Tell Martin Kierszenbaum that he has a knack for signing acts of the moment and the chairman of Cherrytree Records lets the comment marinate before issuing a considered clarification: “I don’t sign things of the moment, I sign things of the moment to come.”

Saad led the NCAA in scoring with a school-record 19 goals at Michigan in the 2010-2011 season. He was one of two collegiate players to join the U.S. Under-20 camp in December.

Aiello focused on studies that compared different strategies, for example the use of normal soap versus the use of antibiotic soap, in terms of their effect on the probability of developing illness. Our intuition is that antibiotic soaps and wipes should make everyone healthier. Aiello’s results were something else entirely.

Almost a supernatural thriller, almost a campus satire and almost but not quite a coming-of-age tale, “The Raising” is also the best of Laura Kasischke’s eight novels, the one with the broadest canvas, the most observation, its large cast arranged with a scary economy of detail.

A University of Michigan study found that female drivers get in more accidents despite driving less often than men do.