February 16, 2009
Watch Elliot Soloway demonstrate the software that enables cell phones to be used as computers in the classroom > Educational software for cell phones, a suite of tools developed at U-M, is being used to turn smart phones into personal computers for students in two Texas classrooms. Fifty-three students in a Texas pilot project are…
February 16, 2009
University leaders say they will examine an executive budget plan put forth by Governor Jennifer Granholm that calls for a 3 percent cut in state support for higher education — which is approximately $10 million for the University — before commenting on its impact on U-M’s budget. Vice President for Government Relations Cynthia Wilbanks says…
February 16, 2009
While some people believe they need a good reason to enjoy a special luxury or splurge on something expensive, there really may be no such thing as a guilty pleasure, researchers say. “Research suggests that consumers are unlikely to indulge themselves when they don’t see good reasons to justify it, yet our findings consistently indicate…
February 16, 2009
As the new administration takes hold in Washington, a former NASA administrator will discuss the future of non-military space policy in the upcoming Henry Russel lecture. (File photo, Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) Lennard Fisk, the Thomas M. Donahue Distinguished University Professor of Space Science, will give a talk titled “Civil Space and the National…
February 16, 2009
Alumni return March 21 to perform in first-ever anniversary concert Since the mid 1980s, Department of Musical Theatre alumni have made an impressive and indelible mark on Broadway, from breakthrough roles as leading actors to creating memorable musical compositions to producing blockbuster shows. Now in its 25th year, the program that helped cultivate the talent…
February 9, 2009
On the third Thursday of every month Tim Utter transforms the ostensibly esoteric Map Library in the 8th floor of the Hatcher Graduate Library into a venue for a social gathering. Utter, a senior information resources specialist with the Map Library, conceived the aptly named Third Thursday events to showcase the library’s resources. The event…
February 9, 2009
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February 9, 2009
Emanuel Hertzler Emanuel Hertzler, emeritus professor of biology at U-M-Dearborn, died Jan. 28 in Granger, Ind. He was 92. Hertzler, who held a doctorate in biology, also taught at Kent State University. He was born Jan. 7, 1917, in Norristown, Penn. On June 14, 1942, he married Myrtle Schnell in Orville, Ohio. Hertzler is a…
February 9, 2009
Awards Jerry Lynch, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, will receive the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his proposal CAREER: Nanoengineered Sensing Skins for Structural Health Monitoring — An Integrated Research and Education Career Experience. The award recognizes junior faculty for their pioneering…
February 9, 2009
University leaders say they will examine an executive budget plan put forth by Governor Jennifer Granholm that calls for a 3 percent cut in state support for higher education — which is approximately $10 million for the University — before commenting on its impact on U-M’s budget. Vice President for Government Relations Cynthia Wilbanks says…
