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Construction of New Rock Spawning Reefs Will Help Great Lakes Native Fish

By Guest PostMay 13, 2012Environment, Naturebelle isle, boat traffic, boulder, bruce manny, center of excellence, connecting channel, crevices, delta, detroit, detroit river, erie, fighting island, great lakes, huron erie, huron erie corridor, jennifer read, lake sturgeon, lake whitefish, lakes huron, michigan, michigan sea grant, middle channel, middle channel reefs, mooneye, native fish, northern madtom catfish, physical characteristics, reef project, river bottom, river redhorse sucker, rock spawning reefs, rock structure, sport fish, st clair river, U.S. Geological Survey, walleye

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The first of nine rock reefs is under construction in the St. Clair River delta northeast of Detroit. The goal of the project, which is led by Michigan Sea Grant, is to boost populations of lake sturgeon and other rare native fish by providing river-bottom rock structures where they can spawn.

The rock reefs are designed to assist several native species that are considered threatened or endangered in Michigan, including lake sturgeon, mooneye, the northern madtom catfish and the river redhorse sucker. Walleye, a popular sport fish, and commercially important lake whitefish should also benefit. (more…)

Human Intelligence

By Guest PostMarch 25, 2012Politicsamerica, american citizens, asia, cia, cia officer, clandestine service, counterterrorism center, detroit, digital age, duane perry, electronic intelligence, eric c anderson, Europe, global agenda, human espionage, intelligence information, islamabad, lauren pitruzzello, middle east, mitchell hall, modern espionage, north africa, open source, ralph begleiter, red cell, robert grenier, sneaky guys, social network, spy, Technology, underwear bomber, website, White House

Former CIA officer talks about espionage in the digital age

America’s favorite spy movies often employ futuristic gadgets and high-tech devices to wow viewers, but according to a former officer in the CIA, technology may have some burdening effects on espionage.

Robert Grenier served 27 years in the CIA, formerly working as a station chief in Islamabad, a CIA representative to the White House, and most recently the head of the Counterterrorism Center. He spoke Wednesday night in Mitchell Hall as part of the Global Agenda speaker series “Spies, Lies and Sneaky Guys: Espionage and Intelligence in the Digital Age.” (more…)

Lecture or Listen: When Patients Waver on Meds

By Guest PostFebruary 5, 2012Healthadherence, aids and behavior, antiretroviral therapy, arv drugs, arv medication, Baltimore, brown university, detroit, hiv-positive, m barton laws, mary catherine beach, new york city, patient, portland, william rogers, yoojin lee

*According to a new analysis of hundreds of recorded office visits, doctors and nurse practitioners typically issued orders and asked closed or leading questions when talking to their HIV-positive patients about adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Attempts at problem-solving with patients who had lapsed occurred in less than a quarter of visits.*

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Take your medicine, Doctor’s orders. It’s a simple idea that may seem especially obvious when the pills are the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs that add decades to the lives of HIV-positive patients. But despite the reality that keeping up with drug regimens is not easy for many patients, a new analysis of hundreds of recorded doctor’s office visits finds that physicians and nurse practitioners often still rely on lecturing, ordering, and scolding rather than listening and problem solving with their patients. (more…)

Minorities Pay More for Water and Sewer

By Guest PostNovember 29, 2011Culture, Environment, Generalbirmingham, bygone economic era, cleveland, detroit, environmental practice, michigan state university, pittsburgh, poster child, product of racism, rachel butts, racial minorities, sewer infrastructure, shrinking cities, st. louis, stephen gasteyer, structural inequality, wastewater, water and sewer

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Racial minorities pay systemically more for basic water and sewer services than white people, according to a study by Michigan State University researchers.

This “structural inequality” is not necessarily a product of racism, argues sociologist Stephen Gasteyer, but rather the result of whites fleeing urban areas and leaving minority residents to bear the costs of maintaining aging water and sewer infrastructure. (more…)

There Are No Clear Lines When It Comes To Homeland Security, Says Napolitano

By Guest PostOctober 8, 2011Politicsamerica, amsterdam, canadian airspace, Christmas day, cyber security, cyberspace, detroit, ghana, homeland security and national security, international in nature, jackson institute of global affairs, janet napolitano, nation, nigeria to amsterdam, nigerian citizen, northwest airlines flight, not easy to draw red lines, secretary of defense, secretary of homeland security, terrorism, underwear bomber, united kingdom, united nations, united states, yemen

Protecting the nation from terrorism, breaches in cyber security and other threats inside its borders is such a massive undertaking it is “not easy to draw red lines” that can chart individual or departmental responsibilities, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said during a campus visit on Oct. 6.

In a talk hosted by the Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Napolitano used the example of the so-called “Underwear Bomber” — a suspected terrorist who attempted to blow up (using explosives hidden in his underwear) a Northwest Airlines flight between Amsterdam and Detroit on Christmas Day 2009 — to illustrate the partnerships that are required to ensure the nation’s safety. Her talk in the Law School’s Levinson Auditorium highlighted the importance of international partnerships in that mission. (more…)

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Construction of New Rock Spawning Reefs Will Help Great Lakes Native Fish

Human Intelligence

Lecture or Listen: When Patients Waver on Meds

Minorities Pay More for Water and Sewer

There Are No Clear Lines When It Comes To Homeland Security, Says Napolitano