July 3, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle LS&A first-year student Duncan Smith pores over the choices for his first U-M classes before registering for them using the new Web registration system. Smith and fellow students attending summer orientation sessions have been using the system to register since June 5 with relatively few snags. Most students have said they…
July 3, 2000
Athletic money woes fixable, Martin says By Jane R. Elgass The Athletic Department’s financial woes are “short-term and are challenges we can fix,” Bill Martin told the Regents at their June meeting. And meeting those challenges may come in several forms, including an increase in football ticket prices; consideration of such approaches as requiring a…
July 3, 2000
David Goldberg David Goldberg, a distinguished professor of the University, died of cancer June 13 at his home in Ann Arbor. Goldberg, the son of Russian immigrants, spent some of his undergraduate years in Ann Arbor studying history, but earned his bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University. He came to the U-M in 1952 to…
July 3, 2000
You are invited to join News and Information Services in honoring Bob Kalmbach at a Universitywide reception 3–5 p.m. July 11, in the Founders’ Room at the Alumni Center, 200 Fletcher Street. There will be a brief program at 4 p.m. We will be creating a memory book for Bob, who’s been with the University…
July 3, 2000
By Katherine Edgren School of Public Health Members of Community Action Against Asthma (CAAA) have been attending workshops put on by Building Services’ Pest Management division to learn more about how to control cockroach populations in homes without using liquids or toxic sprays. Research has shown that cockroach infestation is one of the factors that…
July 3, 2000
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services During this presidential election year, the news media will continue to bombard Americans with the latest results of public opinion polls—from coverage of the Bush-Gore race to the public’s views on campaign issues. And while many politicians and pundits will continue to rail against the inaccuracy of polls,…
July 3, 2000
Rodger Keller, senior horticultural assistant at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, holds the flower of a monkey cup (Nepenphes bicalcarata), a carnivorous plant that catches bees and wasps. The left inset above shows a pitcher plant (Sarracemia sp.), the flower of which Keller opened in the right inset to show its internal structure. The carnivorous plants—ones…
June 19, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Health System officials have decided to outsource the Hospitals cafeteria (above) and catering operations to Aramark Corp. A transition plan is in place and Aramark will assume full responsibility in the fall. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services The Hospitals and Health Centers announced June 9 that its cafeteria and…
June 19, 2000
By Kate Kellogg Human Resources/Affirmative Action The University has approved changes to sections 201.24, Employment of Students, and 201.57, Temporary Employment, of the Standard Practice Guide, effective immediately. The revisions apply to all non-union allied health, office, professional/administrative and technical staff members with the exception of instructional staff. The policy revisions are the result of…
June 19, 2000
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Another major construction site will appear on campus this month as several years of building begins in the Palmer Drive area. The site is bounded by the Central Power Plant, Washtenaw Avenue, Ruthven Museum, School of Dentistry, Fletcher Parking Structure, Grounds and Waste Management offices and Building Services offices.…
