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March 10, 2003
Chuk Iwuji, who plays Aufidius in “Coriolanus” and Fenton in “The Merry Wives of Windsor” in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s U-M residency, responds to an audience member’s question during the recent Insight Sessions at the Power Center.
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March 10, 2003
Editor’s note: The Senate Assembly will elect three new Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) members at its March 17 meeting. Position statements and biographical information follow. Michael Combi Combi (Photo courtesy College of Engineering) “What distinguishes the large elite research universities (both the privates like Stanford and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well…
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March 10, 2003
“Midnight’s Children,” based on Salman Rushdie’s award-winning novel, will have its U.S. premiere at the Power Center March 12-16. The Company (above), and Neil D’Souza, Sirine Saba and Meneka Das (below) from “Midnight’s Children” The production concludes a 16-day residency featuring the Royal Shakespeare Company that was funded, in part, by the University, as well…
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March 10, 2003
Chances are you or someone you know is battling with a nasty cold right now. The cold bug is biting its way into work places and schools across the country, forcing millions of people to stay home. Catching a cold isn’t cheap says a new study by the U-M Health System (UMHS), published in the…
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March 10, 2003
Plan now, plant later By Joanne Nesbit News Service While the wind blows and the fire burns brightly, settle back in a comfortable chair and start planning next season’s garden. Although seed and plant catalogs provide pictures of glorious blooms, seldom do they answer all the gardener’s needs. The Matthaei Botanical Gardens maintains a Website…
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March 10, 2003
“Celebrating St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance” is a unique festival at U-M that will mark the tercentennial of this most splendid and cosmopolitan of Russia’s cities. Extending from March-December, the celebration will showcase an exclusive exhibition of art from the State Hermitage Museum, Russian cultural performances of the highest caliber, and many public…
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March 10, 2003
A new drug candidate previously found to be effective in reducing harmful side effects of the autoimmune disease lupus also works to prevent arthritis-related complications without damaging normal immune system function. In a study published in the March edition of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism, scientists from U-M and University of California, Berkeley report that…
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March 10, 2003
Walking into Barbara Steer’s Super Circuits class, it feels more like social hour than 60 minutes of heart pumping, muscle burning, weight training and aerobics. Steer knows first names, classmates are liberal with the hugs, and there is an abundance of good-natured teasing, all on the second day of class. Participants work out in a…
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March 10, 2003
A dedicated team of U-M staff members is working to save the lives of children with neuroblastoma, one of the most common solid tumors of early childhood. Back row, left to right, Denise Regan and David Hubers; front row, Cynthia Bower and Shelli Anuszkiewicz.(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) “These individuals have dedicated an…
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March 10, 2003
U-M-Dearborn has partnered with Schoolcraft College to offer a new bachelor’s degree program that prepares students for key staff, operations and executive positions in the aviation industry. “This venture is unique in that it pairs not only U-M-Dearborn with the business/government sectors and a community college, but it also illustrates the strength of the partnership…
