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March 24, 2008
Life continually presents people with opportunities to make decisions that influence “where we are” and “where we’re going.” When combined with external forces such as how we are viewed by peers, the workplace structure, and gender or racial bias, a sense of “fit” emerges. (Photo courtesy Jacquelynne Eccles) LSA Psychology Professor Jacquelynne Eccles researches these…
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March 24, 2008
Michigan Radio has been named Public Broadcasting Station of the Year for 2007 by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB). This is the fifth year in a row Michigan Radio has received the award, announced March 11 at the MAB Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference in Grand Rapids. Michigan Radio received seven broadcast excellence awards: Best…
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March 24, 2008
The expanded Robert H. Lurie Nanofabrication Facility is expected to change the high-tech landscape in southeastern Michigan and the region. The Board of Regents approved the naming of the facility at its March 20 meeting. Construction is complete on the $40 million, 37,000-square-foot addition to the current nanofabrication facility. The expansion was funded in part…
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March 24, 2008
Voices of the Staff (VOICES), a volunteer-based initiative that gives staff members a forum for sharing ideas and defining the campus community issues that matter most to them, has received approval to transition from a three-year pilot to a sustained and ongoing program of the University. Along with the announced continuation, VOICES funding has been…
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March 24, 2008
With the housing market still skidding, consumers tightening their belts and the job market clearly weakening, the first half of this year will continue to be tough for the U.S. economy. But it gets better later this year and next, U-M economists say. “The economy is clearly in a fragile condition,” says Saul Hymans, professor…
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March 24, 2008
While the percentage of minority faculty members has increased from 13.7 to 22.9 percent over 14 years, black and Hispanic minority faculty increases are stagnant, according to a report presented by the Committee for a Multicultural University at the March 17 faculty Senate Assembly meeting. “Overall, black faculty hires tend to leave the University at…
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March 24, 2008
Although negotiations between the University and the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) on a new contract for graduate student instructors continued at press time, GEO has announced that it is considering a two-day work stoppage March 25 and 26. More than 200 people march on Regents Plaza in support of Graduate Employees Organization. Helen Ho, president…
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March 24, 2008
The 36th annual Ann Arbor Dance for Mother Earth Pow Wow on April 5-6 marks the beginning of the powwow season. This nationally recognized event celebrates the ongoing cohesion between Native Americans, the U-M community and people in southeast Michigan. Joe Bointy from Lawrence, Kan., affiliated with the Kiowa and Comanche nations, competes in the…
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March 24, 2008
A founding faculty member of U-M-Flint has left the largest single gift from an individual donor to the University. The gift of $6 million from the estate of Dorothea Wyatt will take the history program to the next level of excellence. Wyatt “We are planning on using the interest from the funds to establish the…
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March 24, 2008
A sports broadcaster, a national TV anchor, the leader of a South African university, an astronomer, a computer scientist, a theater director and a former professional baseball player are to receive honorary degrees at Spring Commencement. ABC News anchor and special correspondent Robert Woodruff will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree when he serves…
