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September 8, 2009
Lots O’ Pots: Sculptural and Functional Porcelain by Philip Wilson is presented through Oct. 12 in the University Hospital Taubman Center, south lobby, Floor 1. Working out of his studio in Grand Rapids for almost 25 years, Wilson’s pieces are wheel-formed porcelain, altered and assembled, with patterns of texture and inlaid slip. The warmth of…
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September 8, 2009
The university continues to rank near the top in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best undergraduate colleges and universities. The 2010 rankings were released online at www.usnews.com. U-M was ranked at No. 27 on the list of the best national universities, down one spot from last year. On the…
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September 8, 2009
MHealthy is recruiting volunteers to serve as Wellness Champions for their work units. Wellness Champions are ambassadors for MHealthy, sharing program information and encouraging healthier habits within their work area. Currently, more than 400 faculty and staff volunteer as Wellness Champions. MHealthy’s goal is to have at least one volunteer in every university department/unit on…
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September 8, 2009
The Eighth annual Platsis Symposium on the Greek Legacy: Honor & Shame, will feature guest lecturers Jill Dubisch, regents’ professor of anthropology at Northern Arizona University, and Douglas Cairns, professor of classics and archaeology in the School of History at the University of Edinburgh. The free symposium is from 2-5 p.m. Sunday in Rackham Auditorium.…
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September 8, 2009
The Global Lens Film Series presents “Those Three” at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the International Institute, Room 1636, directed by Naghi Nemati, Iran. A day from completing military training, three conscripts abandon a dismal army life and seek freedom through the frozen wilderness of Northern Iran. Sponsored by the Center for…
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September 8, 2009
“Deeda Blair, torso, 1976-1977,” top, and “Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 1983,” are from the U-M Museum of Art exhibit Warhol Snapshots, 1973-1986, which captures the spirit of the 1970s and ’80s that Andy Warhol and his art embodied. The exhibit is through Oct. 25 in the UMMA Alumni Memorial Hall.
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September 8, 2009
Living together: The best way to divorce-proof a marriage? Young adults see living together as the best way to protect against divorce, not as an alternative to marriage, a researcher says. “For a long time, cohabitation has been viewed as a challenge to the institution of marriage,” says sociologist Pamela Smock. “But young adults we…
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September 8, 2009
Move-In Day took on a different meaning last week as the cast of a prehistoric whale skeleton was wheeled across Central Campus from the Exhibit Museum of Natural History to the Institute for the Humanities, where it will be part of the exhibition, “Past Perfect/Future Tense: Authenticity and Replication.” The exhibition will run Sept. 17…
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September 8, 2009
Each fall, university health officials encourage students, faculty and staff to get a seasonal flu vaccine. Not only can it protect the vaccinated person from getting influenza, but it also minimizes the risk of spreading flu to family members, coworkers, roommates and friends — and the patients of health care workers. This year it’s even…
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September 8, 2009
The university and the city of Ann Arbor are teaming up to move forward on development of an Intermodal Transportation Center along Fuller Road, north of the U-M Medical Center. The center is envisioned as a hub for commuter rail service and bus service with connections to the U-M Medical Center as well as to…
