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What do U-M profs, technology start - ups, and brain probes have in common?
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A U-M study shows that kids + TV - supervision = unhealthy snacking.
More than a fine family film, 'Hugo' is Martin Scorsese's homage to early movies -- and part of a tradition of films about film.
From Ghana to Michigan, a teacher and student meet again.
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'Remember your mother!'In 1921, a finger-wagging guide for Jazz Age freshmen admonished them to follow a strict social code. Much of the advice now seems strange and funny, though some of it applies equally well today.
In December, U-M president Mary Sue Coleman called for Obama's leadership in restoring the United States' higher education system.
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Video: With its mix of classic architecture and light, open space, the Law School's Robert B. Aikens Commons is a gathering spot, a study cove and a place for fortuitous encounters between students and faculty.
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Once again, our intrepid photographers spend 24 hours documenting the Ann Arbor campus. |
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Alum Darren Criss continues his rise to stardom with a stint on Broadway's 'How to Succeed in Business..."; a call for health care providers to take the lead in health care reform; a U-M physician named the NBA's concussion expert; education profs ranked among 'most influential'; a study shows chiropractic and exercise beat medication for neck pain; Barry Larkin named to baseball Hall of Fame; and more. |
The physicists directly observed, for the first time, light particles that flicker in and out of existence in the vacuum of space. They witnessed the long-predicted quantum mechanical phenomenon known as the dynamical Casimir effect. "One of the profound consequences of quantum mechanics is that we know that something can come from nothing," said U-M's Franco Nori.
A fascinating new invention could make it possible to use living insects, equipped with tiny battery packs and electronics, to enter hazardous environments and send back data and even video safely to first responders.
Under the cold clear waters of Lake Huron, U-M researchers have found a five-and-a-half foot-long, pole-shaped piece of wood that is 8,900 years old. It seems to have been carved by humans, and carried across a land bridge that no longer exists. The simple object may provide clues to long-enduring mysteries about Great Lakes history.
More than 3,000 gallons of Huron River water were trucked to the U-M campus recently to create 150 mini-Hurons that are used to study how environmental changes affect freshwater habitats like rivers and streams.
For the first time, the chemical "fingerprints" of the element mercury can directly link environmental pollution to a specific coal-burning power plant. "We see a specific, distinct signature to the mercury that's downwind of the power plant, and we can clearly conclude that mercury from that power plant is being deposited locally," said U-M researcher Joel Blum.
The program will allow West Coast professionals to earn an MBA while still pursuing a full career.
Video: A fun and hectic race through the campus and world of U-M Engineering.