June 16, 2003
Students now can sign out library books with the same speed and ease as checking out chips and dip at the grocery store, thanks to a gift from 3M. New self-checkout equipment, as well as a library detection system using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, helps put the University Library System at the forefront of…
June 16, 2003
Renovations continue at Hill Auditorium, and work is on schedule to be completed in time for January events. It took workers five weeks to erect the scaffolding, which allows them to paint and do electrical and lighting work throughout the auditorium. Among the many completed projects: the aisles have been realigned, elevator shafts are being…
June 16, 2003
President Mary Sue Coleman has named noted physician, researcher and health care leader Dr. Robert Kelch to serve as executive vice president for medical affairs (EVPMA) for the U-M Health System (UMHS), pending the approval of the Board of Regents. Photo courtesy UMHS The appointment would be a return to U-M—where Kelch received his medical…
June 16, 2003
A new Web-based instructional and certification program about responsible research conduct is being offered to the U-M community and will become required for certain principal investigators (PIs) and co-investigators (Co-Is). The Program for Education and Evaluation in Responsible Research and Scholarship (PEERRS) was created by the Office of the Vice President for Research. It provides…
June 16, 2003
The Supreme Court of the United States is expected to rule before the end of June on two lawsuits challenging the University’s admissions policies. The decision is likely to come without any advance warning, says Vice President and General Counsel Marvin Krislov. Decisions typically are announced on a weekday at 10 a.m., Krislov says. The…
June 16, 2003
Supreme Court decisions uphold affirmative action In a major victory for U-M announced June 23, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the right of universities to consider race in admissions procedures in order to achieve a diverse student body. President Mary Sue Coleman called the Supreme Court affirmative action decisions a “tremendous victory…
June 2, 2003
A virus making its way through U-M mailboxes tries to forward itself to addresses found on infected computers, causing high e-mail traffic and, potentially, e-mail overloads. The Sobig.C variant of the Sobig computer virus began spreading rapidly worldwide June 1 and has been filling many University inboxes with infected e-mail. The virus spreads through attachments.…
June 2, 2003
The regents, at their May 15 meeting, approved recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of faculty members at the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. Ann Arbor campus From professor without tenure to professor with tenure Alex Bielajew, nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, College of Engineering (CoE). From associate professor with tenure to professor with tenure…
June 2, 2003
North campus shooting leaves one injured The University of Michigan Department of Public Safety (DPS) is searching for two males who reportedly approached a pedestrian on a North Campus sidewalk early today and fired five shots, hitting him once. The 40-year-old victim was taken to the University of Michigan Hospital to be treated for a…
June 2, 2003
Judith Allen Tarapchak Judith Allen Tarapchak, 63, died of cancer May 15 at Arbor Hospice in Ann Arbor. She was born March 7, 1940, in Toronto. She is survived by her parents, Nellie Allen (nee Rubin) and Joseph Allen (Bea); her sister and brother-in law, Dianne and Tony Houghton; her niece, Stephanie Earp; and her…
