June 30, 2003
The University has commissioned a Purchasing Ethics and Policies Task Force to make recommendations about the institution’s policies on ethical and social responsibility as they pertain to purchasing practices. The committee, which will be chaired by Law School Professor Emeritus Theodore St. Antoine, will hold a public forum next month during which the campus and…
June 30, 2003
As much as 70 percent of a person’s likelihood of developing cancer can be attributed to his or her behavior, says a U-M researcher. But getting people to change their unhealthy ways is a complex challenge. Victor Strecher, who has spent the better part of two decades examining ways to help people change their behaviors…
June 30, 2003
A $10 million challenge grant from The Whitaker Foundation will help the College of Engineering (CoE) fuel significant expansion of its growing biomedical engineering (BME) department. Of the total gift amount, $2 million will be used to further develop biomedical engineering degree programs. The remaining $8 million will help establish a new building for biomedical…
June 30, 2003
Minority youths get better grades in school if they have seen their racial identity as connected to academics, U-M studies show. (Photo courtesy Daphna Oyserman) In three studies analyzing racial and cultural identity, Daphna Oyserman, an associate professor in the School of Social Work and Department of Psychology, and her colleagues interviewed middle school and…
June 30, 2003
The design for a five-story, 80,000-square-foot brick and stone building, which will be the new home of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, was approved June 19 by the Board of Regents. Prominently positioned at the northeast corner of State and Hill streets, the building will serve as a symbolic gateway to Central…
June 30, 2003
Evan Caminker will be recommended to the Board of Regents for appointment as dean of the Law School. President Mary Sue Coleman and Provost Paul N. Courant made the announcement June 20. If approved by the regents, his appointment will be effective Aug. 1. (Photo courtesy Law School) Caminker joined the Law School faculty in…
June 30, 2003
John Bacon of Ann Arbor runs the steps of Michigan Stadium while workers from FieldTurf install the facility’s new playing surface. The Athletic Department made the decision to return to an artificial surface for the first time since 1990 because of poor field conditions in recent years. FieldTurf began installation of the new playing surface…
June 30, 2003
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of a new nasal spray flu vaccine brings to fruition four decades of research by a U-M professor. The FDA on June 17 approved FluMist, based on technology developed by Hunein “John” Maassab, emeritus professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health. FluMist is approved for…
June 30, 2003
Editor’s note: The Record continues to trace the steps that University units are taking to maintain their priorities while planning to meet a decrease in the state appropriation to the operating fund in fiscal year 2004. Previous articles reported on President Mary Sue Coleman’s testimony before a state legislative committee and pledge by top officials…
June 30, 2003
The University’s top financial office has worked to preserve its level of service to teaching and research while pursuing a variety of measures to reduce spending by several million dollars to balance its fiscal year 2004 budget. “We have taken measures to increase efficiency, redesign our work and leverage technology more effectively”—Timothy slottow The plan…
