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February 11, 2008
The votes are in and the decision has been made to hold Spring Commencement on the Diag. Graduating students were asked to declare their preferred location, the Diag or Elbel Field, in a poll that went out early last week. Of the 3,002 who responded, 66 percent favored the Diag, Provost Teresa Sullivan and Vice…
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February 4, 2008
Across campus students, staff and faculty enjoy a warm ride on the University bus system as they contend with the frigid Midwest winter. (Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services) Little do they know, Jim Peters, who helps maintain and repair the buses that make their lives easier, also has a positive impact on the…
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February 4, 2008
Police Beat appear monthly. The next publication will be February 18.
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February 4, 2008
Awards Peter Tracey, help desk coordinator associate, Michigan Administrative Information Services, received the Local Analyst of the Year Award from the Help Desk Institute, the largest association for IT service and support professionals. Tracey was recognized for his understanding of industry standards, commitment to excellent service and consistency in exceeding performance objectives. He will compete…
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February 4, 2008
The votes are in and the decision has been made to hold Spring Commencement on the Diag. Graduating students were asked to declare their preferred location, the Diag or Elbel Field, in a poll that went out early last week. Of the 3,002 who responded, 66 percent favored the Diag, Provost Teresa Sullivan and Vice…
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February 4, 2008
Pregnant and anticipating her first child two years ago, graduate student Julia Looper didn’t know what to expect when she approached her adviser for time off. “There were no set rules,” says the doctoral student at the Center for Motor Behavior and Pediatric Disability in the Division of Kinesiology. “If I had a less accepting…
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February 4, 2008
A tour of the exhibit Inge Morath and Arthur Miller: China, will be presented at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at the University Museum of Art Off/Site, 1301 S. University. This exhibition captures two artists responding to a society in transition. Photographs are by Morath, accompanied by journal excerpts from both artists, 763-UMMA. (Photo by Inge…
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February 4, 2008
Wu Man, above, and the Hua Family Shawm Band play traditional Chinese and contemporary pipa music at 4 p.m. Feb. 10 at Rackham Auditorium. Christian Tetzlaff, below, performs on violin at 8 p.m. Feb. 14 at Hill Auditorium. He recently garnered the headline “Serious German Violinist Gets a Rock Star Ovation” in The New York…
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February 4, 2008
The Students of Color of Rackham Graduate School (SCOR) will host its 18th annual conference on Feb.15-16 at the Horace A. Rackham Graduate School. In addition to a series of seminars, attendees will hear the keynote address “Beyond Black and White: New Paradigms for Race Research.” Frank Wu, renowned legal scholar from Wayne State University,…
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February 4, 2008
Waiving informed consent could expand newborn screening study Informed consent has long been the cornerstone of ethical and safe medical research involving patients and healthy volunteers. But for the testing of certain new screening techniques for newborn babies, individual patient consent may limit study groups, and even create a barrier to the implementation of techniques…
