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May 4, 2009
A Selection from Maurice M. Loewy and M. Pierre Puiseux’s Atlas “Photographique de la Lune,” circa 1900, is an exhibit of six vintage photos of the moon in the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, Hatcher Lobby. The photos are from a set of 82 published photogravures. These plates are from the first atlas of the moon…
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May 4, 2009
Like the rest of Michigan and the United States, the Oakland County economy had a rough 2008 and is having an even worse 2009. But the outlook will get better, two U-M economists say. In their annual forecast of the Oakland County economy, George Fulton and Donald Grimes of the Institute for Research on Labor,…
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May 4, 2009
As the winter semester comes to a close, signs of spring have been blooming across the U-M Central Campus. From colorful flowers reaching for the sun to students enjoying the warm rays and longer days, all signs indicate summer is not far off. Above left, students Christine Renke, left, and Marissa Fellows share a laugh…
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May 4, 2009
Provost Teresa Sullivan has announced the interim management team to lead the U-M Museum of Art (UMMA) beginning June 1 and until a new director is in place, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Kathryn Huss, the museum’s chief administrative officer; Raymond Silverman, director of the Museum Studies Program and professor of history of…
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May 4, 2009
A Group Pottery Show by the non-profit Village Potter’s Guild, founded in Plymouth in 1995, is presented through June 15 in the Taubman Center, South Lobby, Floor 1, by the U-M Health System Gifts of Art. (Photo by Jerry Thompson)
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April 27, 2009
Even as Ralph Williams said goodbye to members of the U-M community this week, it was in the style many have come to know from the beloved professor: a larger-than-life delivery filled with exuberant messages about life, love and sense of self. (Photo by David Boyle) “Live who you are, speak truth to power, be…
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April 27, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be May 18.
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April 27, 2009
Ronald Inglehart, a U-M political scientist, has been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious society that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields. Ronald Inglehart was named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. (Photo by Institute For Social Research, Center For Political Studies)…
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April 27, 2009
Dominique Abed went from one job — dog training — that is based on clear, simple and often nonverbal communication, to one that stresses the delivery of complex, nuanced verbal information. (Photo by Austin Thomason, U-M Photo Services) Abed is the marketing communications specialist at the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, where her core…
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April 27, 2009
Construction of an addition to the Thompson Street (W3) Parking Structure is scheduled to begin May 4. (Photo by Architecture, Engineering & Construction) The work will provide a net additional 273 parking spaces. During construction the net impact on blue-permit parking will result in a temporary loss of approximately 200 spaces. The project includes addition…
