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November 6, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle The fall 2000 class of Global Change I-Physical Processes examines seasonal properties from Earth’s tilt with Profs. Perry Samson (foreground) and David Allan. Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services. A diverse instructional team is pursuing a teaching direction that, according to Ben van der Pluijm, “allows undergraduate students to dig…
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November 6, 2000
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Employees of the Center for Information Technology Integration, housed at 519 W. William (a portion of the Argus I building), recently requested an analysis of the building to determine if some of their recent illnesses could be connected with their work environment. The employees were referred to MWorks Occupational…
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November 6, 2000
Bryan Huddleston (left), theater technician at University Productions, uses epoxy in the prop shop to finish his latest antler creation for the tavern scene in ‘Falstaff.’ Costume Technician Virginia Luedke (below) finishes one of the production’s dresses. ‘Falstaff’ will be performed at 8 p.m. Nov. 16–18 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Power…
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November 6, 2000
The Museum of Art has acquired a 17th-century Dutch painting, a river landscape by Salomon van Ruysdael (ca. 1600–1670). The painting, a river landscape titled ‘View of the Fortifications at Gennep on the Maas River,’ was created in 1665 and represents the most important addition in half a decade to the Museum’s old master holdings.…
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November 6, 2000
By Valerie Gliem Health System Public Relations Southwest Detroit Hospital, 1974–91. Photos courtesy George Myers and the Kellogg African American Health Care Project Photographs, old letters, certificates, medical artifacts and testimonials collected by U-M researchers reveal the unique history of medical care in southeast Michigan’s Black community between 1940 and 1969. Now that rich history,…
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November 6, 2000
This aerial shot, recently taken by Martin Vloet of U-M Photo Services, gives a bird’s-eye view of the Life Sciences Institute Building construction site, adjacent to the Washtenaw-Huron curve. Palmer Field is at the bottom of the photo. The angled building jutting into the site is the North University Building. The building with the tall…
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October 30, 2000
By Nili Tannenbaum School of Social Work The School of Social Work’s success in forging grassroots partnerships with communities is illustrated in an innovative collaborative project led by Prof. Larry Gant (shown here in an Ann Arbor campus classroom) in Detroit’s Empowerment Zone, in which computer equipment, training and Web site development have changed the…
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October 30, 2000
By Donna J. Kehoe Human Resources/Affirmative Action Arfa Rachel Meredith Arfa (B.A. ’00) recently received the James Neubacher Award by the Council for Disability Concerns. The award was instituted in 1990 as a memorial to Jim Neubacher, an alumnus who was a columnist for The Detroit Free Press and an advocate for people with disabilities.…
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October 30, 2000
By Dan Krauth News and Information Services Many people experience fear and anxiety when someone utters the words “copyright law,” and they have a good reason for it. “We are living in the dark ages now of the copyright law,” says Susan Kornfield, who recently spoke on “The Electronic Professor: Who Owns Lectures on the…
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October 30, 2000
By Valerie Gliem Health System Public Relations Halloween means miniature vampires, goblins, superheroes and hippies scavenging neighborhoods for treats and becoming the creatures that go bump in the night. The goal: To reach as many houses and gather as much candy as possible within the trick-or-treating time limit. The strategy: Whatever it takes—including running through…
