January 19, 2009
Awards Joel Smoller, the Lamberto Cesari Collegiate Professor of Mathematics, has received the George David Birkhoff Prize. The prize is awarded jointly by the American Mathematical Society and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics once every three years to recognize an outstanding contribution to “applied mathematics in the highest and broadest sense.” Smoller was…
January 19, 2009
James Steward, director of the U-M Museum of Art, has announced that he will step down to assume the directorship of the Princeton University Art Museum after presiding over the much-anticipated reopening of the dramatically transformed UMMA in late March. Provost Teresa Sullivan will soon name an interim director and will chair a committee that…
January 19, 2009
Sixth-graders from Detroit Public School take part in a presentation at the First Annual BioKIDS Science Convention. The Jan. 13 event at the Michigan League Ballroom allowed students to answer questions about ecosystems, biodiversity and ecology in the Great Lakes region. BioKIDS is sponsored in part by the Interagency Education Research Initiative, and both the…
January 19, 2009
As the nation’s economy continues to slide, students should take this time to continue their education, University leaders said during a forum to discuss the nation’s financial crisis. “This is a very good time to invest in your human capital,” economics professor Linda Tesar said during the Jan. 16 panel discussion “The Financial Crisis and…
January 19, 2009
Google co-founder and U-M alumnus Larry Page will deliver the spring 2009 commencement address. At the May 2 ceremony in Michigan Stadium, Page will receive an honorary doctorate in engineering, pending approval by the Board of Regents at its Jan. 22 meeting. “Celebrating the accomplishments of the class of 2009 will be all the more…
January 19, 2009
Dr. Karen Matthews, a distinguished scholar in psychiatry, epidemiology and psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, will present research on cardiovascular risk factors and their psychosocial determinants at key developmental transitions such as adolescence and menopause in the 35th annual Thomas Francis Jr. Memorial Lecture. (Photo by University of Pittsburgh) Her talk “Getting to the…
January 19, 2009
The Center for Korean Studies Film Series presents “Empress Chung,” Feb. 7 at 2-4 p.m. in the Michigan Theater screening room. This 2005 North and South Korean animated film was directed by Nelson Shin who spent eight years getting the project off the ground. Most of the animation work was done in North Korea by…
January 19, 2009
The Center for Chinese Studies Public Lecture Series presents author Alexandra Harney on her new book “The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage” from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 11 in Rackham Amphitheater. (Photo by Colin Beere)
January 19, 2009
The documentary “Blue Eyed” is presented from 12:10-1:45 p.m. Jan. 28 in The Gallery in Room 100, Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. The film celebrates Jane Elliott, recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education. Sponsored by the U-M Library and the Library Diversity Committee in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther…
January 19, 2009
The McCormick Foundation in Chicago has awarded $350,000 to the Depression Center and Department of Psychiatry to help address the “invisible brain injuries” among returning Iraqi and Afghanistan veterans and their families. These include sleep disturbances, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and associated problems. The gift is part of a larger fundraising initiative called Welcome…
