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March 16, 2009
As a broadcast journalist who has covered numerous stories about diversity, CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien says people are becoming more comfortable discussing race. The topic had been taboo for many years, especially among mainstream media that preferred to focus coverage on other issues. Now, news organizations — including CNN — are devoting more time on…
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March 16, 2009
Farnam Jahanian has been named the U-M Distinguished University Innovator for 2009. Jahanian, a widely recognized expert in network security in the College of Engineering, and a successful entrepreneur, has conducted breakthrough research leading to a fundamental shift in how the Internet is protected from security threats. The culmination of this research was the establishment…
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March 16, 2009
A year after traveling to Africa, President Mary Sue Coleman Friday welcomed scholars and dignitaries from around the world to “Engaging Africa/Advancing African Studies,” the first major symposium of the new African Studies Center. President Mary Sue Coleman addresses participants of the first symposium of the African Studies Center. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo…
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March 16, 2009
Leaders of the Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) say the first-ever State of Women of Color Faculty at the University address later this month will focus on challenges and solutions to diversifying the faculty. The address, Are YOU Ready for the Diagnosis?, is intended to “invite dialogue within the University community about…
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March 16, 2009
Registration begins today for MHealthy GOOD CHOICE’s “Quick and Tasty Meals: How to Make a Great Plate” chef demonstration noon-1 p.m. April 15, at the University Hospital Dow Auditorium. Those interested in attending are encouraged to sign up early, as registration for last year’s chef demonstrations reached capacity within the first week. The hour-long demonstration…
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March 16, 2009
John Bacon, lecturer in the Program in American Culture, LSA, will deliver the Golden Apple Award lecture at 7 p.m. March 31 in Rackham Auditorium. Bacon has worked the better part of two decades as a writer, a public speaker, a radio and TV commentator, and a college professor, according to his Web site. He…
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March 16, 2009
Amateur weather casters can test their forecasting skills in the online Weather Dance game during the “Big Dance” NCAA basketball tournaments. Weather Dance allows participants to predict which team’s city will be hotter or colder on game day in each round of the men’s and women’s tournaments. This year, the men’s tournament will culminate near…
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March 16, 2009
Preparations in place for March 28 unveiling; free 24-hour public opening set Less than two weeks before the March 28 reopening of the U-M Museum of Art, and the chain-link fences that once marked the construction site have been removed. Gone are the detour signs that previously led students to circle the museum. Absent, too,…
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March 16, 2009
Biomedical and materials engineers have developed a nanotech coating for brain implants that helps the devices operate longer and could improve treatment for deafness, paralysis, blindness, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease. Brain implants currently can treat Parkinson’s disease, depression and epilepsy. These and the next generation of the devices operate in one of two ways. Either…
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March 16, 2009
A child’s cognitive and non-cognitive skills must be measured better so social scientists can completely understand keys to skill development that directly prepare people for school and careers. Both cognitive and non-cognitive skills — the latter described as “soft skills” such as motivation, self-esteem and perseverance — determine many life outcomes, including education, health and…
