March 24, 2003
Awards Singer (Photo by C.D. Macaulay) J. David Singer, professor emeritus of political science, received the Susan Strange Award Feb. 27 at the International Studies Association (ISA) annual meeting in Portland, Ore. According to ISA, the award recognizes a person whose singular intellect, assertiveness and insight most challenged conventional wisdom and intellectual and organizational complacency…
March 24, 2003
The Ann Arbor campus is under quarantine for the emerald ash borer. By imposing the quarantine, U-M joins with its neighbors in Washtenaw County and the counties of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston and Monroe in attempting to stop the spread of the highly destructive wood-boring beetle. This exotic species of beetle from the Northern China/East…
March 24, 2003
Sgt. Andrew Huxley, a member of the United States Army National Guard Military Police, was only six weeks into his new job as a security officer for the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers (UMHHC) Security Services when was he was called into active duty. Nearly one year later, Huxley returned from his security assignment at…
March 24, 2003
The Department of Theatre and Drama presents “After a Fashion,” a new work developed by acclaimed performer and School of Art and Design Prof. Holly Hughes. The play will be performed at the Trueblood Theatre in the Frieze Building. Performances are 8 p.m. March 27-29 and April 3-5, and 2 p.m. March 30 and April…
March 24, 2003
It’s not always easy for young children to make new friends. For children with physical disabilities or chronic illnesses, the challenge of developing friendships can be even greater–especially if their disabilities prevent them from participating in certain social activities, or if their peers lack knowledge and understanding about their condition. But without friends, children’s social…
March 24, 2003
Chief Arvol Looking Horse spoke to members of the University community during a March 17 gathering at the Michigan League, sponsored by Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, the Native American Student Association and the Native American Studies Department. A spiritual leader of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, a part of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Great Sioux…
March 24, 2003
State Senator Gilda Jacobs (D-Huntington Woods) told an audience in the Michigan League March 20 that stories of women’s social and political gains in the last decade are largely a myth. “Women made great strides in the 1970s and 1980s, but we’ve been at a standstill since then,” Jacobs said. “The number of women in…
March 24, 2003
Healthy employees lead to healthy businesses, experts said at a March 19 event intended to promote healthy workplaces. The first step to creating a healthy workforce is providing an environment that encourages healthy behavior, they said. “Companies need healthy, energized employees to succeed,” David Santeusanio, a consultant for Johnson and Johnson Health Care Systems, said…
March 24, 2003
If “matter is, as we now know, nothing but compressed energy,” as Salman Rushdie wrote in his 1985 novel “Dynasty,” it is fair to apply the same definition to the dramatization of his “Midnight’s Children.” Presented on the Power Center for the Performing Arts stage by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) for six performances March…
