September 2, 2003
The University’s Public Goods Council has awarded a new fellowship through its Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Teaching with Research Collections. Deerman (Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services) Martha Eugenia Deerman has been awarded a junior fellowship under the auspices of the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of the Public Goods Council. Deerman will offer courses on the…
September 2, 2003
(Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services (file Photo)) Students once again will organize a candlelight vigil, similar to this one held last year, in honor of those who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A lecture also is planned to remember those who lost their lives two years ago. At 4 p.m. Sept.…
September 2, 2003
George Gooch was at home in Jackson, having just completed his shift at the U-M Central Power Plant, when he heard there had been a major regional power outage that affected the University. No one had to call the assistant chief power plant engineer. He simply made his way back to campus as quickly as…
September 2, 2003
Y2K, the anticipated technology meltdown at the turn of the century, came and went with barely a whimper. But the plan created for the University to handle potential technical difficulties caused by computer glitches came in handy during the largest blackout in U.S. history. “The Y2K plan helped by telling us which buildings had what…
September 2, 2003
New faculty members react to a performance by the CRLT Players, a theater troupe from the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. The sketch addressed the chilly climate often experienced by female students in science, math and engineering classrooms. Lunch followed the presentation and featured comments from President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Paul…
September 2, 2003
Clover Bailey is blinded by the light as her freshman daughter, Virginia, guides her into South Quad during student move-in Aug. 27. The Chelsea family enjoyed themselves, even amid the chaos; earlier, Virginia pulled her mother down the sidewalk on a rolling cart. In all, 9,300 students moved into 15 residence halls. Move-in went smoothly,…
September 2, 2003
Life Sciences Institute The Life Sciences Institute (LSI) begins the new academic year with the start of a phased move-in to its new, 230,000-square-foot facility on Washtenaw Avenue and the announcement of four new faculty members. Administrative staff will occupy the building starting in September, three years to the month after ground was broken. One…
September 2, 2003
During a time of regular onslaughts from viruses, worms and spam, information technology experts on campus say average users can help themselves by learning more about the various technological evils that seem ever-more troublesome and inescapable. “Receiver beware, and never underestimate the power of the delete key,” says James Hilton, associate provost for academic, information…
September 2, 2003
A new process for undergraduate admissions will gather more information about student applicants and include multiple levels of highly individualized review. The new process, announced Aug. 28, was developed over the past several weeks in order to comply with the June 23 ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States. The court said that…
August 11, 2003
Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by members of the Board of Regents at their July meeting. Sleep Disorders Center to double The Sleep Disorders Center (SDC) of the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers (UMHHC) will expand to an off-site location, doubling capacity from nine beds to 18. The SDC evaluates patients with known…
