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November 25, 2002
When something like the West Nile Virus outbreak occurs, most people take for granted the information that is readily availablegeographic areas involved, ages of the afflicted, severity of the illness, common symptoms among the victims and strategies for prevention. What isn’t apparent on the surface is that much of this information is collected using current…
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November 25, 2002
The U-M Health System (UMHS) has hired more than 100 top-quality nurses a month before its 100-day hiring drive was set to end—and more positions are still available. Despite nursing shortages in Michigan and across the country, UMHS’s effort to recruit 100 nurses in 100 days, which began in early September, exceeded its goal before…
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November 25, 2002
About one in four cohabiting women say they don’t expect to marry the man they’re living with, according to a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of Family Issues. “For many couples, cohabitation is not a steppingstone to marriage, the modern equivalent of a formal engagement or part of some natural…
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November 25, 2002
The majority of U-M students use Microsoft Word to type their course papers, but a growing number have a different task at hand: creating a Web page to convey a message. That’s where the Sweetland Writing Center’s Multi-Literacy Center (MLC) comes in. Offering students and faculty a wealth of support services on multimedia projects, the…
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November 25, 2002
The School of Art & Design’s (SoAD) new exhibition venue on State Street, called Work, opened recently with the highest attendance of any exhibition reception in the school’s history. The opening celebration for Work, at 306 State St., drew more than 1,200 people during the three-hour reception Nov. 15. Visitors viewed the inaugural exhibition, entitled…
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November 25, 2002
Potlucks and many other holiday functions in the workplace, as well as those with family and friends, don’t require inspection or licensing. But food safety issues are no less important, says an expert from U-M’s Occupational Safety & Environmental Health Department (OSEH), which licenses and monitors all food establishments on campus, including University Housing dining…
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November 25, 2002
An implanted pumping device that helps a failing heart may improve survival for desperately ill patients and allow them to go home from the hospitalwhether they’re waiting for a heart transplant or aren’t eligible for one, a new study finds. And, as hospitals gain experience in determining who the device can help, survival is rising…
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November 25, 2002
Departments in Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn, and in the University Hospitals and Health System will see improvements to financial reports thanks to a project initiated by the Sponsored Programs Implementation Team (SPIT). The newly designed reports will be implemented Dec. 9 with the distribution of Nov. 2002 financial reports packages. The Report Redesign teammade up…
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November 25, 2002
Plans are underway to upgrade the software for the M-Pathways Student Administration and Human Resource Management (HRMS) systems to PeopleSoft Higher Education (HE) version 8.1. The decision was based on a number of factors, says Laura Patterson, associate vice president for administrative information systems. “The initial decision in 1995 to buy administrative software, as opposed…
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November 25, 2002
Several innovative technology projects targeted for business and education that are funded through the SBC Ameritech Learning Initiative were highlighted at a celebration luncheon Nov. 15. Jack Williamson of the SoAD project and Martin Thomas of Flint Community Schools listen to Gail Torreano, president of SBC Ameritech-Michigan. (Photo by Marcia Ledford, U-M Photo Services) The…
