| • | The history of ice manufacturing is a hot topic |
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"Iceman Cometh...and Goeth," an
exhibition exploring the American ice industry from early New England pond ice
harvesting to mechanical refrigeration runs at Clements Library June 8 - October
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You're
never too old to lose surplus weight |
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A
study of 4,087 men and women age 70 and older showed that 46 percent
were normal weight, 37.2 percent overweight and 13.5 percent obese.
Researcher Kristi Rahrig Jenkins reports that obese seniors were twice
as likely as their normal weight peers to develop health problems.
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• | Longest federal educational reform has produced few achievements |
| | The federal government has spent 21 years in the longest education reform effort in U.S. history and produced "many ambitious programs but not too many achievements," according to a former U.S. Education Department adviser and current University of Michigan researcher.
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• | Nominations for Neubacher disabilities award due May 31 |
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The
U-M Council for Disability Concerns established the James Neubacher
Award in October 1990 as a memorial to Jim Neubacher, an alumnus who
was a Detroit Free Press columnist and an advocate for people with
disabilities. In addition to the award ceremony, the annual Investing
in Ability Week in October includes activities designed to increase
understanding of disability-related issues.
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• | Talking About Movies |
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When a documentary filmmaker makes us look at a person or subject up close for a long time, some of our initial impressions must often make room for contradictory emotions and interpretations, says Prof. Frank Beaver. A case in point: Robert McNamara in Errol Morris's The Fog of War.
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• | Listen to Linda Gregerson read "The Day Breaking ...."
Listen to "The Day Breaking ..."  mp3 (requires audio plugin) |
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Poet and English Prof. Linda Gregerson’s “The Day-Breaking If Not the Full Sun Shining on the Progresse of the Gospel in New England” is about the encounter in the 1600s between mercantilist, Gospel-spreading Protestant settlers and Algonquian Indian converts to Christianity.
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U-M students mobilize the US Army |
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 Students
in an information architecture course adopted the US Army Web site,
a portal for news about the service for soldiers' families, the media
and the public, as a classroom improvement project. The Army adopted
seven of the group's 15 recommendations.
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• | Listen to an excerpt from the new CD: A Close Embrace of the Earth
Listen to an excerpt mp3 (requires audio plugin) |
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Piotr Michalowski, professor of ancient Near Eastern studies, alumnus Mike Khoury '91 and Lenni Bukowski perform 11 collectively composed pieces of Free Jazz.
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