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October 19, 2009
Cathy Cwiek, right, manager of The Henry Ford’s historic foodways and domestic life programs, gives a tour of Greenfield Village’s working gardens and sustainable food projects to students in UM-Dearborn’s “Fast Food Nation” first year seminar course, which encourages students to engage critically with the world of food from farm to mouth. (Photo by Jennifer…
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October 19, 2009
Modern tissue engineering developed at the U-M Health System (UMHS) could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch after severe hand injuries. Researchers presented their updated findings last week at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. The research, which was funded by the Department…
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October 19, 2009
Breakdowns by gender and race:Freshmen >Total enrollment > Enrollment on the U-M Ann Arbor campus is at an all-time high in Fall 2009 with 41,674 students, according to the Office of the Registrar. The number of graduate/professional students increased by 2.9 percent. Undergraduates increased by 0.8 percent. The total enrollment of all students includes a…
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October 19, 2009
An Irish dancer’s lightning-fast, precision feet might blur with speed, but that limb awareness doesn’t extend to arms, which are usually planted squarely on a dancer’s hips or sides. Modern dancers, on the other hand, are highly aware of their upper limb positioning, findings that suggest rethinking the emphasis on the lower body when developing…
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October 19, 2009
Get additional information go to the U-M flu Web site > University health officials are planning to quickly dispense the H1N1 flu vaccine to students, health care workers and others in federally designated priority groups as soon as the much-anticipated vaccine is delivered in sufficient quantities. “Our goal is to get the vaccine to everyone…
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October 19, 2009
Subject: Faculty governance update In the past month, the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) has met with Regent Julia Darlow, President Mary Sue Coleman, Provost Terry Sullivan, as well as Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) President Abhishek Mahanti and MSA Vice President Michael Rorro. As has been the case with every previous meeting of…
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October 19, 2009
The Investment Office, which marks its 10th anniversary this year, has a lot to celebrate. Despite a negative 23 percent return on investment in Fiscal Year 2009, the university’s 10-year annual investment return through FY 2009 was 9 percent. The S&P 500, in contrast, lost on average 2.2 percent per year for the same period,…
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October 19, 2009
Formerly a mechanical engineer, Ludmila Ketslakh’s interest in photography was triggered by a desire to explore the world, document unique cultures, and challenge the forces of dilution and uniformity in society. Ketslakh’s photo “In Church,” taken in Sicily, is part of her exhibit “The People of My World,” presented through Dec. 7 in the Taubman…
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October 19, 2009
At its meeting Thursday, the Board of Regents formally approved the university’s program to detect and mitigate risks associated with identity theft for covered accounts, in compliance with Federal Trade Commission regulations commonly known as the “red flag rules.” In general, covered accounts are loans or other instances where a person obtains money, goods or…
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October 19, 2009
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre: “Love’s Labour’s Lost” is presented at 8 p.m. Oct. 20, 22-24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. The performances are sponsored by the University Musical Society, 764-2538. (Photo by John Haynes)
