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discover hidden weapon strep bacterium uses against us |
| | University of Michigan researchers have captured a glimpse of the endless arms race between infectious agents and the human immune system in a bacterium that uses a mimic of a human blood-clotting enzyme to advance its infection.
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• | Culture, politics and two very successful movies |
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Film scholar Frank Beaver says Fahrenheit
9/11 shows how culture may be shaping politics, while The
Passion of the Christ offers
clues on how politics can shape culture.
In
theatrical distribution both films succeeded beyond all expectations
even though, for a variety of reasons, untold numbers of filmgoers boycotted
these two controversial works.
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• | 'Oy,
Abram' from the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band's CD 'Old Roots,
New World'
Listen  (mp3) (requires audio plugin) |
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Lori Lippitz '79 founded the Maxwell Street Klezmer
Band in Chicago two decades ago. She solos on this 1912 Warsaw folk
song about romance in old age. The melody is based on a lament sung
during the Jewish holiday Purim.
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• | Tech Transfer to 'Celebrate Invention' Oct. 7 |
| | U-M Tech Transfer's annual "Celebrate Invention" expo
recognizing the achievements of inventors from across campus is
Thurs., Oct. 7, from 3 to 6 pm at the Michigan League Ballroom.
It is free and open to the public.
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Talk
Show Democracy - Humanities Institute seminar open to public |
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What is the impact of "talk show democracy" on
the quality of presidential debates and media coverage? Explore contemporary
communication at a two-day seminar, Oct. 22-23, in the Institute for the Humanities.
A fee is required.
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Michigan
Football Memories—a documentary on DVD, available now |
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Michigan
Football Memories has just been released on DVD by Michigan Television.
The 90 minutes of action and words capture the grit and glory of great
Wolverine players and coaches past and present, as well as their loyal
fans at tailgate parties. Enjoy game films, rare background footage,
interviews, the band and much more: Available at
http://www.michiganfootballmemories.com/
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• | New book on history of U-M vs Ohio State gridiron rivalry |
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In The 100-Yard War: Inside the 100-Year-Old Michigan-Ohio
State Football Rivalry, Greg
Emmanuel brings to life the Wolverines-Buckeye rivalry from 1897 to last
year's 100th game.
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• | 'Leaky'
(re)marriages are becoming more common, researcher says |
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One
spouse has been married before, the other hasn't. Sociologist Hiromi
Ono calls such increasingly common, mixed-history unions "leaky marriages," because
emotional and financial resources often drain out of the current relationship
to help support children and ex-spouses.
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