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December 4, 2000
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their November meeting. By Mary Jo Frank, Office of the Vice President for Communications, and Jane R. Elgass Academic administrative appointments Appointment of the following academic administrators was approved: Frank P. Stafford, associate director of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and professor of…
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December 4, 2000
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Two stolen vehicles recovered in Detroit A 1998 Dodge Stratus and a 2001 Jeep were stolen Oct. 18 and 20, respectively, from Lot NC-53, 2600 Hayward, on North Campus. Both vehicles were later recovered by Detroit Police officers in Detroit. Meanwhile, U-M Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers recovered…
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December 4, 2000
Avedis Donabedian Avedis Donabedian, the Nathan Sinai Distinguished Professor of Public Health recognized throughout the world for his work in the area of quality assessment and monitoring of health serv-ices, died of cancer Nov. 9. Donabedian retired from the University in 1989 after 28 years of service. He was described as a “giant” in the…
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December 4, 2000
The Kelsey Museum and a class of undergraduates are teaming up to present the free, public exhibition, ‘Animals in the Kelsey,’ a unique look at animals in the ancient world, on display Dec. 8 through March. Kelsey has animal collections ranging from representations of familiar fish to mythical beasts, from dog paw prints to a…
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December 4, 2000
Featured above is a graphite drawing of a turtle skull by junior Staci L. Washington, who is pursuing concentrations in scientific illustration and biology. Washington’s drawing is part of the exhibition ‘Scientific Illustration: It’s Only Natural,’ which is on display through Dec. 15 in the Warren Robbins Gallery, Art and Architecture Building. Coordinated by the…
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December 4, 2000
Pink Lee, a master’s degree student in the College of Engineering, shows Shaun Jackson, associate professor of art, her product design, ‘Stylo,’ at the Tauber Manufacturing Institute’s (TMI) tradeshow, held on Nov. 29 at the Media Union Gallery. The tradeshow allowed students in TMI’s Integrated Product Development course to showcase their designs through fully functional…
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December 4, 2000
Tables on fall 2000 enrollment figures and entering first-year class statistics are available. By Julie Peterson News and Information Services Total enrollment at the U-M for fall 2000 reached a record 38,103, but grew only a modest 0.7 percent over last year’s total of 37,846, according to figures released Nov. 29. Enrollment was stable despite…
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December 4, 2000
By Diane SwanbrowNews and Information Services Since the start of the post-1950s Civil Rights era, Blacks have made substantial improvements in education and median income, according to New Directions: African Americans in a Diversifying Nation, edited by James S. Jackson, who directs the Program for Research on Black Americans at the Institute for Social Research.…
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December 4, 2000
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services See accompanying article . James Jackson in his office at CAAS. Photo by Bill Wood, U-M Photo Services Psychologist James S. Jackson has been awarded more than $8 million to conduct a landmark study of African American life at the start of the 21st century. The study, funded…
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December 4, 2000
By Pat HodgesUniversity Library The University Library has received two grants to expand its digital library environment. “The Development of a Distributed Digital Library of Mathematical Monographs” project led by John Price Wilkin, principal investigator with H. Thomas Hickerson, Cornell University, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation DLI2 International Digital Libraries Projects.…
