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December 7, 1998
The University Record, December 7, 1998 Lichter to be recommended as interim dean of Medical School By Sally Pobojewski Health Systems Public Relations Allen S. Lichter, professor of radiation oncology, will be recommended to the Board of Regents at its Dec. 17-18 meeting as interim dean of the Medical School. “We are very fortunate to…
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December 7, 1998
The University Record, December 7, 1998 IPD students find solutions to sloshing cup holders By Rebecca A. Doyle If you’ve got a cup holder in your car, van or truck, chances are it either won’t hold the size cup you want to put in it or it occasionally sloshes beverages onto your carpeting. Students in…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Copyright decisions can be ‘gut-level,’ says attorney By Kerry Colligan Copyright law is confusing. It strikes fear in the hearts of many. To illustrate the level of fear—and ignorance—surrounding copyright, Susan Kornfield, an attorney at Bodman, Longley, and Dahling, L.L.P., tells the following anecdote. She received a letter from…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Research expenditures continue an upward trend By Jane R. Elgass The University’s research expenditures, experiencing another record year, are approaching the $500 million dollar mark. Fiscal year 1997–98 expenditures rose 7.2 percent over the prior year to $491,472, 206. And while the numbers are important, because the dollars are…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Discussions continue on ‘Future of the Faculty,’ Cantor tells Senate Assembly By Jane R. Elgass The Oct. 27 retreat (see the Nov. 9 issue of the Record) on “Issues at the Intersection: The Future of the Faculty and the University” was “quite successful,” Provost Nancy Cantor reported to Senate…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Delivery of academic books may be in question Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on “Book Trouble: The Future of the Academic Book,” a brown-bag lecture series sponsored by the Insitute for the Humanities. By Kerry Colligan The future of the academic book is…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 More American households would be better off financially if they filed for bankruptcy, U-M researcher says By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services While only about 1 percent of U.S. households file for bankruptcy each year, many more Americans would be better off if they, too, declared themselves unable…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 DiChiera, Yang to receive honorary degrees at winter commencement By Wono Lee News and Information Services David DiChiera, founder and director of the Michigan Opera Theatre, and Chen Ning Yang, physicist and Nobel Prize winner, will receive honorary degrees from the University at winter commencement Dec. 20. DiChiera, who…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Many single mothers on welfare face multiple barriers to employment, U-M researchers say By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services While the number of people on welfare has declined since the mid-1990s, especially since the federal government ended guaranteed cash assistance to needy families in 1996, many of those…
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November 23, 1998
The University Record, November 23, 1998 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their November meeting. Appointments to professorships Faculty members named to endowed and titled professorships included: Steven A. Goldstein, professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, professor of biomedical engineering, and professor of surgery, also will hold…
