$33 million to support anesthesia study

Funded by a $33 million grant, a study led by School of Medicine and University of Michigan researchers will compare intravenous propofol to inhaled anesthetic drugs to determine which offers better patient recovery and improved clinical outcomes.

Staudt to conclude deanship Oct. 1

Nancy Staudt, dean of the School of Law and the Howard & Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law, will conclude her deanship and leave the university Oct. 1. She has accepted a position at RAND, a California-based research and public policy organization.

Study associates poverty with slower brain development

Research from the lab of Deanna Barch, with appointments in Arts & Sciences and the School of Medicine, shows a lasting relationship between childhood poverty and brain development — even if a child’s socioeconomic status changes before adulthood.

Sticky toes unlock life in the trees

Biologists in Arts & Sciences examined data from 2,600 lizard species worldwide and discovered that while hundreds of different types of lizards have independently evolved arboreal lifestyles, species that possessed sticky toepads prevailed.

Cara Therapeutics, Square are 2020-21 R&D winners

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies topped the 2021 RQ Top 50 list of the most innovative U.S. companies. The annual ranking was developed by Anne Marie Knott at Olin Business School and identifies the smartest R&D spenders.

Notables

Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD, an internationally recognized expert in how immunity and inflammation contribute to heart failure, has been named director of the Cardiovascular Division in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine.

Notables

Constance Vale has been named chair of undergraduate architecture at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Vale is a licensed architect and director of the architectural practice Constance Vale Studio as well as The Factory of Smoke & Mirrors.

Research Wire

Li Yang, professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, received a three-year $375,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project titled “Doping Effects on Excited-State Properties of Two-Dimensional Moiré Crystals.”