Campus News
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March 27, 2017
Campus briefs
News from around the university.
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March 27, 2017
Gamelan professor demystifies Javanese culture, music
During a trip to Indonesia in 1971, Susan Walton fell in love with not only the music, but with the culture and the language.
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March 27, 2017
‘Stumbling Blocks’ bicentennial exhibition to tackle U-M’s history, look to future
An upcoming pop-up art exhibition on campus, featuring seven provocative installations, will explore challenges throughout the university’s history and serve as a resource to guide U-M through its third century.
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March 27, 2017
Burton Tower to glow for UMich200 Spring Festival
In celebration of the university’s 200th year, the iconic Burton Tower will glow in new maize and blue lighting for the bicentennial’s UMich200 Spring Festival.
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March 27, 2017
LSA Symposium looks at Detroit’s 1967 civil unrest and its legacy
The final LSA theme semester symposium — “1967: Shock Waves — The Detroit Rebellion and its Reverberations” — will focus on the events of that pivotal year and their effect on U-M and the nation.
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March 24, 2017
Campus Memorial to honor students who died in the past year
A March 30 Campus Memorial a memorial program to honor the lives and accomplishments of student members of the U-M family who have died during this academic year.
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March 24, 2017
Polverini lecture looks at a career in research, academics, practice
Peter Polverini will describe how his work as a scientist and dean inspired his vision of an integrated, personalized health care environment for dental patients in his Distinguished University Professor lecture.
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March 23, 2017
Omenn lecture to focus on bridging science and policy world
Gilbert S. Omenn will reflect on a career spent straddling the worlds of science, medicine and policy when he delivers a Distinguished University Professor lecture Tuesday.
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March 23, 2017
Alumnus, longtime employee helps launch public art tribute to staff
A longtime U-M staff member is helping lead an effort to fund a public art tribute on campus that will honor the enduring work and support of university staff — past, present and future.
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March 22, 2017
Wallenberg Fellow to use children’s stories to pursue social justice
LSA senior Adelia Davis has been selected as this year’s Wallenberg Fellow, which is given each spring to a graduating senior with exceptional promise and accomplishment to service and the public good.
