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October 26, 2009
The Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) has selected three researchers as 2009 pilot scholars. MCUAAAR is a collaborative research and administrative effort based at U-M and Wayne State University. Co-directors are Peter Lichtenberg at Wayne State and James S. Jackson, director of the Institute for Social Research. “Our goal is to…
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October 26, 2009
Censorship of the 17th Century has come back to life in modern times, as a result of laws that require universities to force faculty and students to get permission before doing research or publishing their work, says a distinguished legal historian and scholar of constitutional law. (Photo courtesy Philip Hamburger) Centuries ago, the Inquisition in…
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October 26, 2009
Seven U-M scholars and 28 U-M students have been awarded Fulbright Fellowships for 2009-10. Among the faculty scholar winners, U-M’s Ann Arbor campus led the country in the U.S. State Department-funded Fulbright awards, along with Michigan State University and the University of Oregon, each receiving seven awards. UM-Flint also produced a Fulbright Scholar. Among the…
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October 26, 2009
To prepare an exhibit space that presents U-M Library’s treasures to the public, it takes precautions and planning to safeguard their integrity while maximizing visual appeal. For starters, it’s not just any glass encasing books and documents held by the university that in some cases are nearly 2,000 years old. University Library Conservator Tom Hogarth…
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October 26, 2009
Marquette, Midland, Rochester Hills, Sterling Heights and Wixom were identified as communities that are “2009 top performers at attracting and retaining entrepreneurial firms” in a study by researchers at the UM-Dearborn College of Business. Additionally, the Village of Dundee and the cities of Auburn Hills, Southfield and Troy — communities that also were recognized in…
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October 26, 2009
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business is the best business school in the United States for integrating environmental, social and ethical issues into its MBA program, according to the Aspen Institute’s 2009-10 Beyond Grey Pinstripes report. The biennial survey and ranking of business schools placed the Ross School at No. 2 overall. The Schulich…
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October 26, 2009
U-M researchers have been awarded 13 federal stimulus-fund grants, totaling $6.8 million, for research projects involving both adult and embryonic stem cells. The research funds were included in the $787 billion federal economic stimulus package approved in February, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The stem-cell research grants are among more than 260…
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October 26, 2009
As an undergrad in the 1930s, Edwin Meader saw rare artifacts, pottery and sculpture — excavated by U-M scholars in the Mediterranean and Near East — being delivered to what was then called the Museum of Classical Archaeology. He said to himself, “These things deserve a better place.” Italian artist Maria Barosso painted nearly life-size…
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October 26, 2009
Director of Athletics Bill Martin has announced that he will retire from his position on Sept. 4, 2010. Martin made the date official Oct. 21, sending a letter to President Mary Sue Coleman, and then informed the athletic department staff at an all-staff meeting at Cliff Keen Arena. Coleman, in a statement, noted Martin’s “outstanding…
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October 19, 2009
Sooner or later, some people are bound to have a life-changing experience. For Alex Pompe, his came when he joined the Peace Corps. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) Pompe, a Peace Corps campus coordinator at The International Center and a first-year graduate student in the School of Information, was inspired by his past…
