Chickadee populations show long-term decline, according to UM-Dearborn ornithologist

If you've noticed a decline in the number of black-capped chickadees visiting your backyard feeder, you're not the only one. "Beginning last winter, many people commented on the sharp decline of black-capped chickadees at their feeders," according to Julie Craves, research associate at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Environmental Interpretive Center and lead researcher in the campus's Rouge River Bird Observatory. Full Story...

Geosciences Institute links campus with high school teachers in area

More than 20 local high school teachers and students will get the chance to work on research projects with faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn this summer as part of the Department of Natural Science's inaugural Geosciences Institute for Education and Research to be held July 12-30 at the campus's Environmental Interpretive Center. Full Story...

UM-Dearborn program will help new school board members make the transition from private citizen to public-policy maker

New school board members in southeast Michigan will get help learning how to understand their roles and better serve the educational needs of increasingly diverse communities through a new program being launched at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Full Story...

Performance honors work of poet, activist

Three actresses and a musician will combine music and choreographed movement with the poetry of scholar and activist Gloria House during "Praisesong for Gloria House" at 6 p.m. March 8 in Lecture Hall B of the Social Sciences Building (formerly the School of Management Building) on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Full Story...

UM-Dearborn Prof. wins award for leadership on women's issues

Marilee Benore Parsons, associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, is one of three U-M faculty members who will be honored with the University's Sarah Goddard Power Award. Full Story...

Education students help University Musical Society

Students in two of education Prof. Julie Taylor's classes are influencing curriculums in schools before setting foot in the classroom. Full Story...

Child Center to hold open house for summer programs

The Early Learning and Child Development Center on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus will host an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18 in Room 1031 of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Annex Building, located south of UM-Dearborn's former Student Services Building, reached via the campus's Fair Lane Drive west of Evergreen Road. Full Story...

Environmental center offers 'sweet' activities

It's maple syrup season for the Natural Areas at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, and volunteers are needed to assist with several sweet activities. Full Story...

Songwriter to present workshop, performance

Singer/songwriter Judy Gorman will present a workshop and performance called "Multicultural History of Women and Music: Finding Our Own Voice--All of Us" Thursday, Feb. 19 in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) Building on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Full Story...