March 9, 2009
Employees injured on the job previously went to one of two places for help, depending on if they work for the U-M Health System or main campus. Jeffery Rahn, a contractor from Construction Services, paints a window at U-M Occupational Health Services. (Photo by Lin Jones, U-M Photo Services) In order to create a single…
March 9, 2009
Laurence Boxer Appointment: professor, Department of Pediatrics, Medical School; associate chair of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases for Faculty Affairs Education: Bachelor of Arts, history, University of Colorado, 1961; Doctor of Medicine, Stanford University, 1966; residency in pediatrics, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1968; senior resident in pediatrics, Stanford Hospital, 1969; fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology, Children’s Hospital, Boston,…
March 9, 2009
Provost Teresa Sullivan has appointed members to a special panel that will be asked to identify ways the University could further reduce General Fund costs. The Prudence Panel, with members representing faculty, staff and students, will meet several times over the next two months, and will seek input from the entire campus on how the…
March 2, 2009
Tara Griffith stops her tour of the Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens to chat with several volunteers who are processing native plant seeds. She then continues her walk through the back halls of the greenhouses. Tara Griffith, shown with Wolfgang, helped develop a special gardening program for seniors. (Photo courtesy Tara Griffith) Griffith’s life and…
March 2, 2009
Residential College auditorium to be renovated A $2.1 million renovation is planned for the Residential College auditorium addition to East Quad. The project, funded by LSA, will provide technology, lighting and seating upgrades, create a second fire exit, improve accessibility, and increase the efficiency of the air handling system. The project is expected to be…
March 2, 2009
Police Beat is a monthly feature. The next publication date is March 16.
March 2, 2009
Thomas McClure Tom McClure, emeritus professor of art, died Feb. 11 at Glacier Hills Nursing Home. He was 88. McClure was a well-known sculptor and artist. He taught at U-M for more than 30 years. His work can be seen in many museums including the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), the Syracuse Museum of Fine…
March 2, 2009
President Mary Sue Coleman has named nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist and researcher Dr. Ora Hirsch Pescovitz as the University’s executive vice president for medical affairs and CEO of the U-M Health System, pending the approval of the Board of Regents at its March 19 meeting. Pescovitz is executive associate dean for research affairs at Indiana…
