March 16, 2009
Awards Jerome Nriagu, professor, Environmental Health Sciences, and research scientist, Center for Human Growth and Development, is the recipient of a $75,000 Humboldt Research Award in recognition of lifetime achievements in research and in encouragement of international collaboration. Alan Wineman, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of mechanical engineering, professor of macromolecular science and engineering and…
March 16, 2009
Preparations in place for March 28 unveiling; free 24-hour public opening set Less than two weeks before the March 28 reopening of the U-M Museum of Art, and the chain-link fences that once marked the construction site have been removed. Gone are the detour signs that previously led students to circle the museum. Absent, too,…
March 16, 2009
Amateur weather casters can test their forecasting skills in the online Weather Dance game during the “Big Dance” NCAA basketball tournaments. Weather Dance allows participants to predict which team’s city will be hotter or colder on game day in each round of the men’s and women’s tournaments. This year, the men’s tournament will culminate near…
March 16, 2009
Merla Wolk Merla Wolk, a senior lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature, died Feb. 10. Wolk received her doctorate in English from Wayne State University in 1981. She joined U-M as a lecturer in 1986 and continued to teach until shortly before her death. In 2002 she was awarded the distinction of…
March 16, 2009
John Bacon, lecturer in the Program in American Culture, LSA, will deliver the Golden Apple Award lecture at 7 p.m. March 31 in Rackham Auditorium. Bacon has worked the better part of two decades as a writer, a public speaker, a radio and TV commentator, and a college professor, according to his Web site. He…
March 16, 2009
February crime map > Police warn North Campus about thefts from vehicles The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is alerting students, staff, faculty and residents of North Campus that several thefts from vehicles recently have been reported. In all cases, global positioning systems and other small electronic devices had been left in view, then side…
March 16, 2009
Registration begins today for MHealthy GOOD CHOICE’s “Quick and Tasty Meals: How to Make a Great Plate” chef demonstration noon-1 p.m. April 15, at the University Hospital Dow Auditorium. Those interested in attending are encouraged to sign up early, as registration for last year’s chef demonstrations reached capacity within the first week. The hour-long demonstration…
March 16, 2009
With an adjusted chair height, a new posture or a slight tilt to a computer screen, Sarah Cooney can work wonders on your office experience. The ergonomics program coordinator for the U-M Campus and Medical School specializes in helping staff and faculty work comfortably and effectively in the job environment. Cooney conducts ergonomics consulting and…
March 16, 2009
Leaders of the Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) say the first-ever State of Women of Color Faculty at the University address later this month will focus on challenges and solutions to diversifying the faculty. The address, Are YOU Ready for the Diagnosis?, is intended to “invite dialogue within the University community about…
