RSS feed for Michigan Today http://michigantoday.umich.edu en-us Well-preserved woolly mammoth reveals insight into ancient human behavior; doctor tapped to head $10 million research project on cancer drugs; student-led Social Venture Fund invests in education provider; researcher pushes to distribute findings on bird flu; Glee Club delights local diners; shifting focus on chronic diseases may reduce healthcare spending. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8182 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8182 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Video: Since purchasing the ex-Pfizer research campus in Ann Arbor nearly three years ago, the University of Michigan has accelerated its research infrastructure and capabilities. Today, the North Campus Research Complex is home to new programs, labs, institutes, and entrepreneurial ventures. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8213 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8213 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 For the second straight year, the University of Michigan ranks first in research and development spending among the nation's public universities, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. National Science Foundation. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8212 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8212 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Former Wolverines tight end Chris McLaurin, '09, knows that in life, just as in sports, success is fueled by hard work, determination, and most importantly, passion. The former Fulbright Scholar and White House intern is taking those qualities to Asia in 2012 as one of just 18 recipients of the prestigious Luce Fellowship. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8211 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8211 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 In the coming months, at least seven University of Michigan professors will offer free online courses on such diverse topics as finance, electronic voting, computer vision, and fantasy and science fiction using a new web-based platform called Coursera. "Our faculty members are eager to share their knowledge globally," says University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8210 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8210 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 In 1925, a group of idealistic conservationists dubbed the Society of Les Voyageurs set about constructing a cabin to house their meetings. Their redwood structure still stands on the banks of the Huron River. It may well be the only home of a student organization built by the members who would use it. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8209 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8209 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 A new study from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR) shows ethnic political violence has a cascading effect, stimulating violence within communities, schools, peers, and families. Particularly troubling is the pronounced effect at the individual level, especially on children who become desensitized to political violence, says Rowell Huesmann, director of the ISR's Research Center on Group Dynamics. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8208 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8208 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Award-winning filmmaker Gary Gilbert, '86, is a dreamer. But he’s also a realist. "Growing up, people would tell me a career in Hollywood was a pipe dream," says the mortgage broker-turned movie producer. "But I can tell you it's not." http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8206 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8206 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Legendary reporter helped shape TV journalism; launched his career at U-M. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8204 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8204 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Anthropologist John Mitani consults on Disneynature film Chimpanzee. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8203 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8203 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Video: If you’re using the phone, getting the flu, or buying gas, you're also using slang. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8202 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8202 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 U.K. dispatch brings news of American classics and foreign gems. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8201 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8201 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Choosing wellness-promoting foods is easier than it seems. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8200 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8200 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 African-Americans and Hispanics with major depressive disorder are less likely to get antidepressants than Caucasian patients, and Medicare and Medicaid patients are less likely to get the newest generation of antidepressants, according to a new study from the University of Michigan's School of Public Health. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8216 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8216 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 How the U.S. shapes education policy, worker training, the tax code, and the regulatory environment will determine whether a recent uptick in domestic manufacturing will continue or spiral into permanent decline, say business professors Wally Hopp and Roman Kapuscinski, co-authors of the Booz study, Manufacturing's Wakeup Call. As long as we do things right, they say, future potential gains are huge. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8217 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8217 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Video: Soaring into the future with unusual, autonomous, and unmanned aircrafts. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8218 http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2012/04/story.php?id=8218 Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400