Distinguished University Professors
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March 21, 2016
Ronald Suny to lecture on Armenian genocide of 1915
Ronald Suny will discuss Turkey’s long-denied 1915 genocide of more than 1.5 million Armenians in his Distinguished University Professor lecture Tuesday.
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February 22, 2016
Sparling to explore the moving body on stage, screen and canvas
Peter Sparling will use his inaugural lecture Tuesday as the Rudolf Arnheim Distinguished University Professor of Dance to show his evolution as a dancer, educator, choreographer and multimedia artist.
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October 26, 2015
Lecture dates set for five Distinguished University Professors
Five faculty members who have received one of the university’s top honors will offer Distinguished University Professor lectures beginning Nov. 5.
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October 26, 2015
Glotzer to discuss materials on demand in DUP lecture
Sharon Glotzer will map out her vision for the future of materials in her lecture as the John Werner Cahn Distinguished University Professor of Engineering on Nov. 5.
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May 21, 2015
Nine faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Nine faculty members have received one of U-M’s top honors as Distinguished University Professors. The appointments were approved by the Board of Regents on Thursday and are effective Sept. 1.
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March 30, 2015
Lecture to explore studies related to growth, obesity, cancer
Christin Carter-Su will deliver her inaugural lecture as Anita H. Payne Distinguished University Professor of Physiology at 4 p.m. April 6.
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March 23, 2015
Lieberman’s lecture to examine why ‘Nationalism Was European’
Victor Lieberman will explore divergent understandings of nationalism in Europe and Asia in his Distinguished University Professor lecture April 1.
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February 16, 2015
Lecture to offer a planetary scientist’s tour through the solar system
Tamas Gombosi will recount his “journey in the solar system” in his inaugural lecture as the Konstantin I. Gringauz Distinguished University Professor of Space Science Feb. 23.
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February 2, 2015
Lecture to show how statistics help solve world problems, impact daily life
Roderick J. Little will deliver his Distinguished University Professorship lecture on “The Joy of Stats: Much More than Bean Counting” at 4 p.m. Feb. 10.
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January 26, 2015
Distinguished University Professor lecture involves walking robots
Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor of Engineering Jessy Grizzle will discuss how his lab hopes to develop bipedal robots that can impersonate, and even improve upon, the human gait.
