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January 27, 2003
Armed robbery suspects arrested Three women and one man were arrested in late December by Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers in connection with reports of five armed robberies on North Campus Dec. 8 and 9. The Jan. 15 preliminary exam for Kisha Richardson, 19; Folana Carter, 18; Keisha Warren, 16; and Eric Oliver, 18,…
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January 27, 2003
Dr. James Grier Miller Dr. James Grier Miller, the founding director of the U-M Mental Health Research Institute (MHRI), died Nov. 7 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 86. In 1955, Miller, who was then chairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago, accepted the invitation of Dr. Raymond…
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January 27, 2003
AppointmentsRosina Bierbaum, dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, has been named a member of the Board of the Federation of American Scientists.James Burnstein, an adjunct professor in the LSA Program in Film and Video, was appointed Dec. 13 by then-Gov. John Engler to the Michigan Film Advisory Commission. The commission promotes the…
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January 27, 2003
Despite widespread warnings about the potential risk of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, 15 percent of pregnant women in a newly published study said they had drunk alcohol at least once during their pregnancies. And although most of those women reported on an anonymous survey that they’d had less than one drink a week, some acknowledged…
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January 27, 2003
A company that builds systems to protect computer networks from security problems. The manufacturer whose device detects sometimes-deadly Grade B Streptococcus in newborns. A business that develops new technology for laser eye surgery. All of these companies are based on research from U-M and were formed with licensing and business development assistance from the University’s…
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January 27, 2003
War correspondents Christiane Amanpour of CNN and Ashleigh Banfield of MSNBC will headline a national conference, “Covering Permanent War and Bio-Terrorism: The Press and Public Policy,” 1–5 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Alumni Center. Panels of journalists and experts will debate the media coverage of war and bio-terrorism and how it impacts policy decisions. Amananpour…
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January 27, 2003
Simon Reade, who collaborated with Salman Rushdie in adapting the novel “Midnight’s Children” for the stage, will present a lecture at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in Lorch Auditorium. The lecture, “From Page to Stage: Adapting Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children,’” is free and open to the public. Reade, a dramaturg (a specialist in dramatic composition), worked with…
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January 27, 2003
The audience in the Michigan Union University Club sported T-shirts that read, “Word of Mouth Tour,” “Spoken Word Artist” and “Black Ink Collective.” The lights dimmed, and students and guests of the University rose from the capacity crowd to approach the microphone and deliver their poetry. During both the open mic session and the poetry…
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January 27, 2003
The non-violent messages of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. still are difficult for many to embrace today, Gandhi’s grandson said. Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services “Gandhi’s doctrine is indeed a challenge to us as human beings,” Rajmohan Gandhi said. “We all want to do what we want, but Gandhi asks us…
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January 27, 2003
Less than a week after the Bush administration asked the Supreme Court of the United States to declare the University’s admissions policies unconstitutional, the Rev. Peter J. Gomes told a friendly audience, “Win or lose, you can’t help but win because you are on the side of the future. You are on the side of…
