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October 16, 2000
From University Musical Society The Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund has identified the University Musical Society (UMS) as one of the leading arts presenters in the country by awarding a $1.25 million grant, to be distributed over a period of four years. UMS is one of four arts presenters and 15 cultural organizations in the country to…
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October 16, 2000
By Marcus Popiolek U-M-Flint University Relations Jami Anderson Jami Anderson and Simon Cushing are making history at the University of Michigan-Flint. The couple shares not only a home life, but also a job. “It is especially rare for one full-time, tenure-track position to be split—so rare that it has never been done before at the…
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October 16, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Residence hall burglaries prompt reminder Four burglaries from unlocked residence hall rooms in September have prompted the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to remind students to lock their doors, even while they are in the room. A purse was stolen some time in the early morning hours of Sept. 5 from…
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October 16, 2000
Leslie Kish Statistician Leslie Kish, who developed many sampling techniques used in political polls, surveys and censuses, died Oct. 7 in Ann Arbor at age 90. A member of the small group of social scientists who, in 1947, founded the Institute for Social Research (ISR), the world’s largest academic survey and research organization, Kish was…
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October 16, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle David Stowe (foreground), a patient representative at M-CARE, and Lisa Stowe, who works for the Department of Occupational Safety and Envronmental Health, have adopted a healthy lifestyle that includes running, cycling and yoga. Photo courtesy David Stowe Four years ago David and Lisa Stowe made a decision that changed the way…
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October 16, 2000
The University Record, October 16, 2000 The Department of Dance is presenting ‘A Salute to Liz Bergmann,’ a performance event honoring the former chair of the department. The performance, scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Betty Pease Studio Theatre, Dance Bldg., will feature dance alumni in a variety of solo and group dances…
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October 16, 2000
The University Record, October 16, 2000 A traveling exhibition, ‘The Legacy of Marie Curie: 100 Years of Scientific Innovation,’ will be on display at the Media Union Gallery through Nov. 3. The exhibition highlights the scientific accomplishments of Marie Curie and seven other women who made significant contributions to scientific research. The exhibition, which is…
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October 16, 2000
Leyla Lau-Lamb, conservator, is shown here carefully conserving pages from William Harvey’s ‘De Motu Cordis,’ a rare medical treatise about the circulation of blood from 1628 that usually is stored in the rare book room at Taubman Medical Library. When beginning each conservation project, Lau-Lamb says she checks the papers’ durability. She starts the process…
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October 16, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Re/membering Aunt Jemima: A Menstrual Show will be presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 18 in the Trueblood Theatre. Written and directed by Glenda Dickerson, professor of theatre and drama, and author Breena Clarke, the free, public performance is sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program and the Institute for…
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October 16, 2000
By Joel Seguine News and Information Services Chandler Davis (left) and Samantha Markert-Schreck, daughter of the late Clement Markert at the 10th Anniversary Symposium of the Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom. The other former faculty member honored by the annual lecture, Mark Nickerson, also is deceased. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M…
