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September 8, 2003
The School of Dentistry hosted a celebration Sept. 4 to unveil its Hall of Honor, paying tribute to legends of the school. Donald Kerr was one of 18 former faculty members inducted in the first class of School of Dentistry’s new Hall of Honor Sept. 4, and his family members attended an unveiling ceremony honoring…
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September 8, 2003
Institute for the Humanities The Institute for the Humanities will host a varied group of Visiting Fellows in the coming academic year. During their residencies, these visitors will join the 13 U-M faculty and graduate student fellows in their weekly seminar, and either will give a public lecture or present their work in other forums.…
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September 8, 2003
(Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) Doug White enjoys sculpting on different levels. By day, White helps shape the college experience of students with disabilities or chronic health conditions who live in the University’s residence halls. By night, he engages in his passion: sculpture. White, senior housing advisor, who has been at the University…
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September 8, 2003
Jim Alford is the kind of guy who needs a little prodding to share some of the interesting details of his life, such as the fact that he recently renewed his pilot’s license. It turns out he did it so he can fly to North Carolina and visit his new grandson, 30 years after Alford…
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September 8, 2003
Medical School Communications U-M is one of 14 institutions selected by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to participate in the Midwestern Regional Center of Excellence (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research. The Midwestern RCE is one of eight regional centers to be…
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September 8, 2003
To preserve the quality of medical benefits as well as individual choice of plans and coverage levels, it is essential that nearly all faculty, staff and retirees begin to contribute a modest share of their monthly medical insurance premiums. Why? Over the past five years, the University’s medical insurance costs have doubled. Through no small…
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September 8, 2003
When 290 first-year students gathered at Rackham Auditorium Sept. 4 for an introduction to their new faculty, staff and peer mentors, they had a chance to hear from one new volunteer who hopes her participation will inspire others to become involved. President Mary Sue Coleman visits with her group of students during a kickoff for…
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September 8, 2003
Administrators and health care leaders break ground for a 350,000-square-foot Cardiovascular Center (CVC) to be built on the former site of the “Old Main” hospital. The first of its kind in the country, this new clinical heart and vascular care facility, set to open for patient use in 2007, will bring together operating rooms, patient…
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September 8, 2003
The fall term brings with it an increase in tuition support dollars available to staff members continuing their education. Effective Aug. 1, the University raised the dollar amount available to staff members through the Tuition Support Program. Under the program, full-time staff members taking non-U-M courses are eligible for 75 percent of the cost of…
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September 8, 2003
When scientists move into the new Life Sciences Institute (LSI) building later this month, they won’t have any choice but to collaborate with their colleagues. Although the building is massive, at six stories tall and the length of a football field, it is designed to bring researchers together. The new LSI building has open lab…
