Cassini flyby of Saturn moon offers insight into solar system history
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Oct. 9 and measure molecules in its space environment that could give insight into the history of the solar system
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U-M research hits record $876 million
Industry partnerships cited in 6.4% rise
Research spending at the University of Michigan reached $875.8 million in 2007-08, an all-time high and a 6.4 percent increase over the previous year More >
Election '08: U-M experts to discuss taxes, trade, health care, housing/financial crisis
In the midst of one of America's worst financial disasters and the contentious 2008 presidential election season, four University of Michigan economists will offer their views and critique the candidates' proposals on taxes, trade, health care and the housing/financial crisis More >
 Green coffee-growing practices buffer climate-change impacts
Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee: University of Michigan researchers say the technique will provide a buffer against the ravages of climate change in the coming decades More >
Meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system
The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusualn breathing system More >
Paper wasps show surprisingly strong memory for previous encounters
 With brains less than a millionth the size of humans', paper wasps hardly seem like mental giants. But new research at the University of Michigan shows that these insects can remember individuals for at least a week, even after meeting and interacting with many other wasps in the meantime More >
Big Ten poll finds Michigan slightly favors Obama
Concerns about jobs and the economy and a widespread need for change are leading Michigan residents to slightly favor Barack Obama over John McCain, according to results from the Big Ten Battleground Poll released today More >
U-M experts available to discuss 2008 presidential elections
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U-M experts: Lehman bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch buyout
Banking experts at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business are available to discuss the bankruptcy protection filing by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and the purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co. by Bank of America Corp More >
U-M at forefront of new era in publishing
 With the installation of a state-of-the-art book-printing machine at one of its libraries, the University of Michigan stands at the new frontier of 21st-century publishing, offering printed and bound reprints of out-of-copyright books from its digitized collection of nearly 2 million books, as well as thousands of books from the Open Content Alliance and other digital sources More >
Michigan's URC fuels new industries, creates 69,285 jobs
Toyota Motor Corp. is investing $100 million in a new R&D complex in the heart of Michigan's University Research Corridor as URC scientists develop bio-fuels from plant waste, next generation windmills and smart sensors "doing things we couldn't imagine." The URC partners – Michigan State University, the University of Michigan and Wayne State University – generated 69,285 jobs, educated more students than any of the nation's best comparable R&D clusters, and produced $13.3 billion in economic impact in 2007, according to a new report that highlights a major URC priority: alternative energy research More >
New Bluetooth system orients blind and sighted pedestrians
A new Bluetooth system designed primarily for blind people places a layer of information technology over the real world to tell pedestrians about points of interest along their path as they pass them More >
Cooking up an unprecedented political movement
 Ostensibly, the result of mixing ingredients found in the cookbooks on exhibit at the William L. Clements Library is to cook up a tasty dish. But the favorite dishes found in the books–dating from Civil War times to the present–aren't main entrées when examining the impact of the social networking required to create, publish and distribute the collection of recipes. More >
Potholes and cracked sidewalks disable many older people
 The growing number of potholes, broken curbs and cracked sidewalks in American cities are more than eyesores emblematic of the nation's economic troubles More >
Recovery efforts not enough for critically endangered Asian vulture
 Captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered vulture, whose numbers in the wild have dwindled from tens of millions to a few thousand, are too small to protect the species from extinction, a University of Michigan analysis shows More >
Michigan integral to world's largest physics experiment
 After 20 years of construction, a machine that could either verify or nullify the prevailing theory of particle physics is about to begin its mission More >
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NY Times' Thomas Friedman to focus on green revolution
Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman will offer the keynote at a day-long event focused on making green power the next great global industry Wed. Sept. 17, 2008, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mortgage crisis: Blame the bank?
Banks have played a big role in the mortgage crisis, not only because they issued loans to suspect borrowers, but because many originated and sold bad loans to other lenders, says a University of Michigan business professor
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University of Michigan opens new doors in campus living
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After two years of construction activity, and still humming with final preparations, the new Hill Dining Center and the completely renewed Mosher-Jordan Hall stand ready to welcome University of Michigan students this month More >
U-M faculty available to discuss national poverty, uninsured statistics
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The U.S. Census Bureau will release new national poverty and health insurance figures on Aug. 26, and University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the data More >
Phelps, U-M athletes and staff in Beijing
 Club Wolverine's Michael Phelps, along with more than two dozen U-M athletes and staff representing seven countries, are celebrating their participation in Beijing More >
Hefty people can have healthy hearts
Many obese Americans may have much less heart disease risk than is widely believed and conversely, about one fourth of normal weight individuals could have a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors More >
U-M experts on vice president selections, conventions
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The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss the U.S. presidential election, including the candidates selecting a vice president and the upcoming party conventions More >
 South Africa's Tutu to visit U-M campus, receive medal
Nobel Prize winner and South African cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be awarded the 18th University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal by University of Mi chigan President Mary Sue Coleman in October More >
U-M experts available to discuss the need for expanded embryonic stem cell research
 The University of Michigan has several distinguished stem cell scientists who can discuss the need for expanded embryonic stem cell research in Michigan and why it's critical to the search for disease cures More >
U-M experts available to discuss 2008 presidential elections
The University of Michigan has distinguished experts to offer insight on the issues discussed by the presidential candidates More >
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