John Kerry and George W. Bush representatives will come to campus to discuss their candidates' proposals on Medicare, the uninsured, prescription drugs and rising health care costs. The public, free forum is noon-2 pm, Ford Amphitheater, University Hospital.

Our film expert Prof. Frank Beaver polled friends on the movie that scared them the most. His pick: Don't Look Now, Nicolas Roeg's Venice-set, visually stunning study in scarlet (1973).

A drug refined from cottonseed oil, previously abandoned as a male contraceptive, could be effective against prostate cancer and other common cancers, too, according to new research from the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center.

U-M's 20-year sponsorship of ultra-fast laser research culminated this month in the public offering of IntraLase IPO stock based on the performance of a tool used in eye surgery. As of June 30, the company had placed 153 laser units globally.

Music Prof. William Bolcom's 1985 masterpiece for 450 performers, a setting of the poetry of William Blake, has been released on a three-CD set on Naxos American Classics. Mezzo-soprano Morris is Bolcom's wife.

English Prof. Macklin Smith's Transplant is a poetic journal of his experiences during a diagnosis of leukemia and bone marrow transplant therapy. Hardly the expected 'downer,' the resulting verses read like chapters of a wryly told adventure.

The Frieze Building on the corner of Huron and State will make way for a 500-occupant residence hall that will also house academic activities and resident faculty. The Carnegie Library wing (pictured) will be preserved.

Professor to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side