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December 8, 2008
Social psychologist Robert Zajonc, who conducted groundbreaking research on the complexities of social life, died after a five-year battle with pancreatic cancer Dec. 3 in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 85. Born in Lodz, Poland, Zajonc’s parents were killed during World War II in a German air raid when he was 15 and he spent…
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December 8, 2008
Honored Patricia Wittkopp, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, LSA, was featured in the October issue of The Scientist magazine of the life sciences as a “Scientist to Watch.” Wittkopp says her goal is to elucidate the rules of gene regulation and expression that underlie…
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December 8, 2008
Winners of the 1,000 Pitches competition, a cross-campus effort to generate business ideas organized by the College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurship and the MPowered Entrepreneurship student group, will be honored in an awards ceremony from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Michigan Union Ballroom. The keynote speaker will be Rich Sheridan, CEO of Ann…
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December 8, 2008
“Brat Mountain” by Lindsay Farris is among works on display in the School of Art & Design’s yearly student extravaganza, presented at three A&D galleries and at PLAY, A&D’s online gallery for time-based work. With every undergraduate and graduate student invited to submit work, this exhibition offers a snapshot of the range and quality of…
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December 8, 2008
“Paessaggio Baia Delle Zagare” by Franco Fontana, a 1983 cibachrome print, is presented in the exhibit The Infinite Landscape: Master Photographers from the Museum of Art (UMMA) Collection. From a selection of classic views by such artists as Ansel Adams, Harry Callahan and William Henry Fox Talbot to the contemporary sublime of Michael Kenna, these…
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December 8, 2008
The University Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ketteth Kiesler, above, joins the University Philharmonia Orchestra in a performance from 8-9:30 p.m. Dec. 9 in Hill Auditorium. Christopher Kendall is guest conductor for the performance. UPO will perform works by Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams and more. There will be a pre-concert lecture presented by Enharmonia in the lower…
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December 8, 2008
Attending to ailing spouse may increase caregiver longevity Older people who spent at least 14 hours a week taking care of a disabled spouse lived longer than others, researchers found. The study supports earlier research showing that in terms of health and longevity, it really is better to give than to receive. “These findings suggest…
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December 8, 2008
Older people tend to feel about 13 years younger than their chronological age, a study finds. In the Berlin Aging Study researchers analyzed the responses of 516 men and women age 70 and older, tracking how their perceptions about age and their satisfaction with aging changed during a six-year period. “People generally felt quite a…
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December 8, 2008
The U-M Museum of Art will open a landmark 53,000 square-foot expansion and major restoration of its historic, 41,000-square-foot home, Alumni Memorial Hall. A 24-hour public opening beginning 6 p.m. March 28 will cap a celebratory week of special events for the museum’s family of donors, members, volunteers, and U-M faculty, staff and students. Designed…
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December 8, 2008
Watch Abdul El-Sayed’s 2007 commencement address > A medical and doctoral student who plans to become a neurosurgeon so he may “mend with my hands some of the defects I cannot avert through my research” has been named a Rhodes Scholar. Abdul El-Sayed, a medical and doctoral student who plans to become a neurosurgeon, has…
