April 13, 2009
Awards Michigan Radio, the public radio service from U-M, has been named Public Broadcasting Station of the Year for 2008 by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). The award was announced at the MAB’s recent annual Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference in Grand Rapids. This is the sixth year in a row Michigan Radio has won…
April 13, 2009
In one of her regular “fireside chats,” President Mary Sue Coleman met with about three dozen students Tuesday afternoon to explain the financial pressures facing the university community in these difficult economic times. Coleman outlined a variety of budget realities, shared frustration over state funding uncertainties, and offered a few bright spots for students facing…
April 13, 2009
Through months of recession, the U.S. economy gained jobs requiring a higher education while shedding millions of low-education jobs, according to the second annual report by Michigan Future Inc. and a U-M economist on the state’s transition to a knowledge-based economy. In the first 13 months of the current recession that began in December 2007,…
April 13, 2009
President Mary Sue Coleman meets with student leaders at UM-Dearborn to discuss how they can enhance state support for public higher education. The president’s visit Thursday was an opportunity to meet with student leaders and members of the faculty and staff senates, to discuss topics including the state budget, new doctoral degree programs, and UM-Dearborn’s…
April 13, 2009
If avian flu breaks out, how do public health officials decide who gets the antiviral medication? Should a clinic dentist extract an uninsured patient’s tooth if it’s salvageable but too expensive to repair? Public health workers who face ethical dilemmas in their everyday work without a systemized plan or framework for decision-making must make gut-wrenching…
April 13, 2009
Do you know someone who lines up text with the space bar or tab key to make a table in Word, adjusts fonts in PowerPoint slides one at a time, or compares information in a long spreadsheet by repeatedly scrolling up and down? These are common ways to waste effort in popular computer programs, says…
April 13, 2009
“Eaten Alive: Some Comedy, Some Tragedy, And a Lot of Truth” is the creation of Broadway actress Eva van Dok, who presents a portrayal of struggling to stay afloat in the emotional storm of an eating disorder in a free show at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the fourth floor Rackham Amphitheatre. Van Dok provides an…
April 13, 2009
The piece “arichardson” is from “Hello! My Name Is,” the School of Art & Design’s yearly exhibitions of creative work from undergraduate seniors produced during their Integrative Projects course. Exhibits are presented at four A&D galleries and a number of off-site venues. For a listing of all events and off-site exhibitions, go to www.art-design.umich.edu. Ann…
April 13, 2009
Mohammed Bennis and the Hmadcha Ensemble perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Sunday in the apse of the newly restored and expanded U-M Museum of Art. Artistic Director Mohammed Bennis founded the Hmadcha Ensemble as a way to preserve traditional Sufi chanting in the Hmadcha tradition of Fez, which dates back to the…
April 13, 2009
“Untitled” by Sarah Kovats is presented as part of “rEVOLUTION: Making Art for Change,” the fourth annual exhibit in conjunction with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center. Exhibit themes are sexism, sexual violence, gender and empowerment. It is presented through Friday in the Michigan Union Art Lounge. (Photo by Linda Hancock Green)
