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February 11, 2008
Did modern birds originate during the time of the dinosaurs’ demise, or have they been around far longer? The question is at the center of a sometimes contentious “rocks versus clocks” debate between paleontologists, whose estimates are based on the fossil record, and scientists who use “molecular clock” methods to study evolutionary history. A new…
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February 11, 2008
Although the overall incidence of breast cancer in black women is lower than in white women, black women are more likely to die from the disease than their white counterparts. In order to address the disproportionate effects of breast cancer on black women, the Comprehensive Cancer Center will sponsor “Black Women and Breast Cancer.” The…
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February 11, 2008
When University of Illinois professor James Anderson talks about education inequities for black Americans, he sometimes finds his students don’t see the point in examining the past. (Photo courtesy University Of Illinois) “Students often want to look to the future,” said Anderson in his lecture “Struggling Toward Justice in Education.” The Feb. 7 talk at…
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February 11, 2008
It took a while for Jim Burnstein to get through the long list of U-M alumni whose scripts have been made into blockbuster movies, not to mention his explanation about the impact of graduates like Bob Shaye, founder of New Line Cinema, one of the industry’s leading independent studios. Burnstein delivered a presentation, “Wolverines in…
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February 11, 2008
Sompop Jantraka has been risking his life since 1988 to save hundreds of young girls each year from lives of prostitution and drugs in Thailand’s brothels. To recognize his efforts, Provost Teresa Sullivan will present Jantraka with the Wallenberg Medal during a presentation 7:30 p.m. March 13 at Rackham Auditorium. Afterward he will deliver the…
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February 11, 2008
The governor’s proposed fiscal year 2009 state budget calls for an overall increase for higher education of 3 percent, with a separate funding plan for the three research universities, U-M, Michigan State and Wayne State. The proposed allocation for the Ann Arbor campus is $333.6 million; a 3.15-percent increase over the final FY 2008 appropriation.…
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February 11, 2008
Doctors and healthcare workers, editors and lawyers, chefs, computer programmers, police officers, postal clerks and professors all are among the wide array of jobs the Michigan Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) has gathered in a new central online portal. The Web site, www.michiganherc.org, opens with more than 1,200 job postings at 24 Michigan colleges and…
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February 11, 2008
Nichols Arboretum caretaker Justin Heslinga heard a loud noise in the middle of the night Feb. 1, and woke Saturday morning to see significant vandalism had occurred throughout the Arb. Vandals damaged three memorial benches at Nichols Arboretum, similar to the one pictured above, located at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (Photo courtesy Matthaei Botanical Gardens and…
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February 11, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court is in transition and could see a few justices retire, says an award-winning National Public Radio legal correspondent who will speak at U-M next week. (Photo courtesy National Public Radio) Nina Totenberg, who has covered the U.S. Supreme Court since 1968, says justices John Paul Stevens and David Hackett Souter are…
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February 11, 2008
Marianne Mara, left, a graduate student and research assistant at U-M-Dearborn explores different computer components with Cadette Girl Scouts Emily Vodo, Emma Kauffman and Kaitlyn Sumner of Howell’s Troop 785 during the campus’s annual “Computer Advantage and Technology Saturday.” The Girl Scout-approved computer science program, which took place Feb. 2 for girls in grades six…
