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October 27, 2008
Watch A&D Professor Ed West discuss his three-part photography project > Raised by a white German mother and an African-American father who met during World War II, Ed West has a lifetime of experiences in seeing the subtle — and not-so-subtle — references to race in America. West During the past two years, West, a…
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October 27, 2008
With the help of two cranes, a cherry picker and several assistants, “Orion,” by celebrated American sculptor Mark di Suvero, is installed on the west lawn of the U-M Museum of Art. On long-term loan to the museum from the artist’s studio and the Hill Gallery in Birmingham, Mich., the 53-foot painted steel sculpture most…
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October 27, 2008
Confessed computer hacker Mark Loveless, a.k.a. “Simple Nomad,” recalled the time he hacked the Disney Corp.’s executive e-mail addresses — including that of then-CEO Michael Eisner. The point, said Loveless, who has since worked as an IT systems administrator for Fortune 500 companies, was to demonstrate it could be done. “We showed them they had…
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October 27, 2008
While many people may believe it’s the 47 million Americans lacking health insurance who cause crowding in emergency rooms or departments a new study debunks that myth. The causes of ER overcrowding are much more complicated, U-M researchers say in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. And some widely repeated…
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October 27, 2008
The nine candidates vying for two open eight-year terms on the Board of Regents in the Nov. 4 election have been invited to participate in a public forum at 5 p.m. today (Oct. 27) in Forum Hall on the fourth floor of Palmer Commons. The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), the Committee for…
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October 27, 2008
With both major party presidential candidates vowing to ease federal funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and important scientific advances widely reported in the media, a University study shows a majority of the public supports this type of research. Nearly 70 percent of respondents support “medical research that uses stem cells from human embryos,”…
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October 27, 2008
California may be an expensive place to live, but when it comes to energy demands it’s more sustainable than the Midwest, a University study finds. Michael Sivak of the U-M Transportation Research Institute examined the combined energy demand per person for residential heating and cooling in the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States,…
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October 27, 2008
In many neighborhoods, one can see evidence of recent economic strife in the large numbers of “For Sale” signs that line the street. What is not as visible are the hundreds and thousands of families, children and households disrupted or otherwise in peril due to the broader economic circumstances facing Michigan. In this context, University…
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October 27, 2008
Jim Cogswell, Arthur F Thurnau Professor and professor of art in the School of Art & Design, works on “Meanwhile, More Light,” an adhesive vinyl mural designed for the bank of windows across the ground floor of Dennison Hall. It incorporates an array of scientific images based on current astronomical research, with special focus on…
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October 27, 2008
Degrees also awarded to artist Ringgold, poet Stevenson Roger Penske, legendary race team leader and automotive industry innovator, will be the speaker at Winter Commencement. Penske will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the ceremony. Also receiving honorary degrees are artist and author Faith Ringgold, who will receive a Doctor of Fine Arts…
