March 10, 2003
The attitudes and values dividing the West and the Muslim world have more to do with eros than with demos, according to new data from the World Values Survey, conducted by the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and reported in the current issue of Foreign Policy. Analyzing cumulative results from the 1995-1996 and 2000-2002 surveys…
March 10, 2003
The Board of Regents has named five faculty members to the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship, an award that recognizes and rewards faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. Those honored are: William Alexander, professor of English language and literature in LSA; H. Scott Fogler, Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering and professor of chemical engineering in…
March 10, 2003
Women of color, and all women, must be true to themselves and take the necessary risks to rise above their challenges, even in times dominated by international and national problems, says one of the top coaches in the Department of Athletics. Guevara (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) Sue Guevara, head coach of the…
March 10, 2003
A pilot program that offers wireless access to the Internet at two of the University Library’s main buildings and Angell Hall is underway. The Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library and Shapiro Library buildings and the Angell Courtyard Campus Computing Site are the first three of several UM Wireless Network pilot locations planned for campus. Betsy Kuller,…
March 10, 2003
Twenty prominent individuals with an interest in depression and bipolar disorder, and a dedication to addressing the societal consequences of these conditions, will serve on the newly formed national advisory board of the U-M Depression Center. The board will advise the nation’s first comprehensive center devoted to depressive illness research, treatment, education and public policy.…
March 10, 2003
In order to beat depression, individuals must first recognize that they suffer from it, said Andrew Solomon, the keynote speaker at the University’s Depression on College Campuses Conference. Solomon, the author of “The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression” and a fellow of Berkeley College at Yale University, spoke to an audience of faculty, students…
March 10, 2003
Both girls and boys who watch a lot of violence on television are more likely to behave violently as young adults, according to a 15-year study by social psychologist L. Rowell Huesmann and colleagues at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). The study appears in the current issue of Developmental Psychology, published by the American…
March 10, 2003
Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposed cut from higher education of 10 percent is a “serious and significant” reduction that will cost the University slightly more than $36 million, said President Mary Sue Coleman. In her proposed budget announced March 6, Granholm called for a 6.5 percent cut in funding to colleges and universities on top of…
March 3, 2003
Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at the February meeting. Neuroscience to expand The third and fourth floors of East Hall will be renovated to accommodate the expanding neuroscience program in LSA. New labs, lab support, administrative support space and additional vivarium space will be created through the $2…
March 3, 2003
Police Beat is updated for the Record every third Monday of the month. The next report will be March 17, 2003.
