November 24, 2008
An information forum on the University’s benefits strategy will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Dec.1 in the Great Lakes Room at Palmer Commons. The event also will be simulcast live on the Web. Interested faculty and staff are invited to participate in person or on the Web. Associate Vice President for Human Resources Laurita Thomas…
November 17, 2008
Classical guitar may not have been the start of Matthew Ardizzone’s career, but he has made a living from the music that he loves. Ardizzone has been an admissions officer at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance since 2006. His job is dictated by the seasonal influx of students applying for admittance to the…
November 17, 2008
October 2008 crime map > Burglaries reported from residence hall rooms Reports of thefts from open residence hall rooms have increased this fall. Eight burglaries were reported in October and five more as of Nov. 11. In each case the room resident told police the room door had been left ajar. Although the thief did…
November 17, 2008
Awards Anna Ercoli Schnitzer, InfoPoint librarian at the Health Sciences Libraries, received the Laurita Thomas Diversity Champion Award at the U-M Health Systems Diversity Summit Oct. 22. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated a significant commitment to creating and promoting an inclusive environment by participating in events and programs on diversity awareness, displaying a…
November 17, 2008
Click the image to go to the Web site of the Office of Financial Aid and view the provost’s message. In recognition that the current economic crisis may have hit home for some University students, Provost Teresa Sullivan is encouraging those whose families face severe financial problems due to job loss, home foreclosure, business decline…
November 17, 2008
Greg Guina of Fidelity Investments will address the driving forces behind recent developments influencing the financial markets and the U.S. economy, in presentations to faculty members and staff Nov. 17 and 20. Guina, vice president and regional planning consultant for Fidelity, also will discuss factors affecting the performance of domestic and international equity markets, and…
November 17, 2008
Collaborative Spirit: Fiber Fabrications by fiber artists Kathie Briggs, Peg Keeney and Desiree Vaughn contains collaborative work and solo pieces. It is presented from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Level 1. (Photo courtesy Gifts Of Art)
November 17, 2008
Amy Hempel reads from her fiction at 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Residential College auditorium in an appearance presented through the Zell Visiting Writers Series. (Photo by Kenneth Chen)
November 17, 2008
The Fair Lane Music Guild continues its 39th anniversary season at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10 with a performance by violinist Gabriel Bolkosky and pianist Michele Cooker at the Henry Ford Estate — Fair Lane, on the campus of U-M-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen. For ticket information call (313) 593-5330 or go to www.umd.umich.edu/fair_lane_music_guild. (Photo by Yakov Faytlin)
November 17, 2008
Hoping to sink a perfect putt? Don’t talk about it, just do it. Psychology research shows overthinking may be one reason those who teach often can’t do the task as well as they’d like. Skilled athletes often maintain that thinking too much about executing a skill disrupts their performance, so U-M psychology researcher Kristin Flegal…
