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Today’s Headlines

Open Enrollment for 2018 benefits running now through Nov. 3

Erich Geiger named director of residential dining operations

Erich Geiger has been named director of residential dining operations, with overall responsibility for student dining and residential services in university-owned housing facilities.

Toxic releases from coal-generated electricity higher than shale gas

A new U-M study shows the lifetime toxic chemical releases associated with coal-generated electricity are 10 to 100 times greater than those from electricity generated with natural gas obtained via fracking.

Bicentennial celebration continues with UMich200 Fall Festival

Detroit Connector to increase bus service's time and scope

U-M endowment rebounds to $10.9B with 13.8 percent return

Yost Arena ice rink named to honor longtime hockey coach Red Berenson

Regents OK schematic design for Kraus Building renovation

Architecture professor Robert Adams receives Neubacher Award

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Conversations about the past, present and future of university museums 




Faculty Outreach in Detroit


Trump, Twitter and Fake News

How journalists can build credibility by opening up their work with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post, 2:30-4 p.m., Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre

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Guide to health benefits

A Quick Guide to Your U-M Health Plan Options

One of the most important decisions made during Open Enrollment is choosing a health plan. This video offers a brief guide to some of the key differences in the plans offered to U-M faculty, staff and retirees. Open Enrollment runs through Nov. 3.


On the value of research 


Printable medications

Printable Meds Faculty/Staff Spotlight

"You can't lecture at them. You have to show something that's within their grasp. We like to stress hands-on experience."

Robert Griess Jr., John Griggs Thompson Distinguished University Professor of Mathematics, on how to reach out to prospective students about the college experience. 
Crossing the medical frontier

In 1869, U-M turned a former professor's house into the first hospital owned and operated by a university.


Michigan in the News

After examining menu items from 66 of the top 100 chain restaurants, Julia Wolfson, assistant professor of health management and policy and of nutritional sciences, found that while some attention has been given to offering lower-sodium options, restaurant food is still high in sodium, particularly in main-course items.

Xinhua (China)

"Many have said the trend of falling bankruptcies is leveling off, and these September numbers seem consistent with that prediction. Weather-related financial distress may cause a small bump in the future (but it is) hard to say," said John Pottow, professor of law, referring to the latest figures that show bankruptcy filings fell last month.


Using brain scans, Carolyn Yoon, professor of marketing, and colleagues found that neurons firing in the brain's "reward center" predicted widespread consumer behavior more accurately than interviews with consumers about their preferences.