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(Do you hoard (hang on to everything), leaving huge stacks of stuff whenever you're not sure if something is trash or might be needed in the future? Or are you a Spartan who throws everything away? U-M Assistant Psychology Professor Stephanie Preston explains what motivates both and what each trait has to do with traits related to survival, planning, anxiety, fear and a need to boost your status.)

(University of Michigan researchers have identified a gene that acts as a master switch to control obesity in mice. The finding could lead to treatments for obesity, diabetes and complications associated with those disorders.)

(Mark Rosentraub discusses why Chicago lost the Olympic bid and if it's possible to make money hosting the Olympics.)

(The Ford School's Douglas A. Brook says security comes from not only military power, but also the strength of diplomatic and humanitarian functions of government and non-governmental agents acting in a concerted fashion.)

(U-M professor Linda Lim discusses the U.S. decision to impose a tariff on Chinese tires and how an all-out trade war can be averted.)

(A discussion with professor Richard Rood, who will attend the COP-15 climate change meeting, about the meeting's significance and the role of higher ed in the debate.)

(Susan Collins, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, discusses issues raised at the Dec. 3 White House jobs summit.)

(University of Michigan School of Public Health Dean Kenneth Warner discusses the benefits of the new smoking ban passed by the Michigan Senate and House.)

(Professor Louis Burgio talks about how the holiday season brings the holiday blues, especially among the elderly.)