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January 26, 2009
Victoria Goro’s “Sleepwalker” is presented through Jan. 30 as part of the exhibit Meeting the Other: American and Egyptian Contemporary Prints. It is curated by Professor Karen Kunc, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Professor Wael Sabour, El-Minia University, at Work•Ann Arbor, 306 S. State. (Photo by Victoria Goro)
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January 26, 2009
Related stories:Bond: Struggle doesn’t end with Obama’s election >Branch: King’s legacy lives in future, not past >Photo: Composing a dream >Photos: MLK Symposium > Oral health disparities are a significant problem in most of America’s large cities. To successfully address this issue fresh thinking may be needed to develop new models of delivering care as…
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January 26, 2009
Related stories:Branch: King’s legacy lives in future, not past >Addressing oral health disparities crucial for healthy communities >Photo: Composing a dream >Photos: MLK Symposium > Celebrate the historic election but don’t be complacent, longtime civil rights leader Julian Bond told supporters of new President Barack Obama. NAACP chairman Julian Bond delivers the keynote lecture. (Photo…
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January 26, 2009
By the time they have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, many patients’ decision-making ability is so impaired that they cannot give informed consent to participate in research studies. Close family members are left with the decision, but there is no clear policy for this so-called “surrogate” consent. Because of that, research about the increasingly common…
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January 26, 2009
The U-M-Flint School of Management (SOM) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the leading Romanian University, Universitatea Alexandru Ioan Cuza (UAIC), to facilitate exchanges and cooperative initiatives in areas of instruction, faculty and student exchange, applied research and faculty development. “Our domestic students are already benefiting tremendously from the presence of international students on…
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January 26, 2009
Blue Bucks banners, stickers, buttons and counter cards across campus refer to the newest electronic currency at the University — not only for students, but also faculty and staff. With the introduction of new student meal plans last fall, Blue Bucks replaced Entrée Plus as the pre-paid debit account. An alternative to cash, Blue Bucks…
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January 26, 2009
If last year’s tax rebates are any indication, one-time payments from the government are a weak economic stimulus, economists say. “The rebates in 2008 provided low bang for the buck as an economic stimulus,” says Matthew Shapiro, professor of economics. “Putting cash into the hands of the consumers who use it to save or pay…
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January 26, 2009
Accolade for multimedia facility, destination venue on North Campus The Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Drama Center and Arthur Miller Theatre will receive the Architecture Merit Award from USITT, an association of design, production and technology professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry. The award will be presented March 20 at USITT’s annual conference in…
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January 26, 2009
In 2008 faculty and staff gave generously to the annual U-M United Way campaign. While numbers for pledges and donations are still being calculated, it is estimated that the University has raised approximately $975,000, U-M officials say, a significant amount in tough economic times. With the help of such campaigns, the United Way of Washtenaw…
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January 26, 2009
The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan has awarded Dr. David Kuhl, professor of radiology at the Medical School, its Japan Prize for technological integration of medical science and engineering. The foundation honors those whose original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge and served the…
