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September 29, 2008
(Photos by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services)
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September 29, 2008
Provost Teresa Sullivan will host a reception for students being nominated this year for the prestigious Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell scholarships. The event will be 5:30 p.m. Oct. 6, in the Henderson Room in the Michigan League. The nominees are: • Christine Beamer (Rhodes, Marshall), who is pursuing dual degrees in English, LSA, and viola…
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September 29, 2008
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm discusses the state’s potential as a renewable energy leader during a talk at the inaugural conference of the Law School’s Environmental Law and Policy Program. During her Sept. 25 address, Granholm also honored several Michigan students and faculty members who participated in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared a…
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September 29, 2008
President Mary Sue Coleman speaks to U-M retirees and alumni at University Commons about the future of the University as she delivers the fifth annual Asa Gray Lecture, which honors the first faculty member at U-M. Coleman’s Sept. 24 talk, “The Challenges of Keeping U-M at the Forefront of Higher Education in the 21st Century,”…
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September 29, 2008
The common milkweed plant may unveil the connections between root systems and plant defenses and how humans one day may control those links, a U-M researcher says. The research data will contribute to the understanding of how diverse plant species, from agricultural crops through forest trees, use root fungi in their defense strategies, says Mark…
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September 29, 2008
Employees at U-M-Flint’s Department of Environment Health and Safety have a lot less trouble transporting heavy equipment with the purchase of a Tommy Lift Gate attached to the back of a facilities management truck. The purchase, made possible by a grant sponsored by the MHealthy Ergonomics Awareness program, allows employees to easily move heavy objects…
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September 29, 2008
U-M is one of the first Big Ten institutions to provide public videophones to serve its deaf staff, faculty members, students and guests. The new phones, which allow visual communication for those who use American Sign Language (ASL), have been installed at three campus kiosk locations and are available as portable bedside units at University…
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September 29, 2008
While a University of Wisconsin scientist may win a Nobel Prize for his work on embryonic stem cell lines, U-M scientists would face 10 years in prison and a $10 million fine for the same groundbreaking work. Jonathan Moreno, a professor at the Center for Bioethics, University of Pennsylvania Health System, discusses policy and ethical…
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September 29, 2008
In an effort to include small interdisciplinary offerings, the Multidisciplinary Learning and Team Teaching (MLTT) committee is expanding its request for proposals to include courses that accommodate 20-25 students. The courses must represent a crossing of traditional disciplinary boundaries and be sustainable after the initial support period, as well as align with the long-term priorities…
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September 29, 2008
The nationally recognized Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education (CSHPE) in the School of Education will offer a master’s concentration in philanthropy, advancement and development beginning in fall 2009. “This new concentration area will complement well our current graduate program offerings in higher education,” says Deborah Carter, director of CSHPE. “I am…
