April 28, 2008
Andrew Ehrenkreutz Andrew Ehrenkreutz, professor emeritus, scholar, historian, political activist and U-M football fan, died April 6 in Melbourne, Australia, following a crippling stroke. Friends and family remembered him as an individual who once thrust onto the stage of world history never stepped down, and in the process became bigger than life. Born in 1921…
April 28, 2008
Awards Professors Jim Allen, Roberto Merlin, Mark Newman and Ctirad Uher are among a group selected for the Outstanding Referee designation from the 42,000 active reviewers of journals of the American Physical Society. The award program recognizes scientists who have been helpful in assessing manuscripts submitted to APS journals.
April 28, 2008
Center for Educational Outreach and Academic Success With a designated location and the appointment of its founding director, the Center for Educational Outreach and Academic Success is beginning its work. Collins (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) An outcome of the Diversity Blueprints Task Force report of 2007, the center is charged with promoting…
April 28, 2008
The University is moving forward with the hiring of 25 new junior faculty members, the initial phase of a five-year, $30 million initiative to add 100 tenure-track positions in areas that advance interdisciplinary teaching and research. President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Teresa Sullivan have approved funding for faculty positions in six cross-disciplinary areas, chosen…
April 28, 2008
Monica Ponce de Leon, professor of architecture and director of the Digital Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, has been named dean of the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning (TCAUP). Her appointment, announced April 29 by President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Teresa Sullivan in review and discussion with…
April 28, 2008
Researchers at U-M have focused microwaves to specks 20-times smaller than their wavelength and five-times smaller than other devices have achieved. An experimental near-field plate is a patterned, grating-like surface that can focus electromagnetic waves to subwavelength resolutions. (Photo by Cyan James) This development could allow advances such as laptop computers that recharge without plugging…
April 28, 2008
For the first time astronomers have observed a blazar in action, substantiating a prevailing theory about how these luminous and energetic galactic cores work. In this illustration, a blazar emits a jet of high-energy plasma. A shock wave follows a spiral path as it moves away from the black hole and through a section of…
April 28, 2008
The emissions of extragalactic superluminal radio jets through the eyes of the telescope at the Peach Mountain Observatory near Dexter will be the topic of the Ralph Baldwin Professorship in Astronomy Inaugural Lecture. The talk will be given by Hugh Aller, professor of astronomy, at 4:10 p.m. May 1 in the Founders Room of the…
April 28, 2008
The University Musical Society will honor flutist Sir James Galway, pictured with wife, flutist Lady Jeanne Galway, with the 2008 UMS Distinguished Artist Award at the 13th Annual Ford Honors Program Gala at 6 p.m. May 10 at Hill Auditorium. The evening will include a recital. The Ford program supports arts education. For ticket information…
April 28, 2008
Dr. Robert Bartlett, professor emeritus of surgery, joins other faculty and staff members performing with the Life Sciences Orchestra at 7 p.m. May 4 at Hill Auditorium for a free concert, the final performance of the LSO season. (Photo courtesy LSO)
