December 9, 2002
U-M scientists have received $6.8 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop targeted anti-cancer agents small enough to work inside a living cell. The research team’s goal is to use these therapeutic agents to detect pre-malignant and cancerous biochemical changes within cells and then destroy the cells before they can grow into tumors.…
November 25, 2002
A sterilizer that weighs about 3,000 pounds is lifted into a window in the School of Dentistry Nov. 22. The new sterilizing units are the first to be installed since the initial ones were put in the school when it was built in 1969. (Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services)
November 25, 2002
Graduate student Bob Geier tries to fend off winter illness by getting a flu shot from Wilma White, a registered nurse with Michigan Visiting Nurses (MVN). The group set up clinics at several locations on campus last week in an effort sponsored by the University Health Service in conjunction with the MVN. (Photo by Paul…
November 25, 2002
“After the weakness and uncertainty characterizing the turn of the year, output accelerates to a robust pace,” Hymans said. “A retreat in vehicle sales accounts for the late 2002 weakness and businesses remain cautious with respect to inventory building early in 2003. Hymans (Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services) “As final demand growth accelerates…
November 25, 2002
Despite controversy over climate change theories, many states are acting to deal with greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study authored by Prof. Barry Rabe of the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Rabe (Photo courtesy U-M Washington, D.C., office) At a press conference in Washington recently, Rabe unveiled a study entitled “Greenhouse and Statehouse:…
November 25, 2002
With more than 30 issues and areas of concern on his sizable plate—the Life Sciences Institute, staff benefits, budget cuts, athletics and academics, and teaching principles, to name a few—Provost Paul N. Courant says his primary role is that of an enabler. Courant “The serious and important work is done by the faculty, staff and…
November 25, 2002
Several faculty members are engaged in research and other work that sheds new light on the experiences of women of color in a variety of cultures. U-M Profs. Lilia Cortina, Janet Hart and Wang Zheng, along with scholar in residence and University of Colorado at Boulder Prof. Haiping Yan, recently discussed these issues during a…
November 25, 2002
The soon-to-be artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) promises a unique experience when the troupe performs the U.S. premiere of Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” in March. Michael Boyd says the production will feature an approach in which the narrator speaks to the audience. It also will move between live action and film in…
November 25, 2002
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