CLOSING THE GENDER GAP
August 12, 2019 Ann Manser Women in the United States may still have to contend with a shortfall in their lifetime earnings and a glass ceiling in the boardroom, but they’ve closed the gender gap […]
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U-M student recycles plastic waste from the Great Lakes into clothing
August 6, 2019 Fernanda Pires ANN ARBOR—An early July morning. Fifty-five people of all ages. An hour-long cleanup of a two-mile stretch of Muskegon’s Pere Marquette Beach. The result? Nearly 44 pounds of waste collected—half […]
Coach James Franklin named 2019 Renaissance Fund honoree
August 13, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As Penn State’s Renaissance Fund celebrates its 42nd year of honoring outstanding community members and helping students in need, the fund’s board of directors has selected James Franklin, […]
INCOMING STUDENT QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED
August 09, 2019 Carlett Spike Where’s Drake Hall? Where should I eat? Do I need to visit my academic adviser? These are a few of the types of questions swirling in the minds of students and […]
NJ Foresees 1000% Increase in Worksite Immigration Inspection
Apparently, in response to New Jersey’s sanctuary state policies, the Department of Homeland Security (the Department) has increased the number of worksite investigations and inspections. While the Department has not released inspection numbers since December […]
In product design, imagining end user’s feelings leads to more original outcomes
AUG 15, 2019 8:30 AM PHIL CICIORA CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Developing original and innovative products is critical to a company’s long-term success and competitive advantage. Thus, gaining a better idea of what factors impact how […]
UW LAUNCHES NATION’S FIRST CELL THERAPY TRIAL FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS
Last Updated 08/06/2019 The UW Program for Advanced Cell Therapy (PACT) will study a cutting-edge therapy to treat a viral infection faced by around 30 to 40 percent of kidney and/or pancreas transplant recipients. The study will […]
Eugene Parker on first year of namesake NASA mission: ‘It’s pretty exciting stuff’
Aug 12, 2019 Louise Lerner Prof. Eugene Parker had never seen a NASA launch in person until Aug. 12, 2018—when a spacecraft honoring the pioneering University of Chicago astrophysicist blazed through the predawn skies, beginning […]
Student creates surrealist self-portraits that reflect her Chinese heritage
Aug 13, 2019 Danielle Shi In the living room of her Hyde Park apartment, University of Chicago graduate student Yuqing Zhu holds up Precession, her latest artwork, next to a print by Italian artist Giorgio de […]
FEAR OF MORE DANGEROUS SECOND ZIKA, DENGUE INFECTIONS UNFOUNDED IN MONKEYS
Last Updated 08/05/2019 As outbreaks on Pacific islands and in the Americas in recent years made Zika virus a pressing public health concern, the Zika virus’s close similarity to dengue presented the possibility that one infection […]