LOCAL/STATE The Michigan Daily - Monday, February 18, 2002 - 3A Study finds 6 hours of sleep is sufficient Former EPA head to speak in A2 Carol Browner, who headed the Environmental Protection Agency dur- ing the Clinton Administration, will give a speech titled "Public Health and Environmental Protection in the 21st Century" tomorrow. Browner, who had the longest term in history as an EPA administrator, cre- ated the Brownfields program that develops abandoned and contaminated urban areas. The lecture is at 4 p.m. in the Michigan League Mendelssohn Theater. Browner will also meet with faculty and students during her time in Ann Arbor. Williams lectures before "Elijah" performance Before the 8 p.m. performance of the Felix Mendelssohn oratorio "Eli- jah" tomorrow at Hill Auditorium, English Prof. Ralph Williams will dis- cuss the significance of the biblical character Elijah. The lecture will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Alumni Associ- ation building, 200 Fletcher St. The performance will feature the Universi- ty Choir, University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Choir and fac- ulty soloists from the School of Music. Prof. to lecture about Jerusalem Glasgow University history Prof. Bernard Wasserstein will discuss "Jerusalem Divided: Religion and Poli- tics in the Holy City," sponsored by the University Center for Judaic Studies. Wasserstein will speak today in the Michigan League Vandenberg Room at 7:30 p.m. Lecture connects fishing, breast cancer survivors Fishing and flycasting can be physi- cally and emotionally healing for sur- vivors of breast cancer, according to Judy McCann of Casting for Recovery. McCann will speak about this thera- py at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Ypsilanti Marriott, 1275 S. Huron St., Ypsilanti. Lecture series on Middle East will focus.on Islam A discussion of "Islam: Religion and Culture" will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Rudolf Steiner School, 2775 Newport Rd. The talk is part of the "Conflict and Culture in the Middle East and Central Asia" series. Squitieri to speak on international journalism travels USA Today journalist Tom Squitieri, a veteran reporter who has covered breaking news in Bosnia, Northern Ire- land and Lebanon, will discuss his international travels Thursday The talk will be held'in the Michigan League ballroom at 11:30 a.m. Tickets, sold in advance, cost $40. All proceeds will be put toward a Uni- versity scholarship fund. Mayor describes "State of City" Ann Arbor mayor John Hieftje will address the "State of the City of Ann Arbor" Thursday, sponsored by the American Association of University Women. It will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Women's City Club, 1830 Washte- naw. Detroit Institute of Arts exhibit under review Tomorrow at noon, University dance Prof. Peter Sparling and University of Detroit Mercy architecture Prof. Ronit Eisenbach will describe their contribu- tions to the Detroit Institute of Arts "Artists Take on Detroit" exhibit series. The talk, titled "Detroit: Fast Forward, Play Back," will be held in the Institute for the Humanities Common Room, Comerica Bldg, 350 S. Thayer. - Compiled by Daily StaffReporter Jordan Schrader By Christopher Johnson Daily Staff Reporter Students who think their studies are depriv- ing them of enough sleep may be comforted to learn that infrequent visits to dreamland may actually add a few years to their life. A study released in February at the Univer- sity of California at San Diego determined that those who sleep for less than the conven- tional eight hours each night may live longer than those who sleep more. Based on a 1982 American Cancer Society questionnaire that asked 1.1 million partici- pants from ages 30 to 102 about their sleep patterns and frequency of insomnia, the study found that those who slept for about eight hours per night were 12 percent more likely to die within the next six years than those who slept for six to seven hours per night. The risk of death for those who reported more than 8.5 hours or less than 4.5 hours of sleep per night increased to 15 percent. "The study shows that if a person feels well rested after five, six or seven hours sleep, there is no medical need to sleep longer," the author of the study Daniel Kripke said. Despite the results of the study, some local neurologists did not alter their view that more sleep will provide better health. "The majority of the population needs eight hours of sleep ... (but) school-age or teenagers may need nine to 10 hours," Flavia Consens, a clinical assistant professor at the University Medical School, said. "The study is sending a wrong message," Marco Dotti, a fellow at the Medical School's Sleep Disorder Center, said. "We recommend in general seven or eight (hours of sleep) a night. There is strictly a minority who need six hours of sleep," Dotti said. "The thing is feeling refreshed and being able to function well." Kripke asserted the researchers made pro- visions in the study for many variables. "The study was controlled for race, gender and exercise," he said. "The data are very similar for men and women. We did not measure stress directly, but we did control for whether or not people said they were upset," Kripke added. Heart disease and cancer were the main "The data are very similar for men and women. We did not measure stress directly, but we did control for whether or not people said they were upset. " - Daniel Kripke Author of the study causes of death for those who died within six years after the survey. Kripke maintained the results of the research leave many questions about the con- nection between sleep patterns and mortality. "This study did not examine sleep depriva- tion of acute sleep loss. ... Future controlled trials are needed to see if any sleeping pills are safe and effective for long-term use and to see if voluntarily restricting sleep prolongs life," Kripke said. Some undergraduate students on campus are skeptical of the study's merit and its find- ings and do not plan to adjust their sleep pat- terns. "I think I feel healthier when I get more sleep. I don't know if that's going to cause my death or not," LSA freshman Marisa Rommeney, said. "I think you ... feel a lot better if you. get eight full hours of sleep a night," Engineering junior Michael Killingsworth said. "I'd like to known how much longer ... my life would be shortened if I got eight hours of sleep," LSA freshman Jason Brown said. "If we're talking about a month or a year I don't think I'd really care about it if I can function better during the day." Electronic spin Six professors awarded Thurnau professorship By Mica Doctoroff For the Daily Recognized for their outstanding teaching accomplishments, six University professors were named to the Arthur E Thurnau Professorship at the University Board of Regents meeting last Thursday. Those honored were Annette LeCuyer, associate professor of architecture; Edward Parmentier, professor of music; Kenneth Pow- ell, professor of aerospace engineering; Paul Rasmussen, professor of chemistry and pro- fessor of macromolecular science and engi- neering; Robert Sharf, associate professor of Buddhist studies; and Elliot Soloway, profes- sor of electrical engineering and computer science, professor of education and professor of information. "I'm delighted and obviously very honored. The professorship reflects a commitment to undergraduate education and that is something I am obviously very committed to and plan to continue," LeCuyer said. Established by Thurnau, a University student from 1902-1904, the professorship is awarded annually to five or six tenured professors who have "demonstrated a clear dedication to the quality of undergraduate education," said inter- im Provost Paul Courant. Courant was named a Thurnau Professor in 1996. All Thurnau Professors receive a $20,000 grans to fund materials and activities that will enhance their teaching. Thurnau wanted to give back to the University in recognition of the education he received here and consequently set up the professorship through the Thurnau Charitable Trust recognized in his will. Faculty members are nominated for the profes- sorship by deans and department heads of academic units with undergraduate classes. As requested in a letter from the University provost, the deans and department heads are required to submit a letter of nomination describing the achievements of the nominee, a letter of recommendation from the relevant dean and a copy of the nominee's current cur- riculum vitae. The nominations are reviewed by a commit- tee of faculty members who then send a list of recommended professors to the provost who makes the final decision. "I think (the professorship is) terrific," Courant said. "It gives us an opportunity to recognize ow best teachers in undergraduate education." According to Courant, Thurnau Professors excel in the areas such as classroom work, curriculum design and improvement and working with students in non-classroom situations such as the Undergrad- uate Research Opportunity Program. JOHN PRATT/Daily Richie Hawtln, a Detroit techno D1, explains his electronic music-making methods last night at the Media Union on North Campus. Fewer donate blood at 'U' since Sept 11 By Leslie Ward For the Daily Stickers that read "Be nice to me, I gave blood today" are less visible this semester as fewer people are donating blood during Alpha Phi Omega's annual winter blood drive which began last Monday and ends Wednesday. While the winter blood drive, spon- sored by the service fraternity and the American Red Cross, usually has a lower turnout than the annual Fall Term Blood Battle, this year's figures are par- ticularly low. "Turnout has been really bad this week," Mike Thompson, APO member and co-chair of the drive, said. "We're lower on both volunteers and especially donors. I just don't know what to make of it." APO's goal for this drive is to receive between 80 and 85 pints of blood per day. But event co-chair Nancy Short said they have fallen well short of that for the first few donation dates. Donations from the first three days totaled 100 pints. Numbers are especially low in com- parison to last semester's Blood Battle, in which University blood donors battled Ohio State University donors for the most pints of blood. This year's Blood Battle boasted increased numbers due to greater aware- ness of the need for blood after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Pam Redding-Smith, the director of public support for the Washtenaw branch of the Red Cross, said 36 percent of people donating after Sept. 11 were first-time donors, Blood Drive donation locations SIToday. Pierpont Commrons, 11= 5 p.m. A Tomorrow: Stockwell Residence -lMl, 2- 8 p.m. 1Wednesday: Mosher-Jordan Resi- denee H al 2-8 p.m. many of whom may not be return- ing to give a second time. "People don't realize the significant need for blood now," Short said. "People realize it in times of tragedy, but blood is always needed - there's no substitute for blood." Members of APO believe that a lack of advertising and the loss of competi- tion with Ohio State have also been fac- tors in the drop in donors. APO began trying to increase awareness Friday of blood drive locations. "I think (donating) was a fad after Sept. 11," RC freshman Karenanna Crees said. "They have to publicize it like they did then," she added. Publicity is especially important when many students donate at the spur of the moment because they see a sign adver- tising the event. "I've always wanted to give," said RC freshman Fayrouz Saad, who donated blood for the first time. "The sign said blood was 'urgently needed,' so I just decided to come. It's a good thing to do." Rackham student Scott Colcord added, "When I run across a sign I tend to go, so it's a question of having to run across a sign." The School of Natural Resources and Environment and the SNRE/LSA Program in the Environment present Carol . Browner "Public Health and Environmental Protection in the 21st Century" .. Tuesday, February 19th at 4:00 p.m. THE CALENDAR What's happening in Ann Arbor todayj EVENTS B Lecture by Architect Craig Dykers; Sponsored by the Taubman College of Architecture and Window on WTO Acces- sion"; Sponsored by the Center for International and Comparative Law, 3:40 - 5:40 p.m., 116 Hutchins Hall, Law All invited to join this local chapter of the Soci- ety for Creative Anachro- nism to work on re-creating different aspects of medieval cul- SERVICES Campus information Centers, 764-INFO, info@umich. edu, or www.umich.edu/-info S.A.F.E. Walk, 763-WALK, Call 24 hours a day.