Presented by the Institute for Human Adjustment. The developmental changes of later life are seen as bringing new challenges and opportunities to our relationships as we age together. Differences in the "post-parenting" aging process for men vs. women will be explored, with an emphasis on the relational aspects of adaptive aging.
Leading us through the lecture is Sue Watts and Jeff Urist. Sue has been a couples’ therapist for 25 years, and supervises graduate students at the Psychological Clinic. Jeff joined the staff of the Psychological Clinic in 1989 having served previously as Chief Psychologist on the Adolescent Unit in the U-M Dept of Psychiatry.
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- Length: 50:47 minutes (46.52 MB)
Winter issue of Michigan Alumnus magazine, February 2012
U-M was honored last fall when the MacArthur Foundation named not one, but three researchers to its prestigious list of 22 MacArthur fellows. Also known as the “genius grant,” this fellowship bestows $500,000 in no-strings-attached support over the next five years. The Alumni Association is proud to introduce these Geniuses on Campus.
Length: 4:38
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Winter issue of Michigan Alumnus magazine, February 2012
In the 2012 winter issue of Michigan Alumnus magazine, we meet alumnus Scott Hollister, PhD. He is a professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, and an associate professor of surgery at the University of Michigan. He shows us his lab and explains his ongoing collaborative research in tissue reconstruction. His work is a great example of how U-M is on the cutting edge of innovations in medical technology.
Length: 4:20
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Educating for the Public Good
John C. Burkhardt, Director of The National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good and Clinical Professor for the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, leads a panel discussion on educating for the public good, including whether or not education is a concern only for educators and teachers. The discussion focused on how parents, citizens and businesses can get involved in strengthening and improving education for the future, as well as the public perspective on education that goes beyond funding and organizational structures. Opening Remarks were made by Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Dean of the University of Michigan School of Education, where she is also the William H. Payne Collegiate Professor and an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. Panelists were Cynthia H. Wilbanks, Vice President for Government Relations at the University of Michigan; William (Nick) Collins, Executive Director of the Center for Educational Outreach at the University of Michigan; Adriana Rasche Phelan, Vice President for Public Policy at the Michigan Community College Association; Janet Lawrence, Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Michigan; Joseph Serwach, Managing Director, Communications for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation; Charles Wilbur, Senior Policy Consultant with Public Policy Associates in Lansing, Michigan; and Hubert Rast, Teacher of German, French and Big History at Northville High School and a lecturer in the Department of German at the University of Michigan
