Distinguished University Professors

January 30, 2019
SMTD professor Martin Katz to explore the art of accompaniment

Dubbed the “dean of accompanists” by the Los Angeles Times, Martin Katz will discuss and demonstrate his techniques as a renowned collaborative pianist during his Distinguished University Professor lecture.
January 28, 2019
Sally Camper to lecture on value of mouse genetics

Sally Camper will discuss major contributions that mouse geneticists have made to the understanding of genetics during the last century at her Distinguished University Professor lecture.
November 13, 2018
Pharmacy professor to address carbon dioxide’s bad image

In his Distinguished University Professor lecture, Gordon L. Amidon will explore carbon dioxide from many angles in his talk, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”
November 12, 2018
LSA’s Herbert to detail archeological excavation in northern Israel

Sharon Herbert will present her Distinguished University Professor lecture, “Snowflakes and Quicksand: A Survey of Hellenistic Sealing Practices,” at 4 p.m. today in Rackham Amphitheatre.
October 29, 2018
LSA professor to examine the early history of ‘normality’

Valerie J. Traub, the Adrienne Rich Distinguished University Professor of English and Women’s Studies, will deliver her Distinguished University Professor lecture.
June 21, 2018
Five faculty members appointed Distinguished University Professors

Five faculty members from LSA, the College of Engineering and the Medical School have received one of the university’s top honors as Distinguished University Professors.
February 19, 2018
Thomas to address Detroit’s experience planning the ‘good city’

June Manning Thomas will speak on “Critical Needs in Planning the ‘Good City’: Lessons from Detroit,” in her Distinguished University Professor lecture.
February 5, 2018
Hero will illustrate common thread of complex networks

Just as we can better understand a complex, historical event through multiple points of view, the relationships between signals at nodes of a network can be used to create a clearer picture of a complicated network.
January 31, 2018
2018 lectures set for seven Distinguished University Professors

Seven faculty members who have received one of the university’s top honors will offer Distinguished University Professor lectures this year about their work, starting Thursday.
January 22, 2018
LSA professor to explain why the brain wants what it wants

In his upcoming Distinguished University Professor lecture, LSA professor Kent Berridge will take listeners on a journey through the brain’s reward system.