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August 11, 2008
Peggy Norgren’s relentless dedication and engaging personality will be remembered across campus and especially in Business & Finance for many years to come. Norgren, associate vice president for finance, died Aug. 4 at the age of 51. She was born in Evergreen Park, Ill. (Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) “Peggy will be terribly…
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August 11, 2008
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August 11, 2008
Elected Raymond Counsell, professor emeritus of pharmacology at the Medical School and professor emeritus of medicinal chemistry at the College of Pharmacy, is among six new members of the Division of Medicinal Chemistry Hall of Fame scheduled to be inducted Aug. 20 in ceremonies in Philadelphia.
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August 11, 2008
Poring over 30,000 applications to find the best candidates for the incoming class may seem a daunting task, but Ted Spencer, who leads the admissions team that every year must narrow that increasing number, also considers it one of his greatest rewards. Above, members of the incoming Class of 2012 and their families attend New…
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August 11, 2008
Two species of giraffe, several rhinos and five elephant relatives, along with multitudes of rodents, bush pigs, horses, antelope and apes, once inhabited what is now northern Pakistan. But when climate shifted dramatically there some eight million years ago, precipitating a major change in vegetation, most species became locally extinct rather than adapting to the…
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August 11, 2008
To prepare for increased traffic from new and returning students, the University and City of Ann Arbor Move-in Task Force have set the main move-in days for Aug. 26-29. Working in conjunction with the City of Ann Arbor, University Housing has established move-in plans that will ease traffic congestion on and around campus, and will…
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August 11, 2008
When students begin moving into the completely renewed Mosher-Jordan Hall this week, they will live in air-conditioned rooms, have access to wireless Internet and the ability to choose from seven food stations in the adjoining new Hill Dining Center. View slideshow Mosher-Jordan Hall, which opened in 1930, has been completely upgraded, yet the gracious traditional…
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August 11, 2008
Anyone who has ever tried smoking probably remembers that first cigarette vividly. For some, it brought a wave of nausea or a nasty coughing fit. For others, those first puffs also came with a rush of pleasure. A new study links those first experiences with smoking, and the likelihood that a person is currently a…
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August 11, 2008
More than 80 percent of a sample of Air Force women deployed in Iraq and other areas around the world report suffering from persistent fatigue, fever, hair loss and difficulty concentrating, a study indicates. The pattern of health problems reported by 1,114 women surveyed in 2006 and 2007 is similar to many symptoms of Gulf…
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August 11, 2008
Suggested arrival time, gates and other important game-day information > U-M Athletic Department leaders are praising the work done in short order on Michigan Stadium that is set to wrap up in time for the new football season. “Not since Fielding H. Yost coached his point-a-minute teams at Michigan and then developed the plan for…
