April 20, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its April 16 meeting. Design approved for Engineering Programs Building addition Regents approved the schematic design of the planned addition to the Engineering Programs Building. The 10,000-gross-square-foot structure to the east side of EPB will provide additional space for the College of Engineering‘s Wilson…
April 20, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be May 18.
April 20, 2009
The Record accepts obituaries from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
April 20, 2009
Awards John Vandermeer, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Margaret Davis Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and professor of natural resources and environment, LSA, will receive the 2009 Imes and Moore Faculty Award for exceptional contributions toward recruiting and mentoring graduate students in the natural sciences who come from disadvantaged and non-traditional backgrounds. He will…
April 20, 2009
The University Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir, Orpheus Singers and University Choir will wrap up the season with a joint concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Hill Auditorium. There will be a pre-concert lecture by members of Enharmonia in the lower lobby at 7:15 p.m., followed by the concert conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, professor of conducting…
April 20, 2009
The exhibit Symphony of Quilts: Group Quilt Show through June 15 in the Taubman Center, South Lobby, Floor 1, features creations by fiber artists from around the state, including Mary Andrews’ “Toot Toot Tootsie.” For this 11th annual exhibit of the Michigan Quilt Artists Invitational, exhibitors were asked to create small quilts exploring facets of…
April 20, 2009
The University Musical Society presents violin virtuoso Julia Fischer with pianist Milana Chernyavska at 8 p.m. Friday at Hill Auditorium, performing sonatas by Mozart, Prokofiev, Beethoven, and Martinu. For ticket information go to ums.org (Photo by Kaskarra)
April 20, 2009
Ongoing construction on the Stadium Boulevard bridge has resulted in a reduced number of lanes that could make travel difficult for the 35,000-40,000 guests expected to attend Spring Commencement on May 2. To avoid major backups, event planners encourage participants to come early, consider alternate routes, or park and ride one of the shuttle buses…
April 20, 2009
The U-M spinoff company Lycera Corp. has closed on $36 million of venture capital financing. Gary Glick, founder and chief scientific officer of Lycera Corp., is the Werner E. Bachman Professor of Chemistry. (Photo by Peter Smith Photography) The company, which focuses on developing small- molecule drugs for treating autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis…
April 20, 2009
Related story:Six outstanding seniors share stories of their U-M careers > Nine years ago Brandon Geiger was hit by a car while riding his bike to cross country practice. Two weeks later doctors said that with therapy one day he might learn to feed and dress himself again. Brandon Geiger defied doctors’ predictions after suffering…
