February 9, 2009
As part of a campus program ENGINolitics: Technology and Policy Collide, a group of College of Engineering students ranging from undergraduates to doctoral candidates visit the state capitol. During the Jan. 28 trip to Lansing students learned about the legislative process and how public policy is formed. (Photo courtesy Office of the Vice President for…
February 9, 2009
The Exhibit Museum of Natural History will celebrate Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the voyage of the Beagle as it presents the 12th annual Identification Day from noon-5 p.m. Feb. 15. The public is invited to learn about the importance of natural history collections from curators and collection managers. Visitors are encouraged to bring in…
February 9, 2009
From the editor: Today U-M launched the Record Update, a new online companion to the weekly University Record that will provide a brief and informative look at the news and issues that affect our campus on a daily basis. The Record Update is a single Web page, accessible from the Gateway that will be posted…
February 9, 2009
This image by Christina Galasso, 2008, is from the exhibit Change, celebrated in an opening reception from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 20 at Work•Detroit, 3663 Woodward. The exhibit, presented through March 20, is sponsored by the School of Art & Design. (Photo by Christina Galasso)
February 9, 2009
March 28 reopening to reveal hip, lively town square for the arts Watch a slideshow of the new UMMA > Museums reborn in the 21st-century travel a long, difficult road from blueprint to grand-opening ribbon-cutting. In these tough economic times, that road for nonprofit cultural institutions is becoming even steeper. One of the last structures…
February 9, 2009
This 1932 photo of U-M astronomers looking through a telescope while on an expedition is among artifacts presented in the exhibit Star-Gazing: 150 Years of Astronomy at U-M, through April 30 at Bentley Historical Library. The exhibit celebrates the Astronomy Theme Semester with an exploration of the history of astronomy at U-M through photographs, letters,…
February 9, 2009
VOICES of the Staff, set to earn an Arbor Award for Excellence for innovative employee programs as it also draws interest from universities nationwide, will directly ask employees this year to contribute ideas for improvements. MSpeaks Town Meeting participants discuss topics of interest to be included in a staff survey. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M…
February 9, 2009
University leaders say they will examine an executive budget plan put forth by Governor Jennifer Granholm that calls for a 3 percent cut in state support for higher education — which is approximately $10 million for the University — before commenting on its impact on U-M’s budget. Vice President for Government Relations Cynthia Wilbanks says…
February 9, 2009
The election of Barack Obama shows the country “is capable of tremendous change” writer Pearl Cleage said in her Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium closing lecture Jan. 30. This historic event was more than she ever thought possible when growing up in an African nationalist household in Detroit. Pearl Cleage delivers the closing lecture…
February 9, 2009
Awards Jerry Lynch, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and of electrical engineering and computer science, College of Engineering, will receive the National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his proposal CAREER: Nanoengineered Sensing Skins for Structural Health Monitoring — An Integrated Research and Education Career Experience. The award recognizes junior faculty for their pioneering…
