June 2010

Supreme Court Snapshots and Handguns: What Elena Kagan Is Getting Herself Into

by The University of Michigan Press June 28, 2010

As senators on the Judiciary Committee launch into a contentious hearing on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination (watch live feed at SCOTUS blog), a controversial ruling on handgun bans and gun rights is handed down extending ownership rights for citizens, making it a big news day for the highest court in the land. See below for a few new releases from the University of Michigan Press on the Supreme Court, and click on the cover images for more information: Click HERE for all recent Law titles from the University of Michigan Press

Earthquake in Michigan, Toronto Earthquake, Rochester Earthquake, Cleveland Earthquake, Buffalo Earthquake, Ottawa Earthquake…All the Same Earthquake

by kris bishop June 23, 2010

As an earthquake rattled our bookshelves a few hours ago, we were reminded of a great interview with Michigan author Michael Brecher on his new release International Political Earthquakes, from McGill Reporter, on the principle of applying earthquake science to international studies: Click here for more book info. Professors: Click here to request a free exam copy BY DANIEL SPITZBERG | If there were a system for measuring the world's political upheavals and their aftershocks, which would rank higher – the Cuban Missile Crisis or the stare down between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan over Kashmir? It's the kind of question [...]

Hurricanes and oil spills could spell disaster for the Caribbean

by Bridget June 23, 2010

While Gulf Coast residents scramble to reinforce their property against an expected onslaught of summer hurricanes, concerns that the storms may be accompanied by oil spill debris present a new and unique challenge as Reuters recently reported. In Haiti and other parts of the Caribbean, relief workers are especially anxious. Their actions are reminiscent of those made nearly a century ago by the Rockefeller Foundation's pioneering medical campaigns in international health as detailed in University of Michigan Press new release Launching Global Health, by Steven Palmer.

Listen to Paul Gross talk with Mitch Albom about Michigan weather tonight

by Heather Newman June 21, 2010

Paul Gross, author of the new book Extreme Michigan Weather, will appear tonight on Mitch Albom's radio show at News/Talk 760 WJR. If you're in the Detroit area, you can find it at 760 AM starting at 6:30 p.m. tonight (perfect timing if you're waiting for fireworks). If you're outside the area, you can listen to it live on WJR's site.

UM Press launches groundbreaking series with Bard Graduate Center

by Heather Newman June 17, 2010

The University of Michigan Press announced today that it has formed a partnership with the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture, to produce a new series of books. The Bard Graduate Center Cultural Histories of the Material World Series will overcome the boundaries between academic disciplines and the boundaries between print and electronic media to tell the story of how human beings have shaped and interpreted the world around them. “This is an important series, in an interdisciplinary area that has not received its publishing due, led by a board of outstanding scholars worldwide in a variety [...]

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