October 6, 2003
A noted National Public Radio commentator who is an expert in constitutional law will be the featured speaker for the 13th annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture On Academic and Intellectual Freedom, 4 p.m. Oct. 20 in Honigman Auditorium, Room 100 Hutchins Hall, Law School. Georgetown University Law Center Professor David Cole will deliver the lecture,…
October 6, 2003
Granular materials not so puzzling after all Understanding the physics of granular materials is important in industries that handle and process large amounts of these materials, such as pills and powders in the pharmaceutical and food industries and sand in the construction business. But the problem of how to model granular materials has perplexed physicists.…
October 6, 2003
The conflict between work and family reflects a system that offers poor choices for both mothers and fathers, and better choices would emerge if society didn’t push individuals into traditional gender roles. (Photo courtesy American University) That was the message of a speech by Joan Williams, law professor at the Washington College of Law at…
October 6, 2003
In real life, Erin Block is a junior studying English and communications, and a public relations intern with the U-M Health System. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) When she enters an exam room, she becomes someone else entirely: Jennifer Miller, a “patient” interviewed by medical students about her sexual history. Block is a…
October 6, 2003
(Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) VPSI, a commuter provider, began administering the U-M van pool program Oct. 1. Previously Parking and Transportation Services ran the van pool program for University employees. The new partnership eventually will allow the program to expand to non-University employees. U-M will continue to pay for the van pools…
October 6, 2003
Lunchtime during the week finds the U-Club at the Michigan Union hopping. Natalie runs from one table to the next, smiling brightly while she fills and refills every water glass in the restaurant. Natalie has been working at the U-Club for nine years and says she wants to continue working there for a long time.…
October 6, 2003
The Business School is one of the top six international business schools for excellence in preparing MBAs to manage the complex social and environmental challenges of the global marketplace, according to the report “Beyond Grey Pinstripes 2003: Preparing MBAs for Social and Environmental Stewardship,” released today (Oct. 6) by the Aspen Institute Business and Society…
October 6, 2003
The world’s largest computerized social science data archive, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at U-M, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an Oct. 10 symposium on privacy in the information age. The event will feature opening remarks by President Mary Sue Coleman and a keynote address by former U.S. Bureau of…
October 6, 2003
The National Science Foundation has awarded U-M researchers $2.5 million over a five-year period to form the Center for the Analysis of Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). The center will analyze data on more than 130,000 individuals from 20 large-scale, long-range research projects to answer key questions about…
October 6, 2003
The School of Dentistry has received two federal grants that have the potential to change the way dental and dental hygiene students are educated and how, after graduation, those students will provide oral health care to patients. The two grants, totaling $1.2 million, were awarded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).…
