June 5, 2000
By Janet Harvey-Clark College of Engineering Scheeres holds a model of the asteroid 216 Kleopatra. Photo by Bill Wood, U-M Photo Services First there was Pluto. Now a team of astronomers has given the “dog” a bone. The team, which included an assistant professor from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has collected radar images of…
June 5, 2000
From the Office of the Chief Information Officer New prices for telephone service were announced last week, continuing a downward trend that began in 1998. The new rates are effective July 1. “The Office of the Chief Information Officer, the IT Communications unit of the Information Technology Division and the Office of the Provost have…
June 5, 2000
By Vivian Byrd Human Resources/Affirmative Action The long-term disability (LTD) rate will increase 5 percent, effective July 1. “LTD rates have not increased since 1997,” says Bonnie Marttila, supervisor of the University’s long-term disability program. “However, the number of people receiving benefits through the plan has doubled in the last eight years. In addition, the…
June 5, 2000
By Vivian Byrd Human Resources/Affirmative Action The University has released changes to the Sick Pay Plan, Standard Practice Guide 201.11, effective July 1. The revisions apply to all regular non-union allied health, office, professional/administrative and technical staff members with the exception of paid-time-off- (PTO) eligible employees. The changes were made following careful consideration and thorough…
June 5, 2000
Harold Haugh Harold Haugh, professor emeritus of music, died May 24 in Ann Arbor at the age of 94. The Cleveland native joined the U-M faculty in 1948 and continued as a voice teacher until his retirement in 1976. A tenor who started his musical career as a youngster singing in the church where his…
June 5, 2000
From the Nichols Arboretum Through June 18, the Arboretum will present “A Celebration of a Cherished Landscape,” welcoming spring and summer through art, lectures, tours and special gift items. Individuals are invited to visit the peony garden, located outside the James D. Reader Jr. Urban Environmental Education Center, where more than 780 herbaceous peonies are…
June 5, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Green shows the medals she won at the 1999 Festival of Champions. “I was a teenager when I first realized there were horses in the Olympics,” says Mary Green, “and it has been my dream since then to represent my country in the Olympics.” This year the 4-foot-8-inch office assistant in…
June 5, 2000
Editor’s Note: The full text of the letter is on the Web at www.umich.edu/~urel/LS . Hard copies are available by sending a request to
[email protected] . By Jane R. Elgass Accomplishments-to-date and ongoing activities related to the University’s Life Sciences Initiative were detailed in a letter from President Lee C. Bollinger that has been sent…
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services School of Art and Design student Jason Matter (seated) with classmates (from left) Emily Stibitz and Kristina Spitale, and Kelli Gierz and Ray Kennedy, representatives of Herman Miller for the Home. The students in Shaun Jackson’s class were challenged to design and build a fold-away home office that…
June 5, 2000
By Joel Seguine News and Information Services Higher education plays a central role in preparing students to live and work in a society where one out of three Americans will be a member of a racial/ethnic minority and most of the growth in new jobs will require a college degree. What new skills do students…
