September 29, 2003
The Department of Theatre and Drama will present “Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)” at 8 p.m. Oct. 2-4, 9-11, and 2 p.m. Oct. 5 and 12 at the Trueblood Theater in the Frieze Building. Using quotations from Shakespeare as well as original prose, Ann-Marie MacDonald’s “Goodnight Desdemona” tells the story of Constance Ledbelly, a Ph.D.…
September 29, 2003
“The Destruction of Civilization and the Obligations of War,” a symposium that reflects on serious questions that have arisen in the aftermath of the Iraq War, will be held 2-5 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union. Artwork for the symposium, “The Destruction of Civilization and the Obligations of War.” Above:…
September 29, 2003
Twenty-six faculty members will be recognized for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities at a dinner Oct. 1 at the president’s residence. Awards to be presented include four Distinguished University Professorships, five Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards, five Faculty Recognition Awards, two Amoco Foundation Faculty Awards for Undergraduate Teaching, a University Press Book Award, a…
September 29, 2003
The Supreme Court has affirmed the principle that race can be an acceptable factor in University admissions. Its justification is the educational value of a diverse student body, as originally established legally in Bakke (1978). It specifically approved the approach used by our Law School. The Medical School was one of the first University units…
September 29, 2003
The job market for statistically savvy survey research specialists is expanding rapidly in developing nations and remains strong in the United States, especially for those who broaden the definition of job success to include employment at private sector research firms as well as at government agencies and academic institutions. From left, Abt Associates President and…
September 29, 2003
Eating out doesn’t have to mean consuming too many calories or too much fat. That’s why Cathy Fitzgerald is so passionate about her job as a registered dietitian for the U-M Health System MFit Health Promotion Division’s MFit Healthy Dining Program. She is on a mission to provide people with healthy options when they dine…
September 29, 2003
A month of Investing in Ability events includes such highlights as a speech about Franklin D. Roosevelt and an award ceremony named for a former Detroit Free Press writer who advocated for people with disabilities. On Oct. 17, Richard Harris, who directs the disability services program at Ball State University, will discuss Roosevelt’s “splendid deception,…
September 29, 2003
The Museum of Art’s (UMMA) annual gala offered a preview of the new Romanovs exhibit on Sept. 20. The exhibition is part of the festival “Celebrating St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance,” and it opened to the public the following day. Above, President Mary Sue Coleman with UMMA Friends board member Jennifer Poteat take…
September 29, 2003
Longtime Director of Recreational Sports Mike Stevenson came to U-M in 1970 to assist in the University’s growing intramural and recreational sports program. He found his way to the right place—the Intramural Sports Building (IMSB)—and immediately was awed by his surroundings. Jim Brown, a doctoral student in mathematics, shoots hoops on the original hardwood floors…
September 29, 2003
A new scalpel for use in cataract surgery and a process for making building, clothing and other materials react to changes in light are two of the Patent application renderings of tools for use in eye surgery, invented by Dr. Maya Eibschitz-Tsimhoni. (Diagram courtesy Dr. Maya Eibschitz-Tsimhoni) U-M inventions that will be recognized during an…
