LSA
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March 15, 2021
Obituary — George Jay Bornstein
George Bornstein, C.A. Patrides Professor Emeritus of English Language and Literature in LSA, died after sunset Feb. 2, with his wife, Jane Bornstein, by his side.
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March 1, 2021
Russel Lecture to explore children’s insight into the human mind
Psychology and linguistics professor Susan Gelman will discuss how children can provide valuable insight into the human mind during U-M’s 96th Henry Russel Lecture.
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February 18, 2021
Regents approve five as 2021 Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
The five U-M faculty members named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors, approved by the Board of Regents, are Branko Kerkez, Sarah C. Koch, Richard L. Lewis, Stephen M. Ward and M. Remi Yergeau.
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February 18, 2021
Regents Roundup — February 2021
Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting Feb. 18.
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February 15, 2021
Lecturer’s hobby combines love of history, photography
Lynn Carpenter, lecturer IV in ecology and evolutionary biology, and in molecular, cellular and developmental biology in LSA, re-creates old photos by taking recent shots from the same vantage point.
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February 8, 2021
New Newnan adviser hopped on bike to explore area
When Heather Klein started her job as a coordinator of advising training and professional development at LSA’s Newnan Academic Advising Center in May, she explored the area on her bike.
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January 25, 2021
XR Initiative funds 13 new extended reality projects
The university’s XR Initiative is funding 13 new XR Innovation projects that work with faculty to develop course content using commercially available extended reality authoring platforms.
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January 18, 2021
Assistant professor recalls ‘Jeopardy!’ experience
Ian Shin, assistant professor of history and American culture in LSA, appeared on “Jeopardy!” in 2017 and finished second. Shin fondly recalls his time with longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer Nov. 8, 2020.
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January 13, 2021
U-M scholars awarded $10M in Mellon Foundation grants
U-M has been awarded two $5 million grants through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants, led by professors Stephanie Fryberg and Earl Lewis, will fund projects that focus on addressing racial inequity.
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January 11, 2021
LSA lecturer took to the mountains during pandemic
Virginia Murphy, lecturer II in Program in the Environment and lecturer IV in the Residential College in LSA, spent much of the COVID-19 pandemic hiking in the mountains of Maine.
