March 13, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Music Prof. James Kibbie in his running clothes as he prepares for upcoming presentations in his Bach Marathon. The ‘Bach 266’ reflects the number of individual works that will be performed over the course of his year-long series. The C.B. Fisk organ is modeled after those of Gottfried…
March 13, 2000
By Theresa Maddix Success in life ‘is not about what I’ve got, it’s about what I gave,’ author and talk show host Bertice Berry told her audience at the annual Women of Color Task Force Career Conference. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services “I started laughing when I started teaching,” Bertice Berry said March…
March 13, 2000
Williams named Facilities & Operations human resources officer Eric J. Williams has been named the human resources officer for Facilities and Operations. His appointment was announced by Henry Baier, associate vice president for facilities and operations. Williams, who began work Feb. 21, is responsible for providing human resource services to the 1,500 employees in Plant…
March 13, 2000
Michigan Radio named best in state Michigan Radio was named “Best Public Radio Station” by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) at the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference Feb. 29. The award marks the third time in the past four years that Michigan Radio won the top honor among the state’s 17 public radio stations. Michigan…
March 13, 2000
By Sally Pobojewski Health System Public Relations A new line of transgenic mice, created by researchers at the U-M and the Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto, will help scientists understand genetic and biochemical changes that cause a common form of human skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. “More than one million skin cancers are…
March 13, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Officers looking for male suspect Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are still looking for a man who reportedly exposed himself to a woman and her companion Feb. 26 on the south side of the Chemistry Building near the Diag. The woman reported that he was a white male, about 25…
March 13, 2000
Arthur F. Coxford Jr. Arthur F. Coxford Jr., professor of mathematics education, School of Education, died March 5. He was 63. Coxford graduated summa cum laude from Albion College in 1959, received his master’s degree with honors from the U-M in 1960 and earned his Ph.D in mathematics education from the U-M in 1965. He…
March 13, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Interim athletic director Bill Martin (right) made a point of personally introducing himself to all of those attending his March 6 press conference. Photo by Bob Kalmbach With a cheery smile reflecting the sparkling blue skies of an unseasonably spring-like day outside, Bill Martin talked with a small group of reporters…
March 13, 2000
By Theresa Maddix At their March 6 meeting, LS&A faculty voted on proposed changes to the Faculty Code. The following changes (in bold) passed unanimously: A 3.03 Sec 3 Regular Meetings: A regular meeting of the faculty will be held on the first Mondays of October, December, February and April. A 5.02 Sec 2 Appointments…
March 13, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Twenty-five years ago this month, a Secret/Sensitive memo, “Ominous Developments in Vietnam,” went to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Over the next few weeks, edgy cables shot between Washington and U.S. embassies in Cambodia and South Vietnam. Initially concerned about diplomacy and combat, the cables eventually gave way…
