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November-December 2005
Alumnus and photographer William Albert Allard focusses on the feminine in this issue.
Alumnus and photographer William Albert Allard focusses on the feminine in this issue.
In the November-December 2005 issue you will find stories about University happenings, interesting events and alumni, Gopher sports, and more. Links to stories for which the UMAA owns electronic publishing rights are listed below. Additional articles in the issue include:

How Does He Do That?
A profile on men's basketball star Vincent Grier
By John Rosengren

To Be Certain of a Dawn
The world premier of a new choral work by U professor Michael Dennis Browne and alumnus Stephen Paulus, plus other arts and events news.
By Camille LeFevre


Focusing on the Feminine
11/1/2005
Photographer William Albert Allard, famous for his images of cowboys and the masculine world, has pulled together a collection of photos that frame the feminine.
Text and images by William Albert Allard

The Bee Queen
11/1/2005
© Gary BistramMarla Spivak breeds a better bee.
By Robyn Dochterman

Remembering Roy Wilkins
11/1/2005
Roy Wilkins returned to campus in 1960 to receive the Outstanding Achievement Award, the U’s highest honor for alumni, from University vice president MalcolmWilley. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVESThe University alumnus was one of the nation’s leaders in the fight for civil rights.
By Tim Brady

Sports Notebook
11/1/2005
A chat with two-sport star Liz Podominick and Gopher sports news and notes.

Discoveries
11/1/2005
Dust in the Solar Wind: The first infrared images of the Crab Nebula turned up a bit of a surprise when studied by U of M astronomers: The expected cosmic dust was missing. The Crab Nebula is the remains of a supernova—a star that ran out of fuel, collapsed, and exploded—first visible from Earth in the year 1054. It ejected huge amounts of gas and dust, including super-fine cosmic dust, which is visible in a more recent supernova, first detected in 1987. The finest dust particles are now missing, possibly vaporized by intense ultraviolet radiation or destroyed by speeding protons and electrons. Researchers are looking at energy patterns in the nebula to hypothesize about the dust, which in turn may lead to new ideas about how elements ejected from supernovas become new stars and planets. The images come from the Spitzer Space Telescope, a unique device following the Earth’s orbit by a million miles. Operated by Cal Tech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Spitzer is open to outside researchers for specific projects.U breakthroughs, findings, and research results.

About Campus
11/1/2005
Flexible medicine, a Web hit, and Overheard On Campus

National President: Think Globally, Act Locally
11/1/2005
The Law School joins the fold.
By Bob Stein, B.S.L. '60, J.D. '61

CEO: From New Orleans to Faribault
11/1/2005
Alumni reaching out to help
By Margaret S. Carlson, Ph.D. '83

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