March 19, 2001
From the Athletic Department Ticket prices for University of Michigan football games will increase for the 2001 season as part of the Athletic Department’s long-term plan for financial strength. The changes, which include a tiered pricing structure based upon seat location within Michigan Stadium, were announced by Athletic Director Bill Martin March 15 at the…
March 19, 2001
By Mary Jo Frank Office of the Vice President for Communications Debunking the common but mistaken belief that senility is a natural part of the aging process and untreatable, Sid Gilman, the William J. Herdman Professor of Neurology, says neurological diseases that cause dementia—including Alzheimer’s disease—can be and are being treated. Alzheimer’s disease is one…
March 19, 2001
From News and Information Services Saltiel Alan R. Saltiel, a cell biologist and leading diabetes researcher, has joined the Life Sciences Institute. He is the first faculty member appointed to the Institute, following the appointment of co-directors Jack Dixon and Scott Emr in October 2000. Saltiel, associated with the Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research Division (now part…
March 19, 2001
Editor’s Note: The Senate Assembly will elect Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) members at its March 26 meeting. There are four candidates running for three open positions. Position statements and biographical information are included below. SeonAe Yeo Yeo The role of SACUA is to advise and consult with the president, provost and executive…
March 19, 2001
Editor’s Note: The following statement was released by Athletic Director Bill Martin on March 13. Ellerbe “Sunday [March 12] afternoon during a meeting in my office, I asked Brian Ellerbe to step down as head coach of the University of Michigan men’s basketball team. This has been an extremely difficult decision, and one I made…
March 19, 2001
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services After 300 years at the heart of the Great Lakes, Detroit looks back at its history and forward to its future as a strategic city in a book by Brian Leigh Dunnigan, curator of maps at the Clements Library. Frontier Metropolis: Picturing Early Detroit 1701–1838 explains the importance…
March 19, 2001
By Mary Jo Frank Office of the Vice President for Communications The awarding of six honorary degrees at spring commencement exercises was approved by the Regents at their March 15 meeting. Honorary degrees will be presented to William Davidson, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Guardian Industries Corp.; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of…
March 19, 2001
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations The University of Michigan Health System has received a $33.6 million grant—one of the largest of its kind in the nation—from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund its General Clinical Research Center for five more years starting this month. The award will allow the Health System…
March 19, 2001
Editor’s Note: The following items were approved by the Regents at their March meeting. By Diane Brown, Facilities and Operations, and Jane R. Elgass Gifts The Regents accepted $7,911,365 in gifts, with $2,941,849 from individuals and $4,969,516 from corporations, foundations, associations and others. Tenure appointments The following tenure appointments were approved: Suresh K. Mukherji of…
March 19, 2001
From Robert A. Kasdin, executive vice president and chief financial officer: In January 2001, the Campus Safety and Security Advisory Committee (CSSAC) passed and forwarded to Provost Cantor and me a resolution recommending that the University be weapons-free except in special circumstances approved by the Department of Public Safety. Based on this resolution, and on…
