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April 21, 2008
Cleaner technologies alone won’t solve the world’s energy problems. People and cultures must accept the new advances and use them, social scientists and engineers say. Bridging the divide between engineering and social sciences — between innovation and behavior — is the goal of a May 6 symposium sponsored by three University units. The Center for…
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April 21, 2008
Related story:Five outstanding seniors have stories to tell > For graduating students, sharing the pomp and circumstance of Spring Commencement with some 30,000 people is a great thrill. But for a number of students, it is equally, if not more, rewarding to be recognized for their accomplishments during smaller events that, though open to all,…
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April 21, 2008
Related stories:Conservation, compassion topics of Dalai Lama lecture >Dalai Lama talks of environmental preservation > As the 38th anniversary of Earth Day and an appearance by the Dalai Lama turned attention to sustainability, a new online tool offers educators, students and others the chance to test their “green IQ.” The “Sustainability: Learn It — Live…
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April 21, 2008
Related stories:Conservation, compassion topics of Dalai Lama lecture >CSS launches online tool to test your ‘green IQ’ > The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet sees a direct connection between sustainability and spirituality. He tells the story of the king of Shakya, who was born at the foot of a tree, achieved spiritual enlightenment under a…
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April 21, 2008
Related stories:Dalai Lama talks of environmental preservation >CSS launches online tool to test your ‘green IQ’ > If the planet is to be sustained, environmental education and personal responsibility must increase, said His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in a lecture Sunday afternoon at Crisler Arena. “Taking care of our planet environment is like taking…
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April 14, 2008
The Yugoslavia that Natasa Gruden-Alajbegovic and her husband emigrated from in 1990 has splintered, leaving the couple with no single country to go home to. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) Gruden-Alajbegovic, from Serbia, and her husband Ales, from Slovenia, moved to the United States in 1990. They expected to stay until he finished…
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April 14, 2008
Museum of Art addition and renovation project increased Regents approved build-out of shelled space in the design of the Alumni Memorial Hall Museum of Art addition and renovation project, along with addition of a loading dock and elevator, increasing the budget from $35.4 million to $41.9 million. The project is slated for completion this fall,…
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April 14, 2008
March 2008 crime map > Police recover stolen Cook portrait in Wisconsin An original oil painting and other property were stolen in early March during two weekend break-ins at the Martha Cook residence hall. Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers believe on March 8 vandals broke a first-floor window, which was temporarily covered with a…
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April 14, 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.
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April 14, 2008
Jazz vocalist Bobby McFerrin, called one of the natural wonders of the music world, joins legendary group leader Chick Corea and Miles Davis alum Jack DeJohnette in a University Musical Society-sponsored show at 8 p.m. April 19 in Hill Auditorium. (Photo by Stewart Cohen)
