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Grandma’s Chicken Soup
"A feel-good study by one of UNMC’s top researchers has proven to be comfort food for the media for nearly 30 years. Several years ago, Stephen Rennard, MD, one of UNMC’s top scientists, decided it would be fun to put the old folk wisdom to the test. Cultures all over the world have some version of the credo that if you’re sick, you should eat chicken soup. It’ll make you feel better. Grandma says so! So it must be true."
Lively 200
"The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art's aim." -- George Bernard Shaw (h.c. Trinity College Dublin, Nobel Laureate 1925)
Standards Curricula Program
Every year the National Institute of Standards and Technology issues grants to academic programs that introduce students to the necessary reciprocity of innovation and standardization in growing the U.S. economy. The University of Michigan is a past recipient of one such grant. We should see application specifics for the 2026 grant cycle fairly soon. We will post updates here.
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
2025-2026 Student Paper Competition
ANSI's Annual Student Paper Competition was paused last year; but now resumed with the topic ""Imagine a World Without Standards or Rules—What Would Happen?". Word limit ~2000. Receivable before June 5, 2026. Cash prizes are non-trivial and can involve a travel stipend attend ANSI's Annual Conference to receive the prize. Additional details -- including the papers to previous winning papers -- are linked herein.
Entertainment Occupancies
Education communities have the largest installed base of publicly-owned performance facilities. By getting you quickly to the transcripts of the most recent revision cycle of the dominant model building code suite in the United States you can sample the original inspiration for safety and sustainability concepts. Comments on the results of the Committee Action Hearings in October Cleveland will be received until January 5th.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026).
Myron Hunt Architect
Myron Hubbard Hunt (February 27, 1868 – May 26, 1952) was an American architect whose numerous projects include many enduring edifices in Southern California; most notably, the Rose Bowl Stadium, where the University of Michigan Football team appears routinely on New Year's Day. (This year, however, Indiana University defeats Alabama and advances the National Championship game) Hunt was elected a Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1908.