August 14, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle General Motors Corp. (GM) filed a legal brief in U.S. District Court on July 17 supporting the University’s stand on affirmative action. The University’s admissions policy is under fire in two lawsuits filed in 1997 alleging that the U-M unconstitutionally uses race as a factor in admission decisions in both the…
August 14, 2000
By Theresa Maddix Martin William C. Martin was named director (AD) of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics for a five-year term, pending approval by the Board of Regents. Martin, who served as interim director since March 6, reversed his earlier decision not to be a candidate for the permanent AD position at a dinner meeting…
August 14, 2000
The Matthaei Botanical Gardens will host the Ann Arbor Bonsai Society’s annual show Aug. 27-28 from 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults. Children age 16 and younger are admitted free. Besides the more than 100 trees entered in the show, says Connie Bailie (above), senior horticultural assistant at the Gardens, visitors throughout the…
August 14, 2000
Beginning Oct. 2, Michigan drivers can choose from three license plate designs that will show their loyalty to the U-M. The Flint, Dearborn and Ann Arbor campuses each have their own distinctive design (Ann Arbor design is shown). The speciality plates have five numbers or letters and will cost an additional $35. For an additional…
August 14, 2000
Michael Aldrich Michael S. Aldrich, professor of neurology and founder of the U-M Sleep Disorder Laboratory, died July 18 at his home in Ann Arbor after a long fight against osteosarcoma. He was 51. Known internationally for his work on narcolepsy, Aldrich was considered a pioneer neurologist in the relatively young field of sleep medicine.…
August 14, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle DPS officers and local firefighters were called out at about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 8 to battle a fire that broke out on the West Quad roof. Photo by Britt Halvorson Two fires at the University on August 8 coupled with earlier reports of two armed robberies and a pair of pickpocket…
August 14, 2000
From the Housing Division Fall Move-In dates: Aug. 24—International Student Move-In/ 300 Students & A Cart Move-In Aug. 27—Fall Orientation Move-In Aug. 29—Markley Hall Early Move-In Aug. 30 & 31—Fall Move-In for First-Year Students Aug. 31–Sept. 5—Welcome to Michigan Program Sept. 1—Fall Move-In for Returning Students Sept. 6—Classes begin As with football Saturdays, when individuals…
August 14, 2000
By Sally PobojewskiNews and Information Services Ormond MacDougald, assistant professor of physiology, and graduate student Sarah Ross examine assay results to determine which Wnt proteins are expressed during fat cell development. Ross and MacDougald’s discovery of how Wnts control the formation of fat cells in mice was featured in the Aug. 11 issue of Science.…
August 14, 2000
Amanda Proulx (right), a visitor to the U-M campus from Saginaw, gives some much-appreciated attention to Sanco, a member of Northfield Township’s K-9 force. Corporal Jeff Krysan (left) brought Sanco to the University to participate in National Night Out, a program sponsored each year by the Department of Public Safety to help the campus community…
July 17, 2000
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations Gilbert S. Omenn explains details of the Health System’s strategic plan at the July 13 Regents’ meeting. Regent David A. Brandon is on the right. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services As the University begins its 2001 fiscal year, the U-M Health System (UMHS) last week unveiled…
