A mix of interviews, public lectures and performances emanating from UM's News Service http://www.umich.edu/news/index.html?podcast/podcast2 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:00:00 -0400 en-us 2007 University of Michigan Regents http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:00:00 -0400 lennyz@umich.edu (Lenny Zenith) FeedForAll v1.0 (2.0.0.3) News highlights from the University of Michigan No summary U-M News Service Lenny Zenith lennyz@umich.edu University, news, Michigan, research No Jim Burnstein, head of U-M screenwriting program, talks about program and need for state to attract film companies http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Burnstein.mp3 fproven@umich.edu (Frank Provenzano) http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Burnstein.mp3 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:43:30 -0500 Impressive list of U-M alumni making impact in Hollywood 7:23 fproven@umich.edu Art, culture, film no Podcast featuring Sheldon Danziger, professor in the Ford School of Public Policy. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Danzigerpod_Jan08.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Danzigerpod_Jan08.mp3 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:23:30 -0500 It takes young people longer to complete their schooling, settle into steady employment, and delay marriage and childbearing, according to new findings. Thus, it's become socially acceptable living with parents as an adult. 5:31 jwadley@umich.edu Economy, adults, employment, education, policy no This is an audio interview with Ernest Harburg about resolving conflict http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Harburgpod.mp3 baileylm@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Harburgpod.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:50:49 -0500 This research is about how couple who resolve conflict live longer than those who do not 4:30 baileylm@umich.edu marriage, conflict resolution, fighting, health no Interview with ISR social psychologist Kira Birditt http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Birdittpod.mp3 swanbrow@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Birdittpod.mp3 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:38:58 -0500 Analysis of data over 13 years with more than 800 adults shows that we're likely to see our spouses as more irritating and demanding as we age, while we are likely to see our relationships with children and friends more positively. 3:29 swanbrow@umich.edu marriage, relationships, health no Much like the squeaky wheel that gets the grease, a single opinion repeated often enough has nearly as much influence as one expressed by several people, says Stephen Garcia of the Ross School of Business. In fact, one person expressing the same belief three times is, on average, 90 percent as effective as three people each stating the same sentiment once. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Garcia_Jan08pod.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Garcia_Jan08pod.mp3 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:08:57 -0500 We often form opinions and make decisions based on a lone, repetitive voice that we mistake for a chorus 05:14 bernied@umich.edu no Interview with occupational therapist and Institute of Gerontology Research Investigator Susan Murphy on bathtub/shower safety for the aged http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Murphypod.mp3 rogsut@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Murphypod.mp3 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 16:15:21 -0500 Healthcare professionals should help prevent bathing accidents, not just treat people after they have had a fall in the bathroom 04:34 rogsut@umich.edu healthcare, aging, bathroom no A video interview with two U-M professors who helped develop the craft and footage of sea trials. http://www.ns.umich.edu/Vid/Nicoleflyingfish.mov ncmoore@umich.edu http://www.ns.umich.edu/Vid/Nicoleflyingfish.mov Thu, 3 Jan 2008 14:39:48 -0500 Named after its inspiration, the Flying Fish is believed to be the first autonomous seaplane. It has a 7-foot wingspan and is just larger than a pelican. 3:07 ncmoore@umich.edu unmanned, aerial, vehicle, autonomous robot no Audio interview with Andy Gershoff, marketing prof at the Ross School. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Gershoffpod.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Gershoffpod.mp3 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:14:10 -0500 Gershoff says that we overestimate how much 03:50 bernied@umich.edu gift-buying, holidays, presents, preferences no Audio interview with IRWG researcher Michelle Segar. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Segarpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Segarpod.mp3 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:01:47 -0500 Women who exercise for a body shape motive, such as wanting to lose weight or to become toned, spend about 40 percent less time exercising than women who exercise for motives not related to achieving a certain body shape or weight. 05:00 jwadley@umich.edu Exercise, women, resolution, health, fitness no Podcast with L. Rowell Huesmann http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Huesmannpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Huesmannpod.mp3 Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:08:38 -0500 Watching media violence significantly increases the risk that a viewer or video game player will behave aggressively in both the short and long term, according to a University of Michigan study published today in a special issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study, by L. Rowell Huesmann, reviews more than half a century of research on the impact of exposure to violence in television, movies, video games and on the Internet. "The research clearly shows that exposure to virtual violence increases the risk that both children and adults will behave aggressively," said Huesmann, the Amos N. Tversky Collegiate Professor of Communication Studies and Psychology, and a senior research scientist at the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR). 04:14 jwadley@umich.edu Violence, children, video games, movies, tv, behavior, aggression no Podcast on sleep http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/TLeepod.mp3 jserwach@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/TLeepod.mp3 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:23:03 -0500 U-M Psychology Chair Terri Lee is an expert on sleep and the circadian rhythms we all live by. Changing your natural rhythms -- particularly during adolescence -- can cause major problems, she warns. 05:31 jserwach@umich.edu no Audio interview with economist George Fulton about Michigan's weak economy. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Fultonpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Fultonpod.mp3 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:30:59 EST Michigan's economy has seen seven years of great plenty, followed by seven years of economic famine---but, unfortunately, it's not over yet, say University of Michigan economists. 04:47 jwadley@umich.edu no Audio interview with chemical engineering professor Walter Weber. http://umich.edu/news/podcast/society/weber.mp3 ncmoore@umich.edu http://umich.edu/news/podcast/society/weber.mp3 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 9:43:34 EST To cope with dwindling freshwater supplies, U-M professor Walter Weber discusses treating wastewater for drinking. He talks about his ideas for better water management and how we could extract energy from toilet water. 05:26 ncmoore@umich.edu water, wastewater, sewage, energy, civil engineering, environment no Audio interview with professor allison aiello about mrsa http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Aiellopod.mp3 baileylm@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Aiellopod.mp3 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:37:34 EST Listen to Prof. Aiello explain how we protect ourselves against MRSA, and what the emergence of this in schools really means. 04:27 baileylm@umich.edu MRSA, public health, antibiotic resistance, aiello, infection no Audio interview with Sonya dal Cin http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Dal_Cin_Jared_edit.wav jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Dal_Cin_Jared_edit.wav Mon, 5 Nov 2007 Men looked more favorably toward smoking when they saw movie character John McCane (Die Hard)smoke 05:28 jwadley@umich.edu no Interview with social psychologist Oscar Ybarra http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Ybarrapod.mp3 swanbrow@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Ybarrapod.mp3 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:28:47 -0400 Shooting the breeze for just 10 minutes boosts mental performance. 5:53 swanbrow@umich.edu work, productivity no Podcast interview with law professor Michael Barr http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Barrpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Barrpod.mp3 Thu, 4 Oct 2007 15:01:14 -0400 Low-income households in the United States often lack access to bank accounts and face high costs for conducting basic financial transactions through check cashers and other alternative financial service providers. Law professor Michael Barr says these families find it more difficult to save and plan financially for the future. 4:53 jwadley@umich.edu banking, poor, financial services, poverty no Audio interview of book co-author John U. Bacon by John Lofy. http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2007/Sep/bacon.mp3 jlofy@umich.edu http://michigantoday.umich.edu/2007/Sep/bacon.mp3 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:13:58 -0400 In the last years of his life, Bo Schembechler passed his leadership secrets to writer John U. Bacon. The result is a book, "Bo's Lasting Lessons: The Legendary Coach Teaches the Timeless Fundamentals of Leadership" that offers leaders both penetrating insight ("You can't lead people unless you like people") and practical advice ("Recruit for character"). Bacon discusses Bo's leadership style, and describes what it was like to work for the notoriously demanding coach. 06:58 jlofy@umich.edu Bo Schembechler, John Bacon, lasting lessons leadership coach business michigan football no Andras Schiff launches University Musical Societys new season. Concerts on U-M students will play for Schiff and hear his critiques. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Sonata_mixdown.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Sonata_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:57:25 -0400 U-M Department of Music offers upclose interaction with preeminent pianist. 6:00 fproven@umich.edu music, culture, art no New research funded by the NSF shows that mental exercise through socializing promotes cognitive functioning in adults of all ages http://umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Ybarrapod.mp3 swanbrow@umich.edu http://umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Ybarrapod.mp3 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:43:16 -0400 New research funded by the NSF shows that mental exercise through socializing promotes cognitive functioning in adults of all ages 5:54 swanbrow@umich.edu schmoozing, networking, social networking no Julio Frenk, former minister of health of Mexico, and current counsel to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation speaks at U-M symposium on Sept. 11. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Frenkpod.mp3 baileylm@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Frenkpod.mp3 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:29:28 -0400 Julio Frenk, former minister of health of Mexico, and current counsel to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation talks about disaster preparedness at School of Public Health symposium on Sept. 11, 2007 6:50 baileylm@umich.edu frenk, school of public health disaster preparedness no Interview with David Jude and Stephen Hensler of the School of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/gobies_mixdown.mp3 ericksn@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/gobies_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:23:42 -0400 Jude and Hensler discovered that newly hatched round gobies leave their lake bottom homes and swim to the surface at night, a nocturnal migration that increases the chances that large numbers of hatchlings will get sucked into the ballast tanks of Great Lakes freighters. 7:03 ericksn@umich.edu gobies, great lakes no Audio interview with Professor Don Zak at the School of Natural Resources and Environment. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/trees.mp3 ericksn@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/trees.mp3 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:18:51 -0400 Birches will likely drive out aspens in northern forests as carbon dioxide levels continue to mount in coming decades. 07:01 ericksn@umich.edu climate change, global warming, carbon dioxide, forests no An interview with professor Zoran Filipi, assistant director of the University of Michigan's Automotive Research Center http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/cars_of_future_mixdown.mp3 ncmoore@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/cars_of_future_mixdown.mp3 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:39:24 -0400 Engineering professor Zoran Filipi believes plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will be common on the highways of tomorrow. He explains how they work and why they could help reduce greenhouse gases. 5:10 ncmoore@umich.edu hybrid, electric, car, transportation no UMTRI researcher Bruce Belzowski discusses the UAW contract negotiations and what it means for the future of the auto industry. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/belzowski02_mixdown.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/belzowski02_mixdown.mp3 Tue, 7 Aug 2007 12:40:53 -0400 Current UAW contract talks with U.S. automakers may be the most important in decades. 05:13 bernied@umich.edu UAW contract, auto industry, labor negotiations no audio interview with Rebekah Modrak http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/MeBayaday.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/MeBayaday.mp3 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:10:20 -0400 UM curators transform eBay into art gallery 5:41 fproven@umich.edu ebay, art, cyberspace no audio interview w/ John Dann http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Dann052107.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Dann052107.mp3 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:02:15 -0400 Knowing the past sheds light on future possibilities 5:36 fproven@umich.edu library no Dr. Eva Feldman outlines results of a study marking the first time that tight blood sugar control has been shown to have a long-term effect on the chance that a person with diabetes will develop neuropathy (nerve problems) http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Feldmanpod.mp3 rogsut@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Feldmanpod.mp3 Mon, 2 Jul 2007 15:42:39 -0400 People with diabetes who keep their blood sugar in check today will probably have a far lower chance of developing foot pain or other nerve damage tomorrow. 6:38 rogsut@umich.edu diabetes, glucose, neuropathy, blood, sugar, nerve, damage no U-M economist talks about what Michigan must do to turn things around economically. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Grimes.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Grimes.mp3 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:21:11 -0400 Michigan will be a poorer state over the next decade, but its universities and resources like the Great Lakes can help reverse its declining economy. 7:26 bernied@umich.edu economy, michigan no U-M astronomers capture the first image of surface features on a sun-like star. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/starlight.mp3 lennyz@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/starlight.mp3 Thu, 5 Jul 2007 12:48:06 -0400 We talk to U-M astronomer John Monnier and graduate student Ming Zhao. They led an international team that combined light from four widely separated telescopes to produce the first picture showing surface details on a sun-like star beyond our solar system. It was a rapidly rotating, hot star called Altair. 7:14 Nicole Casal Moore Astronomy, stars, astrophysics no More than 100 experts from across the nation gathered at the University of Michigan to tackle the contentious immigration debate including the challenges and opportunities. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Immigration.mp3 serwach@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Immigration.mp3 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:02:09 -0400 John Burkhardt, is a U-M professor of higher education and director of the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good. He also serves as a special assistant to the provost for University engagement and organized ``Challenges and Opportunities: Conversations about immigration and higher education.’’ He talks about where the nation is on this major issue being debated in Congress. 6:29 serwach@umich.edu immigration, society no U-M study outlines strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions while explanding state's energy sector. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/greenhouse.mp3 lennyz@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/greenhouse.mp3 Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:12:35 -0400 Policy blueprint, “Michigan at a Climate Crossroads: Strategies for Guiding the State in a Carbon-Constrained World,” presented to Michigan legislators on May 23 presents compelling case that time is at hand to reform state’s regulations 7:59 lennyz@umich.edu Environment, Economy, Politics, Business no A new University of Michigan project that will study substance abuse among Chilean teens during a five-year period could provide insights into the increasing tobacco, alcohol and drug use in Latin America. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Delva_May07pod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Delva_May07pod.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2007 13:36:14 -0400 This interdisciplinary effort will result in a 15-year perspective study that will not only lend insight into Latin America, but also should be applicable to further the understanding of substance use among all youths in the United States. 5:36 jwadley@umich.edu Chile, drug abuse, alcohol, iron deficiency anemia no An April stroll through the arboretum reveals the sights and sounds of spring. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/ArbTour1.MP3 mjnesbit@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/ArbTour1.MP3 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:45:49 -0400 Joanne Nesbitt chronicles her walk through one of U-M’s most popular cultural attractions 5:50 mjnesbit@umich.edu Arboretum, U-M Arb no Dr, Joyce Lee describes research findings that show more than 229,000 children—approximately 3.2 cases for every 1,000 American children under the age of 18—currently have diabetes. And one-third of those children are obese. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/JLeepod.mp3 rogsut@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/JLeepod.mp3 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:35:40 -0400 "Among school-aged children, obese children have a greater than twofold chance of having diabetes, compared with children of normal weight," Dr. Joyce Lee says. "The large number of children with diabetes in the U.S., and the potential for increasing numbers of children developing diabetes with the obesity epidemic, has serious implications for how these children will receive appropriate health care now and as they grow into adulthood." 03:22 rogsut@umich.edu diabetes, children obese, youth, weight no Inteview with professor http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Shultheisspod.mp3 jserwach@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Shultheisspod.mp3 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 13:15:41 -0400 U-M psychology professor Oliver Schultheiss, who runs the Human Motivation and Affective Neuroscience Lab, talks about how hormones like testosterone impact human behavior. Schultheiss describes how to tell if you’re "high testosterone" and the pluses and minuses. 6:21 jserwach@umich.edu Hormones, testosterone, neuroscience, human motivation, power no Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism Mark McDonald offers insights about embedding, its origins and protocols, and the media's current coverage of the wars in both countries. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/McDonaldpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/McDonaldpod.mp3 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 14:22:33 -0400 McDonald is a veteran newspaper correspondent who has done several tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. 5:48 jwadley@umich.edu journalism, war, media, Iraq, Afghanistan no Enoch Brater discusses Arthur Miller http://www.umich.edu/news/Releases/2007/Mar07/Brater.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/Releases/2007/Mar07/Brater.mp3 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:37:28 -0400 University of Michigan professor Enoch Brater talks about playwright Arthur Miller as the University hosts a grand opening of the Arthur Miller Theatre, the only one in the world named after Miller. 9:32 fproven@umich.edu Miller, Brater, theatre no Co-curators talk about the mission and impact of annual show http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/PCAP.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/PCAP.mp3 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:03:49 -0400 With participation and attendance increasing since the first exhibit 12 years ago, the Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners is making connections between prisoners and the community, and deconstructing stereotypes about those incarcerated. 8:15 fproven@umich.edu Art, Law, Society, prison, prisoners no Pediatrician Julie Lumeng outlines her findings on watching television and being overweight among three- and four-year-olds. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Lumengjun06pod.mp3 rogsut@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Lumengjun06pod.mp3 Mon, 5 Mar 2007 14:34:24 -0500 University of Michigan researchers found that 3-year-old children exposed to two or more hours of TV a day were nearly three times more likely to be overweight than children who either watched or were in a room with a TV on for fewer than two hours a day, 4:46 rogsut@umich.edu obesity, children, behavior no Conversation with UMS Ben Johnson on attracting, broadening audiences http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/UMSAward.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/UMSAward.mp3 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:04:44 -0400 UMS received first-ever Arts Presenters award from MetLife. Award recognizes UMS' efforts to reach underserved communities 4:46 fproven@umich.edu arts, culture, diversity no Audio interview with University of Michigan professor. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Fordpod.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Fordpod.mp3 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:18:45 -0500 U-M Research Professor Lloyd Johnston compares today’s teens with teens of 33 years ago and everyone in between. His Monitoring the Future survey has surveyed more than 1 million teens since the study began in 1975 asking them about drug use, smoking, drinking and other habits every year. A Distinguished Research Scientist at U-M’s Institute for Social Research, Johnston is principal investigator of the Monitoring the Future study. 7:45 fproven@umich.edu drugs, teens, adolescents, 1970s, 1980s, parents, baby boomers, generational change, substance abuse no Laura Bailey talks with Prof. William Martin about nuclear waste disposal and University of Michigan nuclear energy research. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/WMartinpod2.mp3 baileylm@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/WMartinpod2.mp3 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Nuclear engineering and radiological science Prof. William Martin outlines research projects in nuclear energy at the U-M and discusses how nuclear waste is to be disposed in the U.S. 7:08 baileylm@umich.edu Energy, radioactivity, weapons, nuclear no Percy Bates talks about Black History Month. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Batespod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Batespod.mp3 Fri, 2 Feb 2007 13:10:34 -0500 Percy Bates says it's important for society, especially young people, to know about the history of other races. While it's great that one month focuses on the contributions of African-Americans, he would like to see black history -- as well as the history of other ethnic groups -- taught year round. 7:40 jwadley@umich.edu Blacks, history, education, schools no How the ISR Panel Study of Income Dynamics studies how U.S. men, women and children spend their time. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Staffordpod.mp3 swanbrow@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Staffordpod.mp3 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:44:55 -0500 Women and girls still spend more time than men and boys on housework. 8:35 swanbrow@umich.edu time, housework, chore wars, surveys no Social work Prof. Andrew Grogan-Kaylor talks about disciplining children. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Grogan-Kaylorpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Grogan-Kaylorpod.mp3 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Andrew Grogan-Kaylor says his new study indicates children who get high levels of intellectual stimulation at home, such as books and educational games, had parents who rarely used physical punishment. 5:26 jwadley@umich.edu corporal punishment, spanking, Grogan-Kaylor, children, parents, discipline no Social Work professor Jorge Delva outlines his findings http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Delvapod.mp3 jdelva@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Delvapod.mp3 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:00:00 -0500 As overall smoking rates in the U.S. decline, the smoking rate among low-income African-Americans increases. 6:55 jdelva@umich.edu tobacco, cigarette, smoke, cancer, health no UM Deans explore outreach opportunities of Detroit Center office http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Deans.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/Deans.mp3 Mon, 8 Jan 2007 11:00:00 -0500 Dec. 5 trip is upclose look at potential impact of new site 04:39 fproven@umich.edu Detroit Center, Deans, Detroit no Dance Prof. Bill DeYoung discusses the University of Michigan Dance Department’s recent accreditation and the future of the department. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society//DeYoungpod.mp3 bdyj@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society//DeYoungpod.mp3 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:29:42 -0500 DeYoung says, "Through our teaching and key collaborations around the University, we've proven that the dance is perhaps the most agile of all art forms, drawing on many disciplines, from the visual arts to science." 05:40 bdyj@umich.edu arts, choreography, choreographer, dancer, business, industry no Composers' work inspiration for dance performance that was be part of 2006-07 national tour http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/matjias.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/arts_culture/matjias.mp3 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 17:07:52 -0400 Composers' work inspiration for dance performance that was be part of 2006-07 national tour 05:43 fproven@umich.edu no U-M social psychologist Dan Kruger discusses how evolutionary psychology provides a unifying framework for understanding behaviors as different as altruism, mortality and sexual selection. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Krugerpod.mp3 swanbrow@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Krugerpod.mp3 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0400 Facial masculinity may serve as a visual cue in female mate choice, much as the tail of the male peacock signals females about male fitness to reproduce. 7:33 swanbrow@umich.edu dating, marriage, romance, sexual selection, mate selection, mortality, gender differences, evolutionary psychology no University of Michigan nuclear engineering and radiological sciences Prof. William Martin outlines nuclear power’s evolution. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/WMartinpod1.mp3 wrm@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/WMartinpod1.mp3 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:33:51 -0500 Nuclear engineering and radiological sciences deals with the human application of subatomic particles with energies from fractions of an electron volt to millions of electron volt, and with the interactions of radiation with matter. 4:39 wrm@umich.edu atomic, radiation, radioactive, reaction, atom, power, energy no Andrew Hoffman, associate director of U-M’s Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, says that companies with a history of climate-related activity are trying to shift their strategies from a focus on risk management and bottom-line protection to an emphasis on business opportunities and top-line enhancements. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Hoffmanpod.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Hoffmanpod.mp3 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 14:00:33 -0500 A growing number of companies are learning that implementing sustainable business practices isn’t just good for the environment-it can also be good for the bottom line. 08:20 bernied@umich.edu environment, ecology, energy, pollution, business, industry no U-M School of Education Dean Deborah Ball talks about why most Americans are so bad at math and how U-M is fighting to change that. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/ballmath.mp3 jserwach@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/ballmath.mp3 Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:09:19 -0400 It's become common for Americans to laughingly say "oh well, I am no good at math so my child is not either." Could you imagine anyone saying those words about reading? Deborah Ball, a member of a White House panel on improving math instruction and dean of the U-M School of Education, talks about how Americans as a society got so far behind in math and what we need to do to get back to where we need to be. Why is it important to be proficient at math and how can we get there? Ball explains why. 6:23 jserwach@umich.edu Math, education, reading, competitiveness, teaching, no audio interview with Epidemiologist Sandro Galea http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Galeapod.mp3 rogsut@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Galeapod.mp3 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:09:19 -0500 In the year after a hurricane, tornado, terrorist attack or other natural or man-made disaster, 30-40 percent of adults who were directly affected may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. 8:20 rogsut@umich.edu post-traumatic stress, disasters no Social work Prof. Leslie Hollingsworth discusses adoptions across international borders. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Hollingsworthpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Hollingsworthpod.mp3 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 10:09:19 -0500 Interest in international adoptions has grown tremendously within the last two decades. 7:58 jwadley@umich.edu child, adopt, children no Audio: Mary Sue coleman Speech http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/MSC/MSC_SA_Oct06pod.mp3 lennyz@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/MSC/MSC_SA_Oct06pod.mp3 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 01:00:00 GMT President Mary Sue Coleman's address to University of Michigan Faculty Senate Assembly, October 30, 2006 04:00 faculty, future, diversity, China no A new University of Michigan unit will address energy issues within and outside the University. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/waspod.mp3 baileylm@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/waspod.mp3 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:09:19 -0400 The University of Michigan is launching an interdisciplinary institute to increase the university's commitment to energy research. 08:19 baileylm@umich.edu energy, coal, nuclear, alternate, solar, power, hydrogen, battery, policy, research, renewable no A discussion of responses to perceived threats against scientific integrity. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/nadelpod.mp3 rossflan@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/nadelpod.mp3 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:09:19 -0400 University of Michigan ecology and evolutionary biology Prof. Knute Nadelhoffer organized a Summit on Scientific Integrity at the U-M Biological Station in July 2006 that brought together researchers, politicians and citizens. 10:52 rossflan@umich.edu research, truth, honesty, integrity, science no U-M researchers find that informal quotas are a common part of life. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Garciapod.mp3 swanbrow@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Garciapod.mp3 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:09:19 -0400 Research by UM psychologists suggests that people commonly consider social categories when making decisions about who to hire, etc. 6:10 swanbrow@umich.edu affirmative action, social, quotas, categories no University or Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Director James Steward discusses UMMA's expansion and renovation. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Stewardpod.mp3 fproven@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Stewardpod.mp3 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:45:00 -0400 University or Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Director James Steward discusses UMMA's expansion and renovation. 10:28 fproven@umich.edu arts, construction, museum, paintings, sculpture, etching no Audio interview with history Prof. Juan Cole http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/JColepod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/JColepod.mp3 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:00:00 -0400 University of Michigan history Prof. Juan Cole discusses whether or not we are winning the fight against al-Qaeda. 6:50 jwadley@umich.edu Islam, al Qaeda, safety, terror, twin towers, attack no Audio interview w/ University of Michigan public policy Prof. Sheldon Danziger http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Danzigerpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Danzigerpod.mp3 Mon, 4 Sep 2006 10:09:19 -0400 University of Michigan public policy Prof. Sheldon Danziger discusses latest poverty trends. 8:26 jwadley@umich.edu poverty, welfare reform, economics no Dan Klionsky has a unique teaching style http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Klionsky_Ready.mp3 batesk@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Klionsky_Ready.mp3 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:09:19 -0400 Professor Dan Klionsky in the Life Science Institute believes that students can learn biology without books or lectures. 05:46 batesk@umich.edu biology, University of Michigan, Klionsky, teaching, classroom, learning no Stephen Weiss' research team was looking for a gene that affected the development of the circulatory system in mice. Quite by mistake, they found a 'molecular scissors' that loosens the collagen belt around fat cells, allowing them to expand. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/WeissFatt_Ready.mp3 batesk@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/WeissFatt_Ready.mp3 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:09:19 -0400 Stephen Weiss' research team was looking for a gene that affected the development of the circulatory system in mice. Quite by mistake, they found a 'molecular scissors' that loosens the collagen belt around fat cells, allowing them to expand. 5:46 batesk@umich.edu fat, obesity, cells, molecular, gene no Interview with women's health expert Mary Fran Sowers, University of Michigan School of Public Health http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Sowers_Ready.mp3 batesk@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Sowers_Ready.mp3 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:09:19 -0400 Bone loss actually starts before estrogen and the decline of estrogen levels, probably because of another hormone's activity. 05:46 batesk@umich.edu estrogen, menopause, folicle-stimulating, hormone, women's health, Sowers, Michigan no Audio interview with University of Michigan Research Assistant Prof. Jennifer Glass http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Glasspod.mp3 rogsut@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Glasspod.mp3 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:02:35 -0400 University of Michigan Research Assistant Prof. Jennifer Glass says her research indicates years of tobacco use may dim the speed and accuracy of a person's thinking ability and bring down their IQ. 02:58 rogsut@umich.edu tobacco, thinking, I.Q., Glass no Bernie Degrouat interviews Nejat Seyhun and M.P. Narayanan. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Seyhun-Narayananpod.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Seyhun-Narayananpod.mp3 Fri, 28 Jul 2006 13:21:04 -0400 U.S. executives engage in stock-option dating games to boost pay. 6:06 bernied@umich.edu backdating, forward-dating, stock options, SEC, executive compensation, executive pay no A podcast from the University of Michigan News Service. Jared Wadley interviews Amanda Lotz. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Lotz_Ready.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Lotz_Ready.mp3 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:21:04 -0400 From "Xena: Warrior Princess" to "Judging Amy," television shows are redefining women in dramatic roles by telling diverse stories about their lives, a University of Michigan analysis shows. 06:06 jwadley@umich.edu communications, women and tv, media no A podcast from the University of Michigan News Service. Karl Bates interviews Sean J. Morrison, Ph.D. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/MorrisonESC.mp3 batesk@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/MorrisonESC.mp3 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:21:04 -0400 Cancer has rejuvenating stem cells, just like organs do. Sean Morrison's group has found a way to selectively identify and kill just the cancerous stem cells in mice with leukemia, leaving healthy blood-forming stem cells alone. 04:31 batesk@umich.edu stem cells, cancer, leukemia, life science no Michael Traugott discusses attitudes about public cell phone use. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/traugottpodrs2.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/traugottpodrs2.mp3 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 17:02:35 -0400 Michael Traugott dicusses a survey done about opinions on the public use of cell phones. 3:43 jwadley@umich.edu cell phones, Traugott, public attitudes survey, cell phone communications no Law professor John Pottow says it's too early to celebrate a decline in bankruptcy filings. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Pottowpod.mp3 jwadley@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/society/Pottowpod.mp3 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 11:38:58 -0500 John Pottow says many factors should be considered when assessing how consumers have adapted to the new bankruptcy laws. In addition, more attention should be placed on helping consumers get out of debt. 4:39 jwadley@umich.edu bankruptcy, Pottow, law, consumers, spending habits, debt, Congress no Prof. Andrew Hoffman says sustainable climate strategies cannot be an add-on to business as usual - they must be integrated with a company's core business activities. http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Hoffmanpod.mp3 bernied@umich.edu http://www.umich.edu/news/podcast/science/Hoffmanpod.mp3 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:07:59 -0500 A growing number of companies are learning that implementing sustainable business practices isn't just good for the environment - it can also be good for the bottom line. 8:20 bernied@umich.edu environment, ecology, energy, pollution, business, industry no