. . . Winter 2003
:: The Kitchen Shrink
Sara Moulton and her team at the Food Network's Sara's Secrets
have been at it since early morning. By mid-afternoon, they have three
shows "in the can" and one to go.
:: Connecticut
Stake-Out
A nondescript car pulled up to a plain roadside eatery in central Connecticut.
A couple got out and walked inside.
 How
to Find Road Food
The
Saga of Douglas Sirk
:: Coleman
Inauguration
Mary Sue Coleman will be inaugurated as the 13th president
of the University of Michigan in ceremonies to take place March 27 in
Crisler Arena.
:: Friends
of U-M Line Up at the Supreme Court
A mid-February snow storm forced President Mary Sue Coleman
to cancel her trip to Washington DC, but it didn't prevent her from
previewing affirmative action briefs to be filed with the US Supreme
Court.
:: In the Public
Interest
Last summer, while working as a student attorney in Pittsburgh,
Jennifer Weiss handled a case involving a 12-year-old girl named "Alicia"
(a pseudonym to protect her privacy). An anonymous caller reported to
the child protection agency that Alicia's mother was neglecting her.
:: U-M Sponsors
Writers Workshop in 'Hemingway Country'
The University's involvement in creative writing deepened
this year when it sponsored its first workshop for creative writers,
the Bear River Writers' Conference on Walloon Lake near Petoskey, Michigan.
:: Still a
Leader, Still Among the Best
The Houston Rockets were winding down training camp shortly
before the 2002-03 NBA season began. The Rockets have a distinct U-M
flavor.
The
Year of Yao
:: Little
Victories
Mason Abler's parents, Jim and Jackie, recognized autistic
symptoms in their son when he was only 16 months old, six months to
two years earlier than most children are diagnosed with the neurological
disorder that impairs the ability to communicate and interact with others.
An
Update from Mason's Father
Diary of Jim Abler
What is Autism?
U-M Autism
and Communicative Disorders Center(UMACC)
:: For Pete's
Sake
In its year-long celebration of St. Petersburg's 300th
anniversary, the University of Michigan will show with dozens of concerts,
art exhibits, lectures, films, courses and student tours how Peter the
Great's "Window on the West" offers those who look in as brilliant
a cultural view as it offers those who look out.
'Celebrating
St. Petersburg: 300 Years of Cultural Brilliance'
:: At Ease,
Batons
No one can say exactly what makes an orchestral conductor
great. But someone has to recognize the potential of greatness in aspiring
conductors and know how to nurture it. At Michigan's School of Music,
that someone is Kenneth Kiesler.
An
18-year Old Guitarist Finds His Calling
:: Handel of
the Andes
On a cloudless October afternoon in 2001, the native silence
of a salt flat high in the Bolivian Andes was briefly invaded by the
sound of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
A
Maestro with a Mission
:: The Poor Made
Visible
So far, I can say the reform has
encouraged many welfare recipients to get jobs and earn their own incomes.
But few have managed to escape poverty, and the legislation's impact
on mothers and children who might lose welfare benefits before they
have stable employment is a cause for concern.
:: Top 10
Research Challenges of the 2000s
Dean Rebecca M. Blank of the Ford School of Public Policy
lists these 10 research topics as the "center of attention"
for scholars and US society in general over the next decade.
:: Theatrical
Stock
With over 350 props, four digital projectors and a huge
moving light rig, the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance of Salman
Rushdie's Midnight's Children is a daunting theatrical production.
:: Neubacher
Award
Each October, during Investing in Ability Week, the James
Neubacher Award is presented to a University of Michigan faculty or
staff member, student, or alumna/alumnus for significant achievements
in:
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