September 15, 2003
Former U.S. President Gerald Ford struggled to make ends meet during his days at U-M. At Rackham Auditorium Sept. 18, during a site dedication for the public policy school that bears his name, one of the University’s most distinguished alumni recalled his time at U-M more than 70 years ago as a football player working…
September 15, 2003
The University offers a benefit that can reduce the amount of taxes faculty and staff members pay by hundreds, even thousands, of dollars every year. It’s called a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). What’s an FSA? An FSA is a government program that allows faculty and staff members to set aside money for specific expenses (dependent…
September 15, 2003
U-M will receive a 2002 Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award (CHP) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy on Sept. 16. Christian Fellner from the EPA will present the award to two engineers representing the Central Power Plant at noon at EnergyFest 2003 on the north steps…
September 15, 2003
Five years ago the demand for parking on campus was at an all-time high, says Pat Cunningham, director of Parking and Transportation Services. The crunch coincided with Cunningham jumping into the driver’s seat of the newly merged parking and transportation department after 12 years as a manager of transportation at U-M. Pat Cunningham is heading…
September 15, 2003
Traffic around campus will be impacted this week as three campus streets and a parking lot will be reduced due to construction activities. In addition a new pedestrian bridge across Washtenaw will be opened. Pedestrian bridge The new pedestrian bridge across Washtenaw Avenue that will link the central and medical campuses is scheduled to open…
September 15, 2003
Earl Lewis, dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, testifies before the House Select Education Subcommittee in Washington. Lewis addressed graduate education programs that will be included in the re-authorization of the Higher Education Act during the current Congress. Of note, he expressed strong support for both the Jacob K. Javits Fellowships…
September 15, 2003
China wants to use the 2008 Beijing Olympics to demonstrate its emergence as an important world power. But a leading journalist in China questions if it will be a confident nation in five years, rightfully proud of its achievements as it welcomes the summer games. “Except as a result of war or earthquake or other…
September 15, 2003
(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services) Even before he became the University’s planetarium director, Matthew Linke was gazing at the sky with wonder and awe. Linke’s connection with the planetarium field spans a quarter century, but his interest in the stars spans a lifetime. A graduate of Central Michigan University, Linke long has been…
September 15, 2003
College of Engineering (CoE) Dean Stephen Director cuts a birthday cake (top), while students Sean Mathis and Ken Allen play ping-pong (bottom), and student James Olander gets a new perspective of the world on the Velcro wall. The cake was part of the college’s sesquicentennial Sept. 9 at the North Campus Day Festival. The other…
September 15, 2003
U.S. should ‘stand back’ in Iraq, journalist says The United States’ best approach in Iraq may be to allow the residents of the country to rebuild on their own, “however imperfectly,” a journalist who has covered numerous wars said in a speech Sept. 8. Los Angeles Times global affairs correspondent Robin Wright delivers The Josh…
