January 19, 2009
Related story:Distinguished University Professor lectures scheduled > Donald Lopez, the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, will deliver his Distinguished University Professorship Lecture at 4:10 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Rackham Amphitheatre. (Photo by Myra Klarman) Lopez is the chair of the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and the…
January 12, 2009
Tracy King first experienced the power of massage as a high school athlete in Ypsilanti. After receiving one during the swimming season, King shaved more than seven seconds off her time in the 100-yard breaststroke. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services) “I never put two-and-two together until the next year,” King says about how…
January 12, 2009
. Addition planned for Engineering Programs Building A 10,000-gross-square-foot addition to the Engineering Programs Building is planned to provide more space for student project teams, many of which enter into national competitions. The $4.8 million project will be funded from College of Engineering resources (CoE). Renovations to include new lab suite at Bagnoud building Renovations…
January 12, 2009
December 2008 crime map > Visitor arraigned on domestic assault charge A 35-year-old Wayne man was arraigned Dec. 2 on a domestic assault charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend as they departed University Hospital. Gary Foster is scheduled for a court hearing Jan. 14. The domestic assault reportedly occurred after the woman was released from…
January 12, 2009
As a regent from 1975-90, Thomas Roach put service to U-M above partisan politics as he focused on issues ranging from improving medical facilities to helping lead an influential capital campaign to the formation of a committee to honor U-M’s heritage. But it was his profound love of the University that former colleagues identified as…
January 12, 2009
Award Professor Daphna Oyserman will receive the 2009 Society for Social Work Excellence in Research Award Jan. 16 for her article “Identity-Based Motivation and Health,” published in the Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. In conferring the award, the society recognized the significance of the problem addressed in her research, the rigor of the analysis,…
January 12, 2009
Sixteen years ago Professor Toby Citrin and his then-13-year-old daughter Ana attended the Clinton presidential inauguration, where they and a diverse crowd shared a spirit of hope and excitement for the future. Citrin returned to the nation’s capital this weekend to watch from the National Mall as Barack Obama is sworn into office Jan. 20…
January 12, 2009
As the nation’s financial crisis continues, student leaders have organized a forum to address how students can cope with economic uncertainty. University leaders will answer questions about issues such as tuition, financial aid and the job market during “The Financial Crisis and You,” planned for 4:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Guest speakers…
January 12, 2009
An innovative University pilot program, called MHealthy: Focus on Diabetes, concluded at the end of 2008. The program allowed faculty, staff and dependents enrolled in the U-M Prescription Drug Plan who have any form of diabetes to receive some of their medications with no co-pays or reduced co-pays. More than 3,500 members participated. Due to…
January 12, 2009
Julie Chavez Rodriguez: opening lecture Julie Chavez Rodriguez, human rights activist and granddaughter of civil and labor rights activist Cesar Chavez, will present the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium opening lecture at 4 p.m. Jan. 15 in the Michigan League Vandenberg Room. Chavez Rodriguez Chavez Rodriguez is programs director for the Cesar E. Chavez…
