2 - Tuesday, February 16, 2010 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here THURSDAY: FRIDAY: Campus Clubs Photos of the Week The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SMILOVITZ DAN NEWMAN Editar in Chief Business Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 smilovitz@michigandaily.com tmdbasineas@gmailecom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsroom Office hours:Sun.-Thurs.11a.m.-2 a.m. News Tips news@michgandaity.con Corrections corrections@michigandaily.com Letterstothe Editor tothedaily@michigandaily.com Called back from retirement Though it's Anthropology Prof. Roberto Frisancho's last semester teaching, that hasn't stopped him from still making sure his students don't fall asleep in class. Frisancho technically retired in 2009, but he said University officials asked him to continue teaching the trademark class he developed - Nutrition and Evolution - to maintain the course's high enrollment. When Frisancho first started teaching the class only 18 students were taking it. That number has grown to over 325. "If you sit in my class you'll see that it is very interactive," he said. "I have a big laser pointer thatI will point at the students to answer questions. No one sleeps in my class." Frisancho, who grew up in Peru, won a Fulbright fel- lowship to study biological anthropology at Pennsylva- nia State University in 1963. Frisancho said during his time in graduate school at Penn State he took classes with many teachers who were too preoccupied with their own research to be dili- gently prepared to teach a class. Frisancho said he made the decision that if he ever became a teacher, he would never waste his students' time in this way. It seems he has remained loyal to this promise, postponing his own research to continue teach- ing after a 41-year career. Having the opportunity to share information with such a large audience is the reason Frisancho said he loves his profession. "To me teaching is a great privilege because Iam able to share my knowledge and dis- coveries with my students, a type of public sharing that is not accomplished by publish- ing a book or article," he said. Frisancho has traveled all over the country for his research, which focuses on developmental human adap- tation to extreme environ- ments as well as aspects of evolutionary nutrition. At the beginning of his career, Frisancho took stu- dents on trips to the Boliv- ian Andes to guide them in conducting research on nutritional problems that disproportionately affect minority groups in develop-, ing countries and the U.S. While he has published six books and over 200 articles and has won several presti- gious awards, Frisancho said winning the title of Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Anthropology in 1999 for his outstanding contributions to undergraduate education has been his greatest accomplish- ment, due to its recognition from his colleagues. After teaching, Frisancho plans to focus on writing and publishing his seventh book, "Ongoing Evolution." When Frisancho is not busy writing, teaching, con- ducting research or travel- ing around the world, he said chances are he's probably playing tennis. "I am a tennis addict," he said. I belong to three clubs and play daily." - LAURENSLUTSK'Y Photography Department Arts ection Editorial Page Sports Section Display Sales Classified Sales photo@michindaiy.omo artsae@niihigadaiy.omw opinion@miciadiy.om~o sports@ichigandaity.ox display@wiothianodaily.com classifid @mich igandaity.con ANNA SCHULT/Daily Prof. of Anthropology A. Roberto Frisancho will retire at the end ofthe semester in April after 43 years with the University. CRIME NOTES Hospital patient assaulted WHERE: University Hospital WHEN: Sunday at about 12:45 p.m. WHAT: A patient was assault- ed by a male employee of the University Hospital, Univeristy Police reported. There were no injures as the result of the incident. Man arrested on warrant WHERE: Michigan League WHEN: Sunday at about 5:15 p.m. WHAT: A man not affiliated with the University was arrest- ed on an outstanding warrent for failure to appear in court, University Police reported. The man was takento jail without incident. CAMPUS EVENTS & NOTES Buckle up or shut up WHERE: 1100 Block of State Street WHEN: Sunday at about 5:00 p.m. WHAT: Two male subjects were engaged in a verbal alterca- tion over a child safety seat in a vehicle, University Police report- ed. No injuries were reported. 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