April 21, 2003
Five U-M staff members will be honored at a May 8 reception under a campus research administration awards program sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR). Three will be honored for their work as research administrators and two for exceptional service. “I am impressed by all of the dedicated staff who…
April 21, 2003
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will deliver the main address and receive an honorary degree when U-M holds its Spring Commencement exercises at 9:15 a.m. April 26 in Michigan Stadium. The program will be broadcast on U-M Public Television WFUM-TV 28 in Flint, and Comcast cable TV channel 22 in the greater Ann Arbor area. Coverage…
April 21, 2003
Three faculty members have received Guggenheim Fellowships for research in the varied fields of technopolitics, quantum field theory and Greek tragedy. Paul Edwards, associate professor in the School of Information; Martin Einhorn, professor in the Physics Department; and Yopie Prins, associate professor of English and comparative literature, and adjunct associate professor of classical studies, were…
April 21, 2003
U-M residence halls will continue to upgrade fire and life safety systems (sprinkler systems and enhanced alarms) with funds generated by next year’s room and board fees, approved by the Board of Regents at the April 17 meeting. The first building-wide fire suppression system will be installed this summer in South Quadrangle, U-M’s only high-rise…
April 21, 2003
The infiltration of spam into e-mail inboxes has become commonplace. Now, spammers are raising the stakes with a wave of forged e-mails across campus. Unlike regular spam, which simply clutters inboxes, forged e-mails attribute the spam, often containing offensive material, to a sender who in reality had no part in sending it, according to Information…
April 21, 2003
President Mary Sue Coleman talks with Slovak Republic President Rudolf Schuster during a reception April 11 in honor of his visit to Ann Arbor. In addition to the reception and dinner with Coleman, Schuster toured U-M and University Hospital, met with local business and community leaders, toured the U.S. Steel Plant in Troy, and visited…
April 21, 2003
The University has established a new Office for Institutional Equity to develop programs to prevent workplace discrimination and harassment and to investigate complaints. The new office combines the staff and programs currently housed in the Office of a Multicultural Community and the Sexual Harassment Policy Office. The office was announced today (April 21) by Provost…
April 21, 2003
In response to costs that have doubled in the last five years, the University will undertake a two-part plan to slow the rate of increase of its expenditures for employee health insurance, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Paul N. Courant told the Board of Regents April 17. The current budget pressures facing…
April 14, 2003
The Record accepts obituaries and death notices from University departments, family members and funeral homes acting on behalf of the family. All submissions must be for active or retired faculty and staff members. There are currently no obituaries.
April 14, 2003
Appointments Jerry Blackstone, director of choirs and chair of the conducting department in the School of Music, has been named interim music director and conductor of the University Musical Society Choral Union for the 2003-04 season. Blackstone will conduct the Choral Union during its annual December performances of Handel’s “Messiah” and will prepare the chorus…
