Leading the class
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| During the World War II years of 1941-45, a faculty member incorporates a map of Southeast Asia into an Army Specialized Training Program class session. Photo courtesy Bentley Historical Library. |
This month in history (12 years ago)Upon his selection to share the 1999 Nobel Prize for physics, Martinus Veltman, the John D. MacArthur Professor Emeritus of Physics, said, “I’m the same person I was a week ago, but now I have a lot more friends than I realized.” Veltman, who retired from the Department of Physics in 1997, was the guest of honor at a dinner given by President Lee Bollinger, received a citation from the Board of Regents, assisted officials at the kick-off of the Illinois football game and presented a guest lecture. — The University Record Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below. |
October 24, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Today's Headlines
- Non-union staff nominees sought for police oversight panel
- Pam Davis-Kean named director of ISR’s Survey Research Center
- $17.9M grant accelerates U-M mental health research
- Board of Regents to meet July 18 at University Hall
- Parking, transportation updates in advance of Ann Arbor Art Fair
- Runge to retire from Michigan Medicine
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens invites public to name beaver family
- International Institute names von Moltke interim director
- State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
- $10.5M biomaterials center to fight resource discrimination
