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:11:20 -0400

The global financial crisis has contributed to an increase in the rates of suicide and attempted suicide for economic reasons ...

Global bullfrog trade spreads deadly amphibian fungus worldwide

Jim Erickson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:57:41 -0400

The global trade in bullfrogs, which are farmed as a food source in South America and elsewhere, is spreading a ...

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?

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 ...

Remembering Paul McCracken: U-M economist and adviser to many U.S. presidents

Terry Kosdrosky, Ross School of Business — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:42:30 -0400

Professor Emeritus Paul W. McCracken, a man who helped shape both U.S. economic policy in Washington, D.C., and the minds ...

Scientists 'hear a star scream as it gets devoured' by a lurking supermassive black hole

Nicole Casal Moore — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:39:20 -0400

Astrophysicists have detected, for the first time, the oscillating signal that heralds the last gasps of a star falling victim ...

Consumer confidence slips in July due to slower job growth, higher food prices

Diane Swanbrow — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:22:34 -0400

Consumers expect continued economic stagnation since they believe that current economic policies are incapable of solving the problems facing the ...

'Sexting' may be just a normal part of dating for Internet generation

Laura Bailey — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 13:08:43 -0400

For young adults, the practice of "sexting," or sending sexually explicit photos or messages through phones, may be just another ...

U-M Regents approve Institute for Social Research addition

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:36:24 -0400

The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved moving forward with construction of a $29 million addition to the Institute ...

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 ...

ISR summer internship program celebrates 10th anniversary

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:59:39 -0400

An internship program that provides students with hands-on experience designing, conducting and analyzing surveys is celebrating its 10th anniversary July ...

Generation X is surprisingly unconcerned about climate change

Diane Swanbrow — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:40:01 -0400

Generation X is lukewarm about climate change—uninformed about the causes and unconcerned about the potential dangers.

Global competition: Combating emerging market multinationals

Bernie DeGroat — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:19:59 -0400

Fast-growing companies in emerging markets pose a threat to established global firms in North America, Europe and Japan, but big ...

Dark matter scaffolding of universe detected for the first time

Nicole Casal Moore — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:02:51 -0400

Scientists have, for the first time, directly detected part of the invisible dark matter skeleton of the universe, where more ...

Michigan Higgs search experts available for comment on CERN announcement

Nicole Casal Moore — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:22:36 -0400

Physicists from the University of Michigan who have been integral to the search for the Higgs boson are available to ...

U-M conference marks 50th anniversary of Port Huron Statement

Evan Hansen, Phone: (734) 615-6434, E-mail:hansene@umich.edu — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:17:49 -0400

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: Oct. 31.–Nov. 2, 2012

EVENT: University of Michigan alums Tom Hayden, Al Haber and other co-founders of the 1960s ...

Confidence falls among upper income households

Diane Swanbrow — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:11:06 -0400

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

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 ...

Satiric news decreases bias against Arab-Americans and Al Jazeera

Jared Wadley — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:22:14 -0400

Satiric news coverage—a format seen on programs such as "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart"—decreases Arab American prejudice and bias ...

U-M experts available to discuss Rio sustainability conference

Jim Erickson — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:21:04 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan experts are available to discuss this week's U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de ...

Fractions are the key to math success, new study shows

Diane Swanbrow — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:54:31 -0400

What part of math success comes from knowing fractions? More than you might think, according to a new study that ...

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 ...

Global science: U.S. is still in the game

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:22:01 -0400

Globalization is a benefit to U.S. scientific achievement, not a threat. That's the conclusion of a new book that weighs ...

American teens are less likely than European teens to use cigarettes and alcohol, but more ...

Jared Wadley — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:05:31 -0400

The U.S. had the second-lowest proportion of students who used tobacco and alcohol compared to their counterparts in 36 European ...

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 ...

Taiwanese president praises new fellowship fund at University of Michigan

William Foreman — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:38:03 -0400

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou praised alumna Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur for contributing $1 million to create a new fund that will ...

Religion is a potent force for cooperation and conflict, research shows

Diane Swanbrow — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:37:17 -0400

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according ...