March 16, 2009
Merla Wolk Merla Wolk, a senior lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature, died Feb. 10. Wolk received her doctorate in English from Wayne State University in 1981. She joined U-M as a lecturer in 1986 and continued to teach until shortly before her death. In 2002 she was awarded the distinction of…
March 16, 2009
Awards Jerome Nriagu, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, and research scientist, Center for Human Growth and Development, is the recipient of a $75,000 Humboldt Research Award in recognition of lifetime achievements in research and in encouragement of international collaboration. Alan Wineman, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of mechanical engineering, professor of macromolecular science and engineering and…
March 16, 2009
Record Update First What leaders are saying about the need for change > Faculty and staff colleagues, Learn more about: • What this means for you • The Benefits Information Forums in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint • The committee reports Go to www.benefitsstewardship.umich.edu Early last fall, we charged the Committee on Sustainable Health Benefits…
March 16, 2009
Welcome to where it all began. More than 50 U-M alumni will return Saturday to perform in a first-ever concert celebrating the musical theatre program. The 8 p.m. performance at Hill Auditorium on the Ann Arbor campus features distinguished graduates alongside current students in a varied program of Broadway hits and University productions. “Audiences will…
March 16, 2009
In continuing efforts to reduce the harmful consequences of alcohol use and to support non-drinkers the University has joined with local organizations to increase awareness about health and safety during two overlapping events that often prompt excessive alcohol use — St. Patrick’s Day and March Madness. U-M students Allie Landman and Alli Curley wear “Kiss…
March 16, 2009
Myron Hepner, shown above left with his son, Brendan, and daughter, Caitlyn, prepares for the third annual March Madness Against Blindness fundraiser in which he will collect pledges for Kellogg Eye Center’s Pediatric Ophthalmology Clinic during the 32 games of the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The fundraiser will take place March 19-20 at…
March 16, 2009
In 1967 at the height of the Cultural Revolution, the oil painting “Chairman Mao Goes to Anyuan” created by a young art student was hailed as exemplary revolutionary art. With over 900 million copies printed for circulation shortly after, the painting remains arguably the best-known representation of Mao and has acquired an iconic status. The…
March 16, 2009
Sid (Wes Mason), center, and Nancy (Priscilla Jane Smith) congratulate a dubious Albert (Steven Tompkins) on his election as the May King in Benjamin Britten’s comic opera “Albert Herring,” a coming-of-age comedy presented by the University Opera Theatre March 19-22 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. For tickets call 764-2538. (Photo by Peter Smith Photography)
March 16, 2009
“Almost Architecture” author Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss will lecture at 12:30 p.m. March 16 at the Art & Architecture Building, Room 2018. Weiss is an assistant professor at Temple University and lectures at Harvard. (Photo courtesy The Normal Architecture Office)
