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April 6, 2009
Sidney Fine Sidney Fine, a retired Department of History chairman who once joked that every year he had to talk “a little faster” to keep his late 20th-century history class current, died March 31. At his retirement in 2001, Fine’s 53 years at U-M were credited as representing the longest active teaching career at the…
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April 6, 2009
Awards Tresa Pollock, the L. H. and F. E. Van Vlack Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and professor of materials science and engineering, College of Engineering, has received the highest honor of the honorary class of fellow given for outstanding accomplishments by The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. A fellow is recognized as an…
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April 6, 2009
In the wake of the passage of the anti-Affirmative Action Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI), diversity has again become a buzzword on this campus. President Mary Sue Coleman stood on the steps of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library on Nov. 8, 2006, the day after the MCRI was passed by voters, and boldly declared, “Diversity…
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April 6, 2009
John Lindner, associate director, Recreational Sports Department, helps select winners in the Record Update’s RU Connected contest. He is joined by Rachel Wood, property manager, Glass House Cafe; and Melanie Pizzulo, assistant facilities manager, Palmer Commons. Both businesses donated prizes for the contest, in which the top prize was a $300 smart phone, to encourage…
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April 6, 2009
Steven Wright’s demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching over 32 years and across 12 required and technical elective courses “has earned the respect of his students and colleagues,” Provost Teresa Sullivan says. (File Photo/Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services) And now that quality has earned The Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of civil and environmental engineering…
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April 6, 2009
The history of weather forecasting is a story of observational, scientific and operational breakthroughs that have moved weather and climate prediction from an art to a well-recognized science. Louis Uccellini will present the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Nelson W. Spencer Lecture: Advancing Operational Prediction of Weather and Climate Variability from 4:30-5:30 p.m.…
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April 6, 2009
Bryan Langlitz plays Billy Lawlor and Mary Michael Patterson plays Peggy Sawyer in the Department of Musical Theatre’s production of the Tony Award-winning tribute to Broadway “42nd Street” April 16-19 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available at the Michigan League Ticket Office, by phone at 764-2538, or online at www.music.umich.edu.…
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April 6, 2009
Paris, in Quotes: Photography by Sandy Schopbach, features the work of Schopbach, who works in Montmartre, France, as a translator, interpreter, tour guide and freelance journalist who has published a book of photos illustrating quotes about the City of Light. The exhibit is in the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level I west side. It is sponsored…
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April 6, 2009
The University Musical Society presents the Takacs Quartet with Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin at 8 p.m. April 17 at Rackham Auditorium. (Photo by Peter Smith Photography)
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April 6, 2009
Health choices predict cancer survival, U-M study finds Head and neck cancer patients who smoked, drank, didn’t exercise or didn’t eat enough fruit when they were diagnosed had worse survival outcomes than those with better health habits, according to a new study from the Comprehensive Cancer Center. “While there has been a recent emphasis on…
