March 3, 2003
Greg Hicks is Caius Martius in “Coriolanus” and Alison Fiske plays Mistress Quickly in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” The two Shakespeare plays are featured during the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Residency at U-M in March. The residency concludes with the U.S. premiere of Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children.” All performances are at the Power Center. Exhibit…
March 3, 2003
The Media Union will unveil two new 3-D hardware systemsa projection system and printerduring a March 7 open house at its reorganized 3-D Lab. The open house will run from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The Geowall is a low-cost method that creates 3-D images on a polarized screen from twin projectors and a high-end computer. The…
March 3, 2003
The Geography of Thought Cultural differences in the way the mind works may be greater than most people suspect, according to U-M psychologist Richard Nisbett, author of “The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why,” just published by The Free Press, a division of Simon & Schuster. “When you have a…
March 3, 2003
Tuesday, March 4 Party: Women’s History Month Kickoff, 4-7 p.m., Harding Mott University Center, Women’s Education Center (WEC), U-M-Flint. Sponsored by the U-M-Flint WEC, (810) 762-3351. The Women’s Educational Center (WEC) at U-M-Flint is collaborating with the Art Department to feature the work of women art students and to promote their visibility on campus. For…
March 3, 2003
Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services Grace Bumbry, a mezzo-soprano/soprano known for her interpretation of the operatic roles Carmen and Amneris, holds a master class at the School of Music as part of the Jessye Norman Master Class Series. The series is made possible through the Jessye Norman Master Class Fund and the Gershenson…
March 3, 2003
Surgeons at the U-M Health System (UMHS) have successfully implanted a miniature heart pump in the first American child and the youngest patient in the world ever to receive the device. On Jan. 30, a team of pediatric cardiac surgeons performed the implant of the DeBakey ventricular assist device (VAD) in a 10-year-old girl. Three…
March 3, 2003
Civil and Environmental Engineering Profs. Linda Abriola and Richard Woods and Chemical Engineering Prof. Ronald Larson have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. The honor recognizes those who have made important contributions to engineering theory, practice and education. “We are extremely proud that…
March 3, 2003
Alumni Association business office assistant Kathleen Schmidt has a spirit that creates a positive atmosphere for others, and she has the award to prove it. Schmidt was awarded the U-M Alumni Association Spirit Award 2002. “The Spirit Award is given annually to one staff member who exhibits extraordinary enthusiasm toward their job responsibilities and personal…
March 3, 2003
William Gosling, director of the University Library (right), accepts CDs from Daniel Morrow, executive director of the Computerworld Honors Program. The CDs contain the permanent research collection of award-winning case studies that have documented advances in information technology since 1988. The collection was formally presented during a Feb. 12 campus awards ceremony that acknowledged scholars…
March 3, 2003
Utility reduction, transportation alternatives, waste reduction and green purchasing efforts at the University were highlighted in an annual environmental stewardship update to the Board of Regents Feb. 20. Terry Alexander, director of U-M’s Occupational Safety and Environmental Health department, stressed the need to maintain a balance between environmental, economic and social resources. “Two years ago…
