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January 20, 2003
Despite the new Department of Homeland Security and heightened security measures, especially at airports and businesses, the United States still is as vulnerable to terrorists attacks as it was prior to Sept. 11, 2001, a terrorism expert said. “We are not significantly safer than we were 16 months ago,” said Lewis M. Branscomb, a Harvard…
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January 20, 2003
HSSP, The Health Sciences Scholars Program (HSSP), U-M’s living/learning community devoted to introducing students to the range of academic and career opportunities in the health sciences, will move to Lloyd Hall in fall 2003. Founded in fall 2001 under the direction of Faculty Director Michelle O’Grady, School of Nursing, HSSP receives support and assistance from…
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January 20, 2003
Renovations to one of two preclinics on the ground floor of the School of Dentistry will begin this spring. The Board of Regents authorized the renovations Jan. 16. A student in a preclinic practices a dental procedure on a mannequin head. Before they treat patients in clinics, first- and second-year dental students develop their dexterity…
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January 20, 2003
Sekou Sundiata, suffering from kidney disease and in need of a transplant, did not believe his friends when they offeredinsisted, actuallythat they would donate one of their kidneys. The acclaimed poet Sundiata protested that he could not accept such a generous gift from the five friends who came forward to give up one of their…
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January 20, 2003
The message of peace and the importance of “living in the now” were the themes of a lecture by cultural critic, feminist theorist and writer bell hooks, who spoke Jan. 15 to a capacity crowd of 600 in the Michigan Union Ballroom. hooks (Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services) Touching on topics of war,…
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January 20, 2003
On the day the Bush administration announced it would join those challenging the University’s affirmative action admissions policies, a second-generation Mexican American woman who was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. to excel through the public education system added her reflections to the symposium honoring King. Janet Marguia, executive vice chancellor for university relations at…
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January 20, 2003
If Ronald Takaki had his way, multicultural education would begin in kindergarten, Americans would conserve natural resources and the country would find peaceful solutions to international conflicts. Takaki (Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services) In the opening speech of the annual symposium honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 13, Takaki tied these ideas together…
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January 20, 2003
The upcoming construction projects on North Campus, including the possible addition of the Walgreen Drama Center and several College of Engineering construction and renovation initiatives, are consistent with prior master planning efforts, Sue Gott, the new university planner, told the Board of Regents Jan. 16. “Our master planning efforts for North Campus originated with the…
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January 20, 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. Journalists…
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January 20, 2003
Smoking in any U-M residence hall will become a thing of the past as of the start of fall term 2003. The Division of Student Affairs announced last week that it will provide a completely smoke-free environment throughout its residence hall system, beginning with the 2003—04 academic year. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services…
