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March 22, 1999
The University Record, March 22, 1999 Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their March meeting. $10 million in gifts accepted The Regents accepted $10,607,739 in gifts received during February. The total includes $6,296,226 from individuals, $2,323,904 from corporations, $1,128,726 from foundations, and $858,883 from associations and others. Tenured appointments approved…
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March 22, 1999
The University Record, March 22, 1999 By Wono LeeNews and Information Services The University will appoint a special committee “to weigh the argument for this University to divest itself of securities issued by tobacco companies and to recommend whether any action would be appropriate,” the Regents were told at their March meeting. “The committee, consisting…
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March 22, 1999
The University Record, March 22, 1999 By Mark HaasOffice of Communications Gurin College students who experience the most racial and ethnic diversity in classrooms and during interactions on campus become better learners and more effective citizens, according to an analysis conducted at the University. In one of the most broad and extensive empirical studies of…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 By Kerry Colligan Faculty focus groups results unveiled Last fall, LS&A Interim Dean Pat Gurin set up faculty focus groups to document some of the concerns of the faculty. David Schoem, assistant vice president for academic and student affairs, and four faculty facilitators presented some of the comments made…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 By Theresa Maddix This photo from the 1998 Pow Wow offers a glimpse of the pageantry those attending this year’s celebration can expect to experience. Photo by Bob Kalmbach For non-natives, it is a chance to experience a new culture. For Native Americans, it is a chance to reaffirm…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 Editor’s Note: The University and GEO reached an agreement March 13. Please see www.umich.edu/GEO.html for details. The following article was prepared March 12. By Rebecca A. Doyle Members of the Graduate Employees Organization staged a walkout March 10-11, protesting a lack of agreement in contract negotiations. Photo by Bob…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 By Sally PobojewskiNews and Information Services 1999 Russel Lecturer Jack Dixon (left) with President Lee C. Bollinger prior to Dixon’s address on phosphatases. Photo by Bob Kalmbach Jack Dixon has spent the past 10 years of his career immersed in protein tyrosine phosphatases. Found in all living cells, phosphatases…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 Josef Blatt Josef Blatt, professor emeritus of conducting and director emeritus of orchestras and of opera production, died March 2 at his home in Green Valley, Ariz., at age 92. Blatt was born in Vienna in 1906. His prodigious musical talents and abilities were recognized early, and he began…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass Members of the Student Organization for Labor Equity rallied on the Diag last Friday, with placards proclaiming “No sweatshop labor” and “Full public disclosure.” They carried their message to the Fleming Administration Building, where they chalked the exterior with similar messages. Photo by Bob Kalmbach…
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March 15, 1999
The University Record, March 15, 1999 By Sally PobojewskiHealth System Public Relations Above: Melanoma metastases appear as black nodules on lungs of mice in the control (untreated) group. Below: Lungs from mice receiving the dendritic cell vaccine in combination with interleukin-2 show no evidence of residual disease. Interleukin-2, a well-known weapon in the fight against…
