July 21, 2003
Many thunderstorms have struck the southeast Michigan area in the past few weeks, causing electrical outages for thousands. But through it all, the central and medical campuses only have experienced an occasional, small power bump. This successful record continued despite an occurrence July 6 that was described as a “once in a lifetime” event. “One…
July 21, 2003
Merchant of Vino and a famous BBQ chef will team up to raise funds for a new U-M Transplant Center camp and raise awareness of organ donation. On July 26 at the Merchant of Vino store on Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor, the benefit “Cookout for Kids and Silent Auction” will help raise money for…
July 21, 2003
Fannie Odom of Flint shows off one of the community gardens that was planted on a vacant lot. (Photo by Todd McKinney) Fannie Odom holds an umbrella to shield herself from the fierce sun. It is a steamy July day in Flint, and she stands at the edge of one of the community gardens she,…
July 21, 2003
Former University presidents James Duderstadt (left) and Robben Fleming join President Mary Sue Coleman at the event. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) President Mary Sue Coleman loves to see the historical markers throughout town, which have helped her learn about the people and events of bygone eras. The latest installment, which Coleman helped…
July 21, 2003
As employers puzzle over the costs and consequences of providing health insurance to their workers, and potential employees sift through the relative value of insurance benefits, government policy makers are pondering the viability and desirability of implementing universal national health care. Enter the Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU), a U-M-based research consortium that…
July 21, 2003
Gayle Halperin Kahn (Photo courtesy UMHS) A young wife’s untimely death from brain cancer and her husband’s recognition that the whole patient—body, mind and spirit—should be treated during the disease process have resulted in a generous gift to support integrative medicine at the Medical School. When Mark Kahn met Gayle Halperin Spector in 1996, she…
July 21, 2003
Nearly two years ago, the U-M Health System (UMHS) was the first in the nation to establish a comprehensive center devoted to illnesses that affect 18 million Americans every year and have been deemed by the World Health Organization as the most disabling disorders in the world—depression and bipolar disorder. On July 17, the Board…
July 21, 2003
At a time when many health care institutions are facing financial difficulty, the U-M Health System (UMHS) is reporting that its Hospitals and Health Centers (UMHHC) ended fiscal year 2003 with a preliminary positive margin of $22.5 million, on an operating budget of $1.07 billion. UMHS officials presented the fiscal 2003 year-end budget projections, and…
July 21, 2003
Faced with a 10 percent cut in state funding, a 10 percent jump in fixed costs and a projected enrollment drop of 4 percent, U-M-Flint will cut $4 million from its operational budget, freeze salaries and increase tuition and fees by 11 percent for the 2003-04 academic year. Institutional financial aid will be matched by…
July 21, 2003
U-M-Dearborn is counting on continual enrollment increases and an additional 9.5 percent from tuition and fees to help offset the 10 percent cut in state appropriations, Chancellor Daniel Little told regents July 17. The board approved the Dearborn campus budget that calls for an increase of $232 per term for lower-division resident undergraduates. A $193…
