April 20, 2009
Awards John Vandermeer, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Margaret Davis Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and professor of natural resources and environment, LSA, will receive the 2009 Imes and Moore Faculty Award for exceptional contributions toward recruiting and mentoring graduate students in the natural sciences who come from disadvantaged and non-traditional backgrounds. He will…
April 20, 2009
Graduate students from colleges and universities throughout Michigan — including U-M’s three campuses — will attend Michigan Graduate Education Day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday at the west and south wings of the Capitol in Lansing. More than 60 graduate students from 15 Michigan colleges and universities will display their graduate research and discuss with legislators…
April 20, 2009
The Record accepts obituaries from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All obituaries must be for active or retired faculty and staff members.
April 20, 2009
For a decade, Alzheimer’s disease researchers have been entrenched in debate about one of the mechanisms believed to be responsible for brain cell death and memory loss in the illness. Now researchers at U-M and the University of California, San Diego have settled the dispute. Resolving this controversy improves understanding of the disease and could…
April 20, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication will be May 18.
April 20, 2009
Caregivers for those suffering from dementia felt better about themselves and their jobs through a modified intervention program created by community agencies and researchers at U-M and the University of Alabama. This new program resulted in caregivers feeling less burdened, depressed and frustrated with clients. The study is one of the first caregiver intervention efforts…
April 20, 2009
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its April 16 meeting. Design approved for Engineering Programs Building addition Regents approved the schematic design of the planned addition to the Engineering Programs Building. The 10,000-gross-square-foot structure to the east side of EPB will provide additional space for the College of Engineering‘s Wilson…
April 20, 2009
Senior stories:Passion for teaching sends LSA Honors graduate to Teach for America program >Entrepreneur has big plans for peers >Ford School student jumps at as many of life’s opportunities as she can >Student poet, playwright finds career path in medicine >Flutist taking her talent to New York >Graduation caps years of courage for student with…
April 20, 2009
All things Elvis decorate Dalana Moore’s office on the eighth floor of the Northbank Center at UM-Flint. Black and red velvet paintings of Elvis, toiletries from the Heartbreak Hotel, a bowling ball from Graceland and sheet music of Moore’s favorite song, “Love Me Tender,” are a few of the pieces in her collection. (Photo by…
April 20, 2009
Related story:Six outstanding seniors share stories of their U-M careers > As a student Megan Madison has taught children and adults in Ann Arbor, Egypt and India, in classrooms and refugee camps. Her experiences through U-M’s study abroad program have expanded her global awareness and convinced her to teach pre-kindergarteners on Chicago’s South Side after…
