November 3, 2003
Norah Rabiah, a student in the School of Education Master of Arts with Elementary Certification (ELMAC) program, works with Frania Adame, a student at Harms Elementary School in Detroit. Rabiah and others in ELMAC are on assignment at the school in southwest Detroit as part of the 12-month master’s program.
November 3, 2003
The implementation of a gate-controlled parking management system continues this month with the conversion of the first U-M-owned parking structure. The change will require many employees to obtain a new type of parking device. Many employees soon will be required to switch to the AVI parking device. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) Automatic…
October 27, 2003
Nancy Allee, director of Public Health Informatics Services & Access, has been named to the National Library of Medicine/Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Leadership Fellows program. The program is designed to prepare emerging leaders in health sciences information who have a demonstrated record of leadership initiative and potential. Awards Dr. Valerie Castle, pediatric oncologist…
October 27, 2003
Student Anne Chi tries out an Ergopod, a new ergonomically adjustable workstation developed by U-M’s Adaptive Technology Computing Site (ATCS) and Ergoquest Inc. of Grand Rapids. Each Ergopod is equipped with a PC and a Macintosh, accessibility software, an ergonomic keyboard, trackball, closed-circuit TV, scanner, and headset. It is designed primarily for people with disabilities…
October 27, 2003
A $150,000 grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation will help fund a project U-M-Flint is helping to implement. The Michigan Virtual University (MVU) project is designed to help families in Flint improve the academic performance of their children through broadband technology. A wireless network and a Web site will be developed as tools for…
October 27, 2003
What was childhood like in the ancient world? The exhibition “Archaeologies of Childhood: The First Years of Life in Roman Egypt” at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology uses material from Egypt under Roman rule to give a glimpse into the lives of children in that place and time. (Top) Copy of a mural of the…
October 27, 2003
The legacy of choreographer George Balanchine will be illuminated during a symposium Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at the Rackham Building and Auditorium. “From the Mariinsky to Manhattan: George Balanchine and the Transformation of American Dance” will include Balanchine scholars and Balanchine-trained dancers who will discuss his career path from St. Petersburg, Russia, to New York City.…
October 27, 2003
The Exhibit Museum of Natural History is celebrating the 65 millionth birthday of its largest fossil dinosaur, Edmontosaurus, or “Ed.” (Courtesy Exhibit Museum of Natural History) In honor of the milestone, the museum is giving Ed a present—corrective surgery. When it was discovered in the 1940s, some of Ed’s bones were missing. Scientists constructed bones…
October 27, 2003
Few pictures are known to exist of Franklin D. Roosevelt in his wheelchair, and a small number of others show his leg braces or assistance of any kind. Roosevelt lost the use of his legs due to polio and rose to become president, an important step for disabled people that was kept in the shadows…
October 27, 2003
Chris Savoie has traveled the world to bring mobility to people in need and maximize their independence. Savoie custom fits wheelchairs for patients around Michigan and throughout the world, often freeing them from a lifetime of confinement. Chris Savoie, recipient of the 2003 James Neubacher Award, with President Mary Sue Coleman at an Oct. 24…
