James Henry McIntosh, professor emeritus of English and American culture at the University of Michigan, died of a stroke Aug. 30 at his home in Ann Arbor in the presence of his wife, Elaine K. Gazda, and daughter, Karina McIntosh.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

“Realm of the Dead,” an autobiographical project that uses self-referential theater as a vehicle for self-healing and advocacy, will be on view Oct. 4-17 in the Lower Level Atrium at the School of Social Work.

The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has announced the 17 members of a council that will meet regularly with President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins.  

U-M has been awarded a five-year, $11.7 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke to re-establish a Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research.

The Michigan Institute for Data Science is leading a multi-university partnership to develop a framework for a national institute that would enable research using sensitive data, while preventing its misuse and misinterpretation.

U-M has been recognized as a national leader in workplace well-being with the 2021 C. Everett Koop National Health Award. Since 2006, MHealthy has led U-M’s employee health and well-being programs and services.

A U-M lab focused on developing cutting-edge methods to inform effective interventions for drug abuse, HIV and other chronic conditions has been awarded a $13.2 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

The Rackham Graduate School has announced the creation of the Committee on Graduate Student Mental Health and Well-Being, following the recommendation of a task force that Rackham convened in 2019.

Self-care, connection and staying well at work and home is the focus of MHealthy’s “Be Well Your Way” virtual event on Oct. 6 and 7. Registration is now open for more than a dozen sessions. This is a free event open to U-M faculty and staff.