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June 8, 2009
William Shakespeare’s story of mistaken love and mistaken identity, “Twelfth Night,” is the featured play as Shakespeare in the Arb returns to the rolling landscape of Nichols Arboretum. Countess Olivia (Devin Lytle) and Duke Orsino (Chris Harrison) are among characters in this year’s Shakespeare in the Arb presentation of “Twelfth Night,” June 11-14, 18-21, and…
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June 8, 2009
Vice President for Research Stephen Forrest has been named board chairman of Ann Arbor SPARK, the region’s economic development authority. (Photo courtesy OVPR) Forrest was elected during SPARK’s annual meeting May 21. He succeeds Rick Snyder, who served as chairman since the organization’s formation in 2005. “I’m happy to take on this greater level of…
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June 8, 2009
The Ahn Trio, sisters Maria, Lucia and Angella, will speak about their work, artistry, and the need to synthesize, cross cultures and to cross genre boundaries in a 6:30-7:30 p.m., program June 15 at the McIntosh Theater, E.V. Moore Building. (Photo courtesy Gifts Of Art)
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May 18, 2009
Michigan’s three research universities share an important role in creating the jobs that will help the state rebound from its economic distress, presidents of the schools that comprise the University Research Corridor told a state Senate panel Friday. The presidents of U-M, Michigan State University and Wayne State University showcased URC-driven collaborations with businesses and…
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May 18, 2009
Inequities in cancer care and the current economy, and understanding how and why we consume everything from money to food to natural resources are the topics that will lead off a new series called the Michigan Meetings, presented by the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The Michigan Meetings, described by Rackham Dean Janet…
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May 18, 2009
Geneticist and expert in computational biology Aravinda Chakravarti will speak at the ninth annual James V. Neel Lecture at 3 p.m. May 20 in the Biomedical Science Research Building auditorium. He is director for the Center for Complex Disease Genomics and a professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School…
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May 18, 2009
The university has maintained its top bond ratings from two national rating services that investors look to before purchasing bonds. With an “AAA” rating from Standard & Poor’s and an “Aaa” rating from Moody’s Investors Service, U-M is one of just three public universities in the nation to retain the top ratings as the nation’s…
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May 18, 2009
Some Michigan mammal species rapidly are expanding their ranges northward, apparently in response to climate change, a new study shows. In the process, these historically southern species are replacing their northern counterparts. The finding, by researchers at U-M, Michigan State University and Ohio’s Miami University, appears in the June issue of the journal Global Change…
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May 18, 2009
The Ann Arbor Public Schools Annual Spring Exhibition in the School of Art & Design Slusser Gallery features student work from all of the high schools, middle schools and five elementary schools, selected by the student artist’s teachers. The artists and their works are: Top, Sara Kirby, Community High School, 11th grade, “Untitled,” teacher Steve…
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May 18, 2009
Watch key presentations from the forum, along with supporting materials and a video stream > Faculty and staff Accreditation Working Groups appointed by Provost Teresa Sullivan reported their preliminary findings last week at a provost’s forum on accreditation. The groups were formed last year to explore the meaning of selected accreditation criteria for the university…
