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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Theresa Maddix Dean Shirley Neuman brought proposed changes to the Faculty Code and faculty meeting schedule to the Jan. 10 LS&A faculty meeting. Jill Becker, assistant to the dean for faculty affairs, presented the changes. The proposal calls for four faculty meetings each year instead of eight. Most…
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February 21, 2000
Editor’s Note: Click here for a statement issued Feb. 13 by Royster Harper, interim vice president for student affairs, and click here for a statement issued Feb. 17 by President Lee C. Bollinger. By Jane R. Elgass Students occupying LS&A Dean Shirley Neuman’s office set up their version of a sweat shop, complete with factory…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Anthropologist C. Loring Brace uses calipers to take two dozen measurements of a skull, as part of a comparative craniometric survey to identify the old-world roots of new-world population branches. Photo courtesy of Della Cook, Indiana University Analyzing craniofacial measurements of old…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations It’s a bitter battle that’s fought every day in hospitals around the world, as physicians clash with the distraught relatives of dying patients about how to treat—or not treat—those who can’t decide for themselves. For family members who are about to lose…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Pete Barkey Health System Public Relations Researchers at the U-M and several other leading medical centers are reporting that a high percentage of patients with a life-threatening heart condition are still dying in the hospital in spite of recent medical advances. Their findings are published in the Feb.…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Kallie Michels Health System Public Relations The first Medical School building stood on East University where the Randall Laboratory is located. Photos courtesy Bentley Historical Library and the Historical Center for the Health Sciences Today’s world-renowned U-M Medical School seems a long way off from the place one…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services In an analysis that gets at the heart of the Patients’ Bill of Rights proposal in Congress, a U-M public health researcher concludes that holding managed care organizations (MCOs) legally accountable is necessary to protect patients’ rights and physician autonomy. In the…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Pete Barkey Health System Public Relations Patients with higher levels of A1c—a widely used marker for glucose control and the best predictor of diabetes complications—could undergo yearly screenings while others could be screened every two or three years with little or no loss of health benefit, according to…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Pete Barkey Health System Public Relations An infant benefits from the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) life support system, which was developed at the U-M in 1980. ECMO allows a patient’s heart and lungs to recover by pumping and oxygenating the blood. Photo by Bill Wood, U-M Photo Services…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations U-M, in fact, established the country’s first university-owned hospital in 1869. As early as 1878, all U-M students were required to complete lab instruction in every scientific subject offered, including physiology, anatomy and chemistry. Photo courtesy Bentley Historical Library and the Historical…
