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January 10, 2000
The University Record, January 10, 2000 By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations The early morning line-up at the Thompson Street Parking Structure on Central Campus. The ‘Blue Crunch Lot’ at Elbel Field will alleviate some of the frustration felt by those who have been unable to find parking spots in this structure and others on…
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January 10, 2000
The University Record, January 10, 2000 Editor’s Note: The following changes are proposed in Regents’ Bylaws. Comments are due by Jan. 24 to the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University via e-mail to italics, deletions by strikethrough. Sec. 5.01. Definitions As used in these bylaws: 1. The term faculty shall include…
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January 10, 2000
The University Record, January 10, 2000 By Nancy Ross-Flanigan News and Information Services Dental researchers and clinicians from across the country were on campus last week for ‘Scientific Frontiers in Clinical Dentistry,’ hosted by the School of Dentistry. Sponsored by Delta Dental Fund and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, this is the…
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January 10, 2000
The University Record, January 10, 2000 Rhiannon King, wearing a Y2K bug costume from Halloween, delivers the celebratory cake at the Emergency Operations Center on Kipke Drive. The daughter of Jose-Marie Griffiths, university chief information officer, King spent a lot of time with the emergency operations personnel and helped celebrate when the clock struck midnight…
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December 20, 1999
The University Record, December 20, 1999 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The Medical School will receive $4 million during the next four years from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to support the U-M’s new program in bioinformatics. This interdisciplinary program will offer graduate education and support research in the emerging scientific field…
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December 20, 1999
The University Record, December 20, 1999 By Wono Lee News and Information Services Ulaby The University’s research expenditures increased by 1.7 percent in 1998–99 and reached another record total—$499,721,931. Of the total, $342,238,936—or 68.5 percent—came from federal agencies. Other sponsor groups included: U-M funds, $61,062,895 (12.2 percent); industry, $35,993,630 (7.2 percent); other non-profit sources, $20,851,510…
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December 20, 1999
The University Record, December 20, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services “The turn of the millennium is really no more than a scholarly convention established by an Italian abbot,” says Prof. David S. Potter. “The abbot’s idea gained popularity because it was convenient for another scholar in the eighth century whose tremendous authority…
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December 20, 1999
The University Record, December 20, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A combined family reading and science program will be launched in January by the Exhibit Museum of Natural History and the Ann Arbor District Library. “The Library Rocks!/The Exhibit Museum Rocks!” is part of a five-year collaboration that will feature a family…
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December 20, 1999
The University Record, December 20, 1999 Parking Parking enforcement will be relaxed Dec. 23–Jan. 2 in University lots and structures. University permits will not be required to park in Blue, Yellow, Orange or Green parking spaces. Special signed spaces (Gold, UM Service Vehicle, Loading Zone and Handicap) will require the appropriate permit. Regular parking enforcement…
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December 20, 1999
The University Record, December 20, 1999 By Theresa Maddix “We in Parking realize we have a very serious parking crunch on Central Campus,” Patrick Cunningham, director of Parking and Transportation Services, reported to the Dec. 13 Senate Assembly meeting. Cunningham and Henry D. Baier, associate vice president for business operations, attended the meeting to address…
