December 9, 2002
Alumna Maya Jordan views sections of the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt on display at the U-M Museum of Art. The museum hosted a series of programs as part of the 14th annual Day With(Out) Art, an event held in conjunction with World AIDS Day. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) America has largely forgotten…
December 9, 2002
Museums Exhibit Museum of Natural History: Closed Dec. 24–26, 31–Jan. 1. Museum of Art: Closed Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31–Jan. 1. University Unions Media Union: Closed 5 p.m. Dec. 23–Jan. 1. Open noon–midnight Jan. 2, 7:30 a.m.–midnight Jan. 3–5. Regular hours resume at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 6. Michigan Union: Closed Dec. 24–26 and Jan. 1. Open…
December 9, 2002
Sometime during the two-week period beginning on March 24, the University’s legal team expects to appear before the Supreme Court of the United States to argue that the court should uphold the 1978 Bakke decision that has guided U-M admissions practices for more than two decades. The high court agreed last week to hear both…
December 9, 2002
Two British fans play foosball at the Simatai Great Wall just before the Korea/Japan World Cup as part of their tour around the world with a foosball board. The photo by Lan Chang, a first-year medical student, was one of the 10 award winners in the Office of International Programs photo contest. The winning photos…
December 9, 2002
The Board of Regents has approved revisions in renovation and expansion plans for buildings at the U-M–Dearborn campus. The Dec. 2 vote was part of a process that may allow the University to acquire the Ford Training and Development Center for the Dearborn campus. The regents approved reductions in the scope of previously announced renovation…
December 9, 2002
The committee searching for a new LSA dean is seeking input from the campus community. Those wishing to nominate a candidate for the position are encouraged to send information to: LSA Dean Search Advisory Committee, 3074 Fleming Administration Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109-1340, or by email to
[email protected]. Committee chair Jim House, professor…
Three people from the pottery program at the Flint Institute of Arts examine bowls sold for $12 each during the Empty Bowls fundraiser at U-M–Flint. It raised $7,800. For more than a decade, area artists have raised thousands of dollars for two agencies that serve the poor through the sale of ceramic bowls. More than…
December 9, 2002
It’s normal to worry from time to time, but a quarter of Americans suffer from some form of anxiety disorder at one point in their lives. For these people, excessive anxiety can dramatically affect their quality of life, especially during the holidays, when added stresses can trigger an increase in panic attacks or acute social…
December 9, 2002
The Faculty Perspectives Page is an outlet for faculty expression provided by the Senate Assembly. Any member of the University Senate is eligible to submit a Faculty Perspectives essay. Prospective contributors are invited to contact the Faculty Perspectives Page Committee at faculty.perspectives.
[email protected]. Submissions are accepted in electronic form and are subject to review by…
The University has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million program by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase the participation of women and minorities in doctoral programs funded by the foundation. James A. Teeri, professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, directs the Michigan program, which began in mid-October. His mission is to recruit graduate…
