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EECS prof. wins $50,000 for ultrasound researchEmad Ebbini, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, won $50,000 for ultrasound research in a recent contest. The contest was open to faculty who have received National Science Foundation Young Investigator awards and are in the early stages of their careers.The $50,000 came from an anonymous donor and will be used to improve current ultrasound imaging technologies. Ebbini is working to develop real-time, three-dimensional imaging using ultrasound, which he hopes will be used by surgeons and for cardiac imaging. Ebbini said the new technology could aid in many medical procedures. "I believe the 3-D technology will be used for improved cardiac imaging," Ebinni said. "Cardiac surgeons will be able to view larger areas, with a higher resolution than they can see now. Currently doctors base most of their diagnostic decisions on mental 3-D conceptualizations that they form by viewing multiple 2-D ultrasound images."
`U' print, broadcast form partnership to air `Morning Edition'Print and broadcast have formed a new partnership at the University as the University's public radio stations and the University Press join in presenting Michigan Radio's "Morning Edition."As one of the underwriters of the weekday newsmagazine from National Public Radio, heard on WUOM, WVGR and WFUM from 6-9 a.m., the University Press shares the station's mission to disseminate the benefits of University scholarship and research by making them available to the greater Michigan community. University Press is a department of Rackham that is committed to the publication of current scholarship for the academic community and the larger community of readers. Michigan Radio is a listener-supported broadcast service of the University and can be heard in Ann Arbor on WUOM-91.7 FM.
Flint campus adds two new master's programsThe Flint campus' Office of Graduate Studies and Programs plans to launch two new master's degree programs this year, a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Science in Health Education. The MPA in educational administration focuses on a core of courses in education and public administration and is designed to equip the educational administrator with a broad perspective on the range of problems confronting education today. The Michigan Department of Education has approved the program, which leads to a certification in school administration. The program will start in the spring semester, which begins April 29. The Master of Science in Health Education program, offered by the School of Health Professionals and Studies, will begin in the fall. The program is designed to prepare students for work in a variety of community settings that focus on disease prevention and health promotion. For more information about these programs, contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Programs on the Flint campus at (810) 762-3171. -- Compiled from staff reports
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