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South
Africa's Albie Sachs links architecture to human rights |
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People
often say, "I'd give my right arm to see that happen." South African
Albie Sachs's efforts to end apartheid in his homeland cost him his
right arm in an assassination attempt. But today he is a justice of
his country's supreme court. Sachs was on campus as a visiting fellow
of the Institute for the Humanities.
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Talking
About Movies With Frank Beaver: Women in Pictures |
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In
a super-masculine movie era the "Alice" of this 1974 film
gave up her singing career to marry a hunk. Today, with women prominent
as writers, directors and producers, the hunk would have to grant
Alice her career or get lost. |
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U-M
one of top heart centers for women |
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The
U-M Cardiovascular Center is one of the top centers for women's heart
care in the nation, according to a new ranking published by Good Housekeeping
magazine. It's the only center in Michigan on the list of 44 nationwide.
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"Buy
American" sounds patriotic as an investment move, but ... |
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Buying
stocks from your own nation's firms can stimulate business, but your
enthuiasm may expose you to the "winner's curse," warn U-M
Business School student researchers. "A person valuing a stock
most highly will ultimately be the highest bidder." |
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Exhibit
combines art and physics to show images of unseeable particles |
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"Perception
of the Extreme Unseen: Visual Logistics and Representation of Subatomic
Particle Energy and Matter" by Jan-Henrik Andersen. Exhibit running
through March 13. U-M School of Art & Design, Jean Paul Slusser Gallery,
2000 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor. At right: Supersymmetrical Up Quark.
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Prof.
George Shirley sings Herman Melville's "The March to the Sea
(Dec. 1864)"
Listen
to a track from "Battle Pieces " 
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Excerpt
from "Battle Pieces: A Song Cycle by Warren Michel Swenson to the
Civil War Poetry of Herman Melville." Vocalist, Prof. George Shirley;
accompanist Prof. William Bolcom, piano.
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Burn
Center is studying flammability of children's clothing |
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"Children
are fascinated by fire. They will often sneak candles, matches or
lighters into their bedrooms," says Karla Ahrns of the U-M Trauma
Burn Center, but some pajamas don't meet fire-safety standards. |
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Listen
to the poet Jaswinder Bolina read "Mood Ring"
Hear
the poet read "Mood Ring"
mp3
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Jaswinder
Bolina was born and raised in Chicago. He received his MFA in creative
writing from U-M last year and is currently a lecturer in the Dept.
of English. PLOUGHSHARES literary magazine recently included him in
its Emerging Writers Issue (Winter 2003-04). |
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Muscles
respond to walking even when spinal cord is severed |
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With
treadmill therapy, people with severe spinal cord injury can generate
muscle activity independent of brain signals, finds Dan Ferris, assistant
professor of kinesiology.
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