July 13, 2009
With John Haley’s help, it’s possible to dedicate a campus residence hall, and eat it too. Haley, a postal clerk at U-M Flint, is known for his elaborately decorated cakes, one of which was a replica of the college’s first residence hall created for the building’s dedication. (Photo by Mel Serow, UM-Flint) What began as…
July 13, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 18 meeting. Addition to G. G. Brown planned An addition of approximately 66,000 gross square feet to the George Granger Brown Memorial Laboratories is planned that will house laboratories and faculty and graduate student offices for the Department of Mechanical Engineering‘s efforts…
July 13, 2009
June 2009 crime map > Student beaten on walk home A 21-year-old student told police June 21 that four teenagers had beaten him as he walked near Regents’ Plaza. The student said he first encountered the group shortly after 2 a.m. in front of the Michigan Union. The teens began taunting him so he yelled…
July 13, 2009
Irene Hess Irene Hess, 98, a survey statistician who helped set standards for excellence at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and educated generations of graduate students in the conduct of scientific surveys, died July 5 in Ann Arbor of a cerebral hemorrhage. (Photo courtesy Hess family) “Irene Hess was one of the pioneers at…
July 13, 2009
Awards Dr. Theodore Lawrence has been selected to receive the 2009 Gold Medal from the American Society for Radiation Oncology for outstanding contributions to the field, including research, clinical care, teaching and service. His research interests include new treatments for liver and pancreas cancer and brain tumors. U-M Geriatrics Center Director Dr. Jeffrey Halter was…
July 13, 2009
Photo Services photographer Martin Vloet was named Photographer of the Year and joined another U-M photographer in taking several other honors recently in the University Photographers’ Association of America’s Annual Print Competition. Vloet took first place in three categories: Sports Features, Science & Research and Features & Illustrations. He also received honorable mention in Sports…
July 13, 2009
U-M Museum of Art Projects: Lisa Anne Auerbach, is an exhibit which features Auerbach’s subversive brand of post-punk aesthetics. The artist joins art, politics and humor with a critique of the complacency and routine of modern life. Her recent projects have addressed topics ranging from the Iraq war to the politics of bicycling in a…
July 13, 2009
“St. Apollonia: Patron Saint of Dentistry” is a painting presented with other History of Dentistry exhibits at the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry in the School of Dentistry, 1011 N. University. Most exhibits are on the ground floor of the W.K. Kellogg Institute at the corner of Fletcher and North University. (Photo courtesy School Of Dentistry)
July 13, 2009
Examples from the visual, musical, poetic and dramatic arts will be used to explain how the arts can help physicians and other caregivers deliver better health care in Dr. Joel Howell’s lecture “What the Arts can Teach Us about Health, Illness, and Medical Practice,” from 5-6 p.m. Thursday in Ford Auditorium in the second floor…
July 13, 2009
A research center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will survey elected officials statewide to get their perspectives on policy issues. The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) received a 12-month W. K. Kellogg Foundation grant for a statewide analysis of Michigan local government efforts. This analysis will focus on…
