Campus Notes
Service to honor late psychology professor
Former psychology Prof. Warren Norman died of a heart attack on April 8. Norman was a world renowned expert on the structure of personality and the statistical procedures used in personality assessment. He authored several academic articles that contributed significantly to the field of personality research.
During his career, Norman served on several American Psychological Association committees that focused on raising quality standards of tests and other assessment devices. His honors include visiting professorships, fellowships and lectureships and appointments to the Oregon Research Institute, the University of Birmingham in England, the University of Western Australia and the University of Queensland, Australia.
A memorial service for Norman will be held today in room 4448 of East Hall at 2:30 p.m.
Regents to name museum director
The University Board of Regents is scheduled to approve James Steward as the director of the University Museum of Art at its April 21 meeting. Steward is a specialist in 18th- and 19th-Century European visual culture. If approved, he will also serve as an assistant professor in the School of Art and Design and adjunct assistant professor in the history of art department.
Steward currently serves as chief curator and assistant director of the Berkeley Art Museum at the University of California. At that post, he has received several major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. If approved, he will begin his job at the University in mid-July.
Research slots available
Undergraduates with prior research laboratory experience and a GPA of at least 3.0 are needed to do research in the field of protein biochemistry. Positions are available in the spring or summer and continue through the fall. For more information, visit the Website http://bioforge.biology.lsa.umich.edu/tzander/ and contact James Bardwell at jbardwel@umich.edu or 764-8028.
Geophysicists receive honors
The American Geophysical Union recently recognized two University faculty members for their research in the geophysical sciences. Lars Stixrude, a geological sciences assistant professor, is the 1998 recipient of the society's James B. Macelwane Medal, which honors an outstanding young scientist for his or her work in the geophysical sciences. Stixrude's has studied the Earth's interior composition, structure and evolution. He uses a variety of experimental and theoretical methods to study how Earth materials react to high pressures and temperatures.
Geology Prof. Philip Meyers was named an American Geophysical Union fellow. Meyers is an organic geochemist who specializes in oceanography and limnology. His current research involves glacial-interglacial marine productivity cycles and impacts of environmental changes on delivery of organic matter of lake sediments.
Conference looks at medical options
The College of Pharmacy is sponsoring an all-day conference to discuss antioxidants, homeopathic medicine and other alternative medicinal therapies. The event is scheduled for April 24, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rackham Amphitheater. Topics to be covered include the Federal Drug Administration's view of alternative therapies.
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Lee Palmer.
04-13-98
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