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November 16, 2009
More information about child care available on U-M’s three campuses > Sandra Hardy was a stay-at-home mom in November 2008 when her husband was temporarily laid off. Months later she found a job with the School of Nursing, but this left her wondering how to care for her then-3-year-old son, Ethan. That’s when Hardy found…
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November 16, 2009
The university attracted 5,790 international students to the state in 2008-09, the sixth highest total of any U.S. university, according to an Institute of International Education report showing international enrollments nationwide grew to a record 671,616. The University of Southern California had the largest number of international students (7,482) followed by New York University, Columbia…
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November 16, 2009
The impending shortage of experienced leaders, combined with a higher turnover of younger talent and the need for new and critical leadership skills, led to creation of the Business & Finance Leadership Academy. The academy two weeks ago graduated its first class and last week presented recommendations from the Action Learning Project Teams to B&F…
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November 16, 2009
The Robert Altman tribute program “A Special Evening with Altman Biographer, Mitch Zuckoff and Mrs. Kathryn Altman,” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library Gallery, Room 100. Zuckoff, author of the new book “Robert Altman: The Oral Biography,” will be joined by Kathryn Altman, the film director’s widow, at…
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November 16, 2009
The university recently applied to join the Common Application, an online college application service used by nearly 400 schools around the country such as Stanford, Harvard, Yale, the University of Virginia and Northwestern University. “Our top priority is to assemble the very best class possible each and every year,” says Ted Spencer, associate vice provost…
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November 16, 2009
Contemplations: Chair Series II Paintings by Candace Compton Pappas features acrylic, ink and mixed media paintings about the quiet she observes. The exhibit is presented daily from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 7 in the Gifts of Art Gallery, University Hospital Main Lobby, Floor 1. (Photo by Candace Compton Pappas)
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November 16, 2009
Fear about the risk of surgery is among the reasons half of eligible patients are not getting aortic valve replacement surgery, according to a study by physicians at the U-M Health System. Earlier this year, former First Lady Barbara Bush and comedian Robin Williams underwent aortic valve replacement surgery, but many patients may be missing…
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November 16, 2009
Book of Iterations: An exhibit by Pippa Skotnes is comprised of two “bone books” made of horse skeletons and covered in hand-written texts, burnished in gold leaf and shod in silver shoes. Through themes of sacrifice and redemption, the artist explores relic and archive in the context of writing and language, and considers the interchange…
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November 16, 2009
Faculty, staff and students gathered last Thursday for an informational meeting about the university plan for a smoke-free campus. Session participants addressed questions about non-smoking enforcement, clarifying campus boundaries so smokers will know where they are permitted to smoke, what smoking cessation support is available, how to get involved with focus groups and whether smoking…
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November 16, 2009
The University Musical Society presents Broadway star Patti LuPone, above, in “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda,” in which she performs selections from “Hair,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and other favorites at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at Hill Auditorium. (Photo by Ethan Hill)
