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November 20, 2009
Michigan economy: Progress, but painfully slow
Smartphone app illuminates power consumption

November 19, 2009
Panel to address state's higher education access, economic growth
Recession may be over, but recovery will be gradual
U-M's Coppola wins Carnegie/CASE U.S. Professor of the Year
An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice
HathiTrust offers full-text search of millions of digitized books and journals
Saving the single cysteine: new antioxidant system found
Results are mixed for impact of No Child Left Behind Act

November 18, 2009
Black Friday: On your mark, get set, go!
Teen sexual activity and gambling associated with taking nonprescribed medications to get high

November 17, 2009
Learn about serious games in education, medicine and business
More homicides, more traffic deaths
Jam session at U-M to celebrate 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall's collapse
Members of Congress, university leaders, scientists launch ScienceWorksForUS

November 16, 2009
U-M attracting international students, more studying abroad
Detroit area science teachers selected for U-M/WSU research fellowship

November 13, 2009
New $10-million Department of Energy center to focus on plasma research

November 11, 2009
Center for Global Health Symposium and Student Global Health Day

November 10, 2009
People with less education could be more susceptible to the flu

November 9, 2009
Race and Reconciliation: A community-wide conversation on race with Nontombi Naomi Tutu
U-M conference to feature U.S. and state economic forecasts

November 5, 2009
U-M Law School receives $10 million gift for building project
Harvard professor to lecture about poverty in the United States, worldwide

November 4, 2009
Hybrid molecules show promise for exploring, treating Alzheimer's
Elderly depression lessened when relatives keep them informed on family matters

November 3, 2009
U-M No. 1 in ranking of media/Internet/social media interest
Pregnant women risk early delivery from psychiatric medication use
Confucius Institute at U-M celebrates opening with major public events
Moving Minds: The Next Transportation Infrastructure

November 2, 2009
Public sneezes, private fears
Tissue-engineering researchers create replacement knee ligaments from recipients' own cells
U-M experts available to discuss stem cell research Nov. 4 marks one-year anniversary of Proposal 2 approval by Michigan voters

October 30, 2009
Designer and humanitarian Kenneth Cole to speak at School of Public Health
Panel to examine torture, protecting America in a post-Gitmo world

October 29, 2009
Whooping cough immunity long-lasting, study shows
NIH comes to Michigan Nov. 11 to brief life sciences community
Michigan Solar Car Team places third in Australia
U-M Health & Retirement Study receives $19 million-plus in federal stimulus funds
Four U-M researchers receive prestigious NIH awards

October 28, 2009
Five U-M students win Hopwood, Rapaport awards
Solitude contributes to a person's imagined intimacy with a TV character
Statement from Sean J. Morrison, director of the University of Michigan's Center for Stem Cell Biology, regarding today's Senate Health Policy Committee hearing on bills to restrict stem cell research in Michigan

October 26, 2009
Celebrations to mark the opening of new wing at U-M's Kelsey Museum
U-M hosts week-long exploration of role of body in making art
U-M's global operations conference to focus on strategies to weather the economic downturn

October 23, 2009
Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research announces 2009 scholars
U-M among top in nation for producing Fulbright students, scholars

October 22, 2009
Color differences within and between species have common genetic origin
U-M scientists win $6.8 million in federal stimulus-fund grants for stem cell research
U-M's DPS unveils text messaging to report a crime
Extra care for outwardly healthy workers costs companies millions annually
Statewide survey: Local governments to cut services, want financing for economic development

October 21, 2009
Costs of plug-in cars key to broad consumer acceptance
Ross School tops in the U.S. for environmental/social responsibility

October 20, 2009
U-M hosts Dental Health Day
Philip Hamburger to deliver lecture on academic and intellectual freedom
Moving Minds: The Next Transportation Infrastructure

October 19, 2009
A master mechanism for regeneration?

October 16, 2009
U-M Wolverine Venture Fund invests in Direct Flow Medical

October 15, 2009
U-M launches International Studies concentration
2010 World Stem Cell Summit to be held in Detroit, co-hosted by Michigan's University Research Corridor
Jeff Daniels, Helen Thomas, Grace Lee Boggs and Edward Osborne Wilson to receive U-M honorary degrees
U-M committee will advise about the transfer of culturally unidentifiable human remains
U-M earns 9% annual investment return for the decade, beats the S&P 500

October 14, 2009
Being a standout has its benefits, study shows

October 13, 2009
U-M enrollment hits all-time high, supported by largest-ever pool of financial aid in 2009-10
Michigan Venture Center will build on U-M's success at launching startup businesses
U-M to use personal transporter for campus tours

October 12, 2009
All bags to be prohibited from remaining 2009 U-M home football games
U-M panel will discuss U.S. economic recovery

October 8, 2009
U-M discovery about biological clocks overturns long-held theory
U-M panel to examine urban food retail in Detroit
Credentials for child welfare to be discussed at Fauri Lecture
New digital access options for U-M Press titles

October 7, 2009
New UMMA exhibition makes new strides tracing impact of camera on artists
U-M Regents meeting Oct. 15

October 6, 2009
U-M explores the 'Future of Design'
BusinessWeek's Adam Aston to discuss green future at U-M
Mexican journalist who fought corruption to present Wallenberg Lecture
Trackway analysis shows how dinosaurs coped with slippery slopes

October 5, 2009
U-M museums, libraries, gardens open doors for a rare look behind the scenes
U-M will host India Business Conference
Record number of U-M inventions reported last year
President Coleman launches multifaceted sustainability initiative
U-M researcher and colleague link land management, ownership and climate change in forests of developing world

October 1, 2009
Coal mining hazard resembles explosive volcanic eruption, study shows
U-M Law School receives $5 million grant to improve child welfare

September 30, 2009
U-M studies retired NFL players
Sen. Chuck Hagel to give Ford School's Citigroup Foundation Lecture
U-M hosts IT security experts at SUMIT_09

September 29, 2009
U-M physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots
A step toward better brain implants using conducting polymer nanotubes

September 28, 2009
Columnist Paul Krugman to give Ford School's Citigroup Foundation Lecture
Michigan's URC rises in rankings: R&D, high tech climbs
U-M study: Life and death during the Great Depression

September 25, 2009
U.S. needs nearly $200 million more on climate-related health research
Saturday Morning Physics fall lecture series set

September 24, 2009
Zernicke appointed dean of kinesiology at U-M
College of Engineering honors 17 distinguished alumni
Founding director of Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian will discuss role of 21st century museums
U-M research team begins first mapping project to determine health, future of the Great Lakes

September 23, 2009
New U-M online magazine explores arts, creativity, innovation
All bags to be prohibited from Sept. 26 U-M football game
In adults, shots more effective than nasal spray vaccine in preventing seasonal flu

September 22, 2009
Political satirist Mo Rocca brings his satirical wit to U-M

September 21, 2009
Foreign correspondent Robin Wright to speak on female activism

September 18, 2009
Detroit area economy: Still dismal, but the worst is behind us

September 17, 2009
U-M Regents approve schematic designs for basketball player development center
Federal stimulus awards to U-M researchers top $100 million
Invitation to viewing of controversial museum diorama exhibit

September 16, 2009
Shifts in consumer spending and saving will usher in a new economic era
Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
U-M Constitution Day highlights recent constitutional developments
Blogs, like traditional advertising, can help predict product sales

September 15, 2009
U-M exceeds $1 billion in annual research spending for the first time
U-M joins other leading research universities to launch futurity.org

September 14, 2009
DC briefing on consumer confidence, older Americans
Fuel economy higher, thanks to Cash for Clunkers

September 9, 2009
U-M Regents meeting Sept. 17
U-M carbon symposium features Duke Energy CEO James Rogers
Arab Americans continue to face both stigma and acceptance
Policy reforms, healthy economy can reduce poverty
U-M's Stockwell Hall ready to reopen

September 8, 2009
Tauber Institute students show how companies can save millions
U.S. energy demand on the decline due to population migration
U-M's museum theme year brings together art, science, culture and community

September 7, 2009
New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer

September 4, 2009
Grand opening ceremony: Renovated Stockwell Hall at U-M

September 3, 2009
Molecular 'GPS' helps researchers probe processes important in aging and disease
Cadaver bone experiments help explain knee injuries, suggest new preventions
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to participate in Law School events
U-M researchers find gene that protects high-fat-diet mice from obesity

September 2, 2009
U-M experts available to discuss state, national poverty rates
Seminar examines ethical, legal and social issues in personal genomics

August 28, 2009
School in session: U-M students to participate in Community Service Day
U-M experts for back to school coverage

August 27, 2009
People seek balanced political information to defend their positions
Fatal (fiscal) attraction: Tightwads and spendthrifts tend to marry
Job insecurity leads to health problems in U.S. workers
Food for the 21st century: What should--and shouldn't--we eat?

August 25, 2009
Working too much can be dangerous for teen's sexual health

August 24, 2009
Axinn appointed director of ISR Survey Research Center

August 20, 2009
Long-term exercise, healthy eating habits in young adults: U-M study

August 19, 2009
Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage?

August 18, 2009
New method for gene expression experiments akin to watercolor painting in water
Detroit responds: Customer satisfaction matches Asian competitors

August 17, 2009
Water quality improves after lawn fertilizer ban, study shows
Children in unsafe neighborhoods risk sedentary lifestyle and obesity

August 14, 2009
U-M participating in Challenge for Arts and Culture

August 13, 2009
A matter of taste: Food ads work better if all senses are involved

August 11, 2009
Bike camp moves challenged kids toward independence

August 10, 2009
U-M researchers awarded $61.1 million in federal stimulus funds

August 7, 2009
Engineering projects, partnerships promise to boost economy

August 6, 2009
Educate yourself to boost achievement in kids

August 5, 2009
U-M to receive funds to prepare workforce for green technology
Dingell to discuss the leadership of U-M engineering in boosting local economy
Climate caused biodiversity booms and busts in ancient plants and mammals

August 3, 2009
Higher gas prices help reduce emissions
U-M CLOSUP: Policymakers, others seek modifications in state business tax
Teens cite multiple motives for using nonprescribed pain medication

July 31, 2009
Study shows how college major and religious faith affect each other
U-M's Rocky Mountain Field Station celebrates 80th anniversary with new housing, expanded course offerings

July 30, 2009
Weekends at Ross

July 29, 2009
When eating and dieting, follow your gut

July 28, 2009
Great Lakes monitoring network grows; partnership with Michigan company

July 27, 2009
U-M's Gutmann to head NSF Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate
Game utilizes human intuition to help computers solve complex problems

July 24, 2009
Knee injuries may start with strain on the brain, not the muscles

July 23, 2009
U-M students help former inmates return to society

July 22, 2009
Music is the engine of new U-M lab-on-a-chip device

July 21, 2009
Reprint agreement will make U-M rare books widely available

July 20, 2009
Law school opens new Detroit Center for Family Advocacy

July 16, 2009
Alzheimer's risk: Would you want to know?
ISR joins $50 million study of military suicide and mental health
Researchers study 'fundamental, amazing change' in Great Lakes
U-M names new football practice facility: Al Glick Field House
U-M names Henry Russel awardees, lecturer for 2010
Regents approve design for Couzens Hall renovation

July 14, 2009
Fall driving more hazardous than summer or winter
U-M's Groves confirmed as U.S. Census Bureau chief

July 13, 2009
Applications to U-M continue to reach historic numbers as financial aid rises to unprecedented levels
Michigan Sea Grant supports new Great Lakes research

July 12, 2009
U-M Innocence Clinic triumphs in its first major case

July 9, 2009
Experts call for local and regional control of sites for radioactive waste
Higher gas prices help reduce emissions

July 8, 2009
U-M Regents meeting July 16

July 7, 2009
High-tech imaging reveals hidden past in ancient texts

July 6, 2009
Chemicals in common consumer products may play a role in pre-term births
Students with depression twice as likely to drop out of college
U-M statement on new federal stem cell policy
Michigan economy: Better, but still bleak

July 2, 2009
Second Life data offers window into how trends spread

July 1, 2009
Impact of unemployment and gas prices on vehicle fuel economy

June 30, 2009
New lab-on-a-chip measures mechanics of bacteria colonies

June 25, 2009
Smartphone app by U-M students promotes good deeds

June 24, 2009
Students create portable device to detect suicide bombers
U-M receives NASA grant to study humans, adaptation and climate change on Mongolian Plateau
Lasers can lengthen quantum bit memory by 1,000 times
U.S. seniors "smarter" than their English peers

June 22, 2009
U-M expert available for Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act
Not their parents' basement: Students open business incubator on ground floor of Ann Arbor building
Simple steps are effective in stopping spread of flu symptoms
U.S. auto industry: Broad, sweeping changes needed

June 19, 2009
Richner: Next chairman of U-M Board of Regents

June 18, 2009
U-M plans largest ever investment in financial aid
U-M Tech Transfer clarifies policy to encourage student entrepreneurs
UM-Flint proposes tuition for 2009-2010
U-M researcher and colleagues predict large 2009 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone'; Chesapeake Bay's oxygen-starved zone likely to shrink
Researchers use math to reduce jet lag
CLOSUP receives Kellogg grant to analyze priorities, goals among state government officials

June 17, 2009
Ross School's Frankel Fund announces new investment
First direct evidence of lightning on Mars detected
Playing video games for better, not worse
LSI Faculty Member John Kim named 2009 Pew Scholar

June 15, 2009
U-M provost to brief media about proposed Ann Arbor campus 2009-2010 general fund budget

June 11, 2009
U-M Regents meeting June 18
U-M conference: Safer, more productive and efficient heavy trucks

June 9, 2009
U-M names new director of energy institute
URC presidents will join CEOs, U.S. officials at National Summit
When young men are scarce, they're more likely to play the field than to propose

June 8, 2009
Archeological evidence of human activity found beneath Lake Huron
Older black men feel productive, achieve prestige at church
U-M experts available to discuss rise in youth sports injuries

June 4, 2009
Declining road fatalities: Less driving not the only cause
Cause marketing: Altruism or greed?

June 3, 2009
Small molecules mimic natural gene regulators

June 2, 2009
Why dishing does you good: U-M study
Under the weather: Early-life rainfall has lasting effect on Indonesian women

May 29, 2009
U-M performances celebrate a century of dancing at U-M
Slicing chromosomes leads to new insights into cell division

May 28, 2009
U-M’s CLOSUP finds smoke-free Legislation doesn’t hurt bars or restaurants; gaming industry impact unclear
Michigan national leader in life sciences despite recession
Mason hired as first executive director of Michigan's URC
U-M experts available to discuss auto industry issues

May 27, 2009
Get a first glimpse of the new University of Michigan solar car
U-M ISR celebrates 60 years of social science in the public interest

May 26, 2009
New screening developed to offer intervention to dementia caregivers

May 22, 2009
VP Stephen Forrest: New board chair of Ann Arbor SPARK

May 21, 2009
U-M experts available to discuss U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process
Ross MBAs Take 2009 MIT Clean Energy Prize
Hopwood writing awards presented to 32
U-M students part of massive tornado field study
U-M researchers involved in primate fossil find

May 20, 2009
U-M first to sign new digitization agreement with Google

May 19, 2009
Thriving in tough times: Workshops can help organizations, people
U-M will again allow university-sponsored travel to Mexico

May 15, 2009
Snail venoms reflect reduced competition

May 14, 2009
U-M maintains top bond ratings
U-M purchase of former Pfizer facility nears completion, paving the way for research expansion and job creation
Regents approve building soccer stadium
U-M room and board rates approved for 2009-10

May 13, 2009
Game theory and machine learning offer better bidding strategies
First URC seed grant produces major return on investment

May 12, 2009
Finances can shape kids' intentions about college
Climate change driving Michigan mammals north
Presidents to testify before state Senate panel Friday

May 11, 2009
Millions of research records now available through online search
U-M Regents meet May 14 at Dearborn campus

May 8, 2009
Bacteria create aquatic superbugs in waste treatment plants

May 7, 2009
New GM and U-M institute focused on fuel efficiency, reinvention of the automobile

May 6, 2009
Partnership for an Innovation Economy: building ties between the U-M and the business community
New interactive teaching tool to be available for large lectures

May 5, 2009
Fuel efficiency of vehicles on the road: Little progress since the 1920s
Still irritating after all these years: Study of adult children and parents

May 4, 2009
Boys will be boys: kids think gender-related behavior is inborn
Does anti-piracy software on video games open security risks on users' computers?

May 1, 2009
Bad jobs: Why they make some women bad moms

April 30, 2009
Students design low-cost surgical lamp for developing nations
Study: When a child's birth is unplanned
Oakland County's resiliency will aid its economic recovery
U-M experts available to discuss auto industry issues
Logistics for U-M spring commencement; Google co-founder Larry Page to give address
Connecting centuries of winemaking with American history

April 29, 2009
U-M responds to swine flu outbreak

April 28, 2009
Michigan astronomer to search in space for precursors of life
Google Earth aids discovery of early African mammal fossils
Bernstein Symposium features former EPA chiefs
Three U-M faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

April 27, 2009
For news media: University of Michigan experts available to discuss swine flu
Understanding the link between corporate and evangelical practices
President Obama names U-M Dean Rosina Bierbaum to national science advisory council
U-M celebrates a century of dance on campus
Partnership for an Innovation Economy: building ties between the U-M and the business community
Town and gown join to support U-M family and fund ALS research
DOE to establish Energy Frontier Research Center in solar energy at U-M

April 23, 2009
Seven-year itch? Boredom can hurt a marriage
U-M to discontinue operation of WFUM-TV
U-M's Center for Sustainable Systems launches education tools

April 22, 2009
Climate Savers at U-M to host free e-waste recycling events
Self-healing concrete for safer, more durable infrastructure
Astronomers see active galactic nuclei in a new light
Actor Montalbán's grandson, U-M student, pays tribute to grandfather
Tutorial focuses on U-M funding

April 21, 2009
U-M announces smoke-free campus beginning in 2011
Experts to review sectors of promise for state's economy
Prison punishes more people than just the inmates

April 20, 2009
U-M launches field testing of safety system for passenger cars
Caregivers feel good about themselves and job in modified intervention program
Baby mammoth studies validate U-M researcher's techniques
Ronald Inglehart selected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 17, 2009
High definition nanomovies reveal how RNA dances with drug partners

April 16, 2009
U-M spinoff Lycera to receive $36 million financing
Spine-tingling vest wins Feel the Music competition
U-M Regents approve Couzens Hall renovation

April 15, 2009
Should teachers be licensed on effectiveness or experience?
Alzheimer's: New findings resolve long dispute about how the disease might kill brain cells

April 14, 2009
Neighbors4Neighbors Web tools help the unemployed help themselves
Recession speeds change: More jobs require degrees, others cut

April 13, 2009
Second annual Michigan Future economic report to be released
U-M Regents meeting April 16

April 9, 2009
Guggenheim Fellows awarded to two U-M faculty

April 8, 2009
Public health workers lack guidance for solving ethical dilemmas
U-M's Chicago summit to assist automotive communities

April 7, 2009
Gene therapy appears safe to regenerate gum tissue

April 6, 2009
New age of innovation: U-M's Prahalad and Krishnan share ideas
U-M advances state's economic development
Bridging the gap between wireless sensor networks and the scientists who use them
Displaced workers get tuition help for U-M public health training

April 1, 2009
How best to exploit the power of popular computer programs
Opening attendance at U-M Museum of Art surpasses estimates, points to dynamic future

March 31, 2009
Jones named U-M associate vice president and dean of students
U-M's Sparling offers evocative tribute to Cezanne
Research brought $1.3 billion in NSF grants to Michigan since 2000

March 30, 2009
LSI's Innovation Partnership targets deadly diseases through novel initiative
U-M SNRE launches school, community program to promote environmental stewardship
U-M undergraduate research celebrates 20 years
Presidential Primary 2008 polls: What went wrong
U-M experts available to discuss auto industry

March 26, 2009
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies lecture on the Russo-Georgian War

March 25, 2009
UMMA's grand promise transcends art, builds community
U-M experts: True economic impact of Final Four

March 24, 2009
Hughes named director of U-M Academic Success Program in Intercollegiate Athletics
More competitors, less competition
Yeast biology yields insights into human knowledge expansion
Team Algal Scientific wins Clean Energy Prize
Subprime mortgage crisis: Failure to predict failure
A venomous tale: Vipers shape lizards' tail-shedding abilities

March 23, 2009
U-M researcher's idea jells into potential new disease-detection method
Ten genes identified in connection with sudden cardiac death
U-M redefining scholarly publications in the digital age
Spanking creates defiant, aggressive children
Plastic protein protects bacteria from stomach acid's unfolding power

March 20, 2009
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies colloquium on promoting democracy from the ground up

March 19, 2009
Palestinian and Israeli youth to speak at U-M
U-M in global challenge to Power Down for the Planet
Google co-founder among nine to receive U-M honorary degrees

March 18, 2009
Student business ideas compete for top Clean Energy Prize
Scientists closer to understanding how to control high blood sugar
Anticipation building for UMMA reopening

March 17, 2009
U-M engineer's memristor chip could lead to faster, cheaper computers
Liquid saltwater is likely present on Mars, new analysis shows
Spotlight shines on U-M alumni returning for anniversary concert

March 16, 2009
Temper, temper: Lifetime of aggressiveness leads to negative outcomes
URC research officials to testify on Michigan's transformation

March 12, 2009
Weather Dance game combines meteorology and basketball
Employer healthcare cost containment starts with a healthy community
U-M School of Social Work to hold Jewish Communal Leadership Program Inauguration
U-M Wolverine Venture Fund invests in Arbor Photonics

March 11, 2009
The Ross School's new building is open for business

March 10, 2009
Yahoo!-sponsored workshop includes 24-hour student hackfest
Nanotech coating could lead to better brain implants to treat diseases

March 9, 2009
U-M Regents meeting March 19
New nanoporous material has highest surface area yet
Nobel Prize winner James Heckman to speak at U-M conference
U-M launches new embryonic stem cell research consortium

March 6, 2009
Svejnar to speak about Europe’s political and economic challenges
CLOSUP panel to discuss state's corrections policies, prison population
Sarter delivers Charles M. Butter Professorship lecture

March 5, 2009
Sustainable transportation: Swiss, Michigan and Ann Arbor officials to discuss challenges and opportunities
PowerNap plan could save 75 percent of data center energy

March 4, 2009
Study: Gambling offers mental relief, entertainment for undocumented Mexican immigrants
U-M scientist to investigate role of equatorial Pacific in global climate system
Harvard sociologist's talk: "Being Black and Poor in the Inner City"
'Holy powder' ingredient makes membranes behave for better health

March 3, 2009
Students help to bring the Internet to rural Africa
U-M panel to feature 'Afghanistan—The Once and Future War'
Power trip: CEOs and firm performance

March 2, 2009
Pescovitz recommended as U-M executive vice president for medical affairs
Black teens, especially females, at risk for suicide thoughts and attempts
Evocative composition fine-tuned at U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance heads to Carnegie Hall

February 26, 2009
New building design withstands earthquake simulation
USA Learns helps immigrants learn English

February 25, 2009
University of Michigan chemist and local life sciences company patent new biological assay

February 24, 2009
U-M fisheries biologist named new Michigan Sea Grant director
Former South Korean minister of unification/presidential candidate visits U-M

February 20, 2009
U-M Center for Russian and East European Studies panel to feature "Afghanistan—The Once and Future War"
Lecture and workshop: Urban-rural connections, sustainability

February 19, 2009
U-M study: Violent media numb viewers to the pain of others

February 17, 2009
U.S. lawmakers to discuss, celebrate new battery lab at U-M

February 16, 2009
U-M Musical Theatre building legacy, reputation as top program
Impact of 3D measurement and imaging technology on engineering, manufacturing
Economic policy must balance short-term gains with long-term stability

February 15, 2009
Scientist models the mysterious travels of greenhouse gas

February 13, 2009
Women of Color Task Force hosts annual career conference

February 12, 2009
Former welfare recipients seek to balance jobs and family
UMMA ready for unveiling, historic reopening
Succession plans prevent unhealthy organizational behaviors
Provost's message to the U-M community
University of Michigan statement on state budget

February 11, 2009
Congressman Dingell to speak at U-M
'Mapping the River' performance melds science and art
Guilty pleasure? It's all in the mind's eye

February 10, 2009
U-M researcher's idea may soon simplify financial aid process
U-M Regents meeting Feb. 19
International study required for U-M art & design students Cross-cultural engagement fosters broader perspective, creative insights
Most seniors have drug coverage, study shows

February 9, 2009
New UMMA symbolizes promise in tough economic times
Project uses cell phones as computers in the classroom
Happy hospitals make happy patients
University reaches out to small businesses with new program

February 6, 2009
U-M Bone & Joint Center receives $175,000 grant
U-M's LSA expands spring and summer course offerings to meet growing student demand
U-M faculty members lead bold effort to launch national network of energy-innovation institutes

February 5, 2009
Poor people suffer disproportionately from chronic infections
Living with a spouse can improve the health of Chinese elderly
Family support lowers depression among girls in juvenile justice

February 4, 2009
Early whales gave birth on land, fossil find reveals
Engineering students' medical data logger enables national clinical drug trial

February 3, 2009
UMTRI will test crash-warning system for commercial trucks

February 2, 2009
Astronomy of the 21st Century Distinguished Speaker Series brings top national experts to campus
Final tally: The Michigan Difference raises $3.2 billion
AmEx CEO Ken Chenault to speak at the Ross School
Special workplace benefits help relieve stress, improve bottom line

January 28, 2009
U-M researchers define challenging carbon-emissions targets for U.S. auto industry
Getting smart: Environment vs. genes
Saturday Morning Physics lecture series focuses on astronomy
U-M scientist to create global maps of CO2 using Orbiting Carbon Observatory data
Former mayor of Palermo, Sicily and current Italian MP to speak at U-M

January 26, 2009
Former ambassadors will discuss American diplomacy at U-M's Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies
U-M again in top five for Peace Corps volunteers

January 23, 2009
GM battery czar Denise Gray to speak at MLK event
U-M experts available to discuss impact of job layoffs, economy
U-M Walgreen Drama Center receives architectural award
19 win latest round of Hopwood writing awards

January 22, 2009
U-M plans Basketball Player Development Center
Marian Wright Edelman to speak about children's advocacy at Citigroup Lecture
Two U-M cancer researchers share Damon Runyon Foundation award
U-M's new living learning community to focus on global studies
Tax rebates not a quick fix for the economy

January 21, 2009
Hotspots in developing countries will fuel demand for global energy
Panel to look at Michigan's economy in 2009 and beyond

January 20, 2009
China expert to discuss U.S.-Chinese relations under Obama
Google co-founder, U-M alum Larry Page to present commencement address
U-M Regents meeting Jan. 22

January 19, 2009
Former surgeon generals, founder of Children's Defense Fund, and entrepreneur/professor to address youth health

January 16, 2009
A new approach to moral education

January 15, 2009
Six U-M doctoral students win $50,000 Graham Fellowships to support environmental sustainability research
Divisive figure from presidential campaign to address critics

January 14, 2009
Smart bridges under development with new federal grant

January 13, 2009
Daily Show comic will yuk it up at U-M on MLK Day
Ecological design provides Genesee County a roadmap for maintaining vacant properties, enhancing neighborhoods
Civil rights historian Taylor Branch will give MLK Day address
Tachi Yamada of the Gates Foundation will discuss global health
Violence and values in the Middle East: Lebanon survey
U-M experts available to discuss auto industry, Detroit auto show

January 12, 2009
U-M and GM open $5M advanced battery research lab
Accreditation assessment team invites public comment

January 9, 2009
U-M aquatic ecologist Scavia named new Graham Institute director

January 8, 2009
Climate Savers at U-M: Go green in 2009, save money, the environment
Social anxiety disorder puts welfare recipients at risk for economic hardship

January 7, 2009
U-M’s Universe Theme Semester brings astronomy down to Earth
World-renowned astrophysicist to speak at U-M

January 6, 2009
Exonerations correct only a small fraction of false convictions

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