December 11, 2000
News and Information Services, including The University Record and Michigan Today: Closed noon Dec. 22–8 a.m. Jan. 2. Printing Services: Closed Dec. 25–Jan. 1. Copy Centers: All locations closed Dec. 25–Jan. 1. Parking and Transportation Services offices: Close at the end of the business day Dec. 22 and reopen Jan. 2. See page 9 for…
December 11, 2000
Center for World Performance Studies artist-in-residence Koo Nimo performs with his students Dec. 6 in the Residential College Auditorium. The performance featured an Ashanti court drumming and palm-wine guitar ensemble. Nimo is Ghana’s foremost authority on acoustic guitar ‘high-life,’ or palm-wine guitar music, and was trained in the Ashanti drumming tradition at an early age.…
December 4, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Nineteen institutions have identified projects and programs on their campuses that support the mission of “Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life.” Projects range from the California Institute for the Arts’ computer video teleconferencing systems for Los Angeles inner-city youth isolated in their own city because of…
December 4, 2000
By Theresa Maddix At the forefront of Provost Nancy Cantor’s “smorgasbord of topics and initiatives” at the Nov. 20 Senate Assembly meeting was “our role as teachers and partners with undergraduates.” Cantor was pleased with the recent rankings given by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), College Student Report released Nov. 13. The University…
December 4, 2000
By Theresa Maddix Cantor Provost Nancy Cantor used November’s Senate Assembly meeting to address a “smorgasbord of different topics and initiatives that have come up in various conversations” with her office and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and other committees during the past year. Cantor grouped her topics under the general theme of…
December 4, 2000
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations With the holiday season upon us, the Department of Public Safety would like to remind everyone in the University community of the following fire code requirements and safety tips regarding holiday decorations. No real cut trees are to be used as part of an indoor decoration. Real trees may…
December 4, 2000
By Amelyn Reyes News and Information Services A report by a committee established by LS&A Dean Shirley Neuman to examine the possibility of integrating existing undergraduate degree programs in the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) was endorsed by SNRE faculty during a meeting in November. The report by the Environmental Sciences/Studies Curriculum Development…
December 4, 2000
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations Heart experts know a lot about what heart attack patients need: aspirin and clot-busters in the emergency room; drugs like ACE inhibitors, beta blockers and cholesterol fighters; tests and procedures like angiography; and advice on diet, exercise and smoking. But at many hospitals, there’s a troubling gap between…
December 4, 2000
While theft of laptop computers and electronic gadgets is a topic of discussion on campuses across the country, theft at the U-M often involves wallets, especially credit cards and M-Cards. Many stolen wallets have been left unattended in backpacks or gym bags at the libraries and recreation buildings. As the holidays near, credit card theft…
December 4, 2000
By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The University will begin the planning process necessary to decommission its Ford Nuclear Reactor and related facilities of the Phoenix Memorial Laboratory, located on North Campus. The Ford Nuclear Reactor, originally constructed in 1955 thanks to a generous gift from the Ford Motor Co., has been used for…
