September 21, 2009
William Steinhoff William Steinhoff, professor emeritus of English, died Sept. 2. Born in 1914 in Chicago, he worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps before taking Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and doctoral degrees, all at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1940 he married Rosannah Cannon, who died before him. Military service in…
September 21, 2009
Elected Associate Professor Letha Chadiha, School of Social Work, is chair-elect of the Social Research, Policy and Practice Section of the Gerontological Society of America. The section encompasses practitioners and researchers seeking to enhance such services as community-based and residential long-term care, assisted living, housing, care giving, nutrition, transportation and more. She will take office…
September 21, 2009
Joseph Imorde, professor of History of Art at the University of Siegen, will present a lecture on the popularity enjoyed by Michelangelo in Germany between 1860 and 1945 in a colloquium from 4-6 p.m. Sept. 23 in Tappan Hall, Room 180. Imorde explores what he describes as the fever pitch that “Michelangelomania” reached finally in…
September 21, 2009
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September 21, 2009
U-M sustainability expert Don Scavia joined colleagues from federal agencies, state governments and universities Thursday to advise Congress on how to address the depletion of oxygen from the Great Lakes, the Gulf of Mexico and other major U.S. bodies of water. Scavia speaks on oxygen depletion in the Great Lakes and other waters. (Photo by…
September 21, 2009
Treating second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth and reduces inflammation that otherwise can jeopardize recovery, U-M scientists have shown in initial laboratory studies. Burn surgeon Dr. Mark Hemmila reported last week at the Interscience Conference for Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy on results achieved with a nanoemulsion developed at the university and…
September 21, 2009
Key to a child’s successful education is an environment in which he or she can learn safely. According to a report released by the C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, only 26 percent of parents would give their child’s high school an “A” for preventing bullying and school violence, and 38…
