March 31, 2008
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs has granted full accreditation to U-M, one of 15 institutions to receive the group’s endorsement this year. The AAHRPP in a non-profit organization that works with universities, hospitals and other institutions that conduct biomedical, behavioral and social sciences research involving human participants. The group accredits…
March 24, 2008
One of Pam Palmieri’s earliest memories is dancing around her living room to the Peter Pan soundtrack on LP. “Much to everyone’s chagrin, I would listen to the song ‘I’m Flying’ and pretend I was flying,” she says. “My younger sisters probably enjoyed it the first five times.” (Photo courtesy Pam Palmieri) When she got…
March 24, 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,…
March 24, 2008
Police Beat is a monthly feature of the University Record. The next publication date is April 14.
March 24, 2008
Elected President Mary Sue Coleman has been re-elected to the board of Internet2, the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. The board provides strategic guidance, directs the setting of priorities, and ensures Internet2 continues to meet the needs of the research and education community. The consortium promotes the missions of its members by providing leading network…
March 24, 2008
Frost Faculty members from the School of Information (SI), Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning (TCAUP) and the Medical School have been elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). At the March 17 meeting at Palmer Commons, Senate Assembly members elected four to SACUA: Gina Poe, associate professor of anesthesiology and…
March 24, 2008
The University Musical Society is offering $25 tickets to faculty and staff for three Saturday night performances. The performers are Mexican singer/songwriter Lila Downs, above, at 8 p.m. April 12 at the Michigan Theater; the Urban Bush Women and Compagnie Jant-Bi March 29 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts; and the Choir of…
March 24, 2008
“The Rosin Box” is part of the exhibit “Landscapes, Creatures and Sky: Mixed-Media Drawings & Paintings” by Glenn Wolff, presented in the Taubman Center first floor north lobby through April 15 by the Health System Gifts of Art program. (Photo by John Robert Williams)
March 24, 2008
The Music of Argentina benefit concert featuring Michael Gould, associate professor of music, performing as part of the Alberto Rojo Trio, happens at 8 p.m. April 18 at the Kerrytown Concert House. The Alberto Rojo Trio focuses on both traditional Argentinean folk songs and styles along with new compositions and arrangements. These include styles such…
March 24, 2008
Tree Town Singers Paul Shananaquet of Hopkins, Mich., U-M student Frank Bartley III of Columbus Township and Joe Reilly of Ann Arbor perform a song in Regents Plaza before the Board of Regents meeting. Joseph Sowmick, a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, and representatives of other Michigan tribes attended the March…
