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November 13, 2000
By Sally Pobojewski Health System Public Relations Martin Arlt, Susan Dagenais and Thomas Glover (left to right) review genetic data from families with a hereditary medical condition called lymphedema–distichiasis. U-M researchers have identified the genetic mutations that cause the syndrome. Results of their study will be published in next month’s American Journal of Human Genetics.…
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November 13, 2000
By Amy Reyes News and Information Services Ann Arbor health care executive James P. Fitzgerald has been appointed executive-in-residence to the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health (SPH). The School has entered into a partnership with Superior Consultant Co. to contract Fitzgerald for his services as executive-in-residence. His appointment…
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November 13, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Cover art by Ron Fraker, U-M Press Stories, essays, poems, maps, photographs and illustrations celebrate the 130 miles of the Huron River in a book recently published by the U-M Press that takes readers from the Huron Swamp and Big Lake to the marshes of Lake Erie at…
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November 13, 2000
By Vivian Byrd Human Resources/Affirmative Action In July, the University announced two important changes to biweekly payroll procedures, effective Jan. 1, 2001. The changes were announced six months in advance to allow time for affected staff to complete any arrangements with their financial institutions needed to accommodate the changes. Change in Pay Schedule Non-exempt staff…
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November 13, 2000
Click here for a companion article about the retreat’s focus groups. By Jane R. Elgass Cantor A half-day retreat on Nov. 6 titled “Mentoring, Quality of Faculty Life and Community Building” drew more than 90 school and college leaders—deans, associate and assistant deans, and department chairs—to Rackham Amphitheater for general presentations and focus group discussions.…
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November 13, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Harper President Lee C. Bollinger has recommended that E. Royster Harper be appointed vice president for student affairs. Harper has been interim vice president since June 1999. The recommendation will be acted upon by the Board of Regents at its Nov. 16 meeting. Harper will report directly to Bollinger, and will…
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November 13, 2000
‘Plant Life: Works from the Permanent Collections,’ an exhibition featuring botanically-inspired prints and photographs from the Museum of Art collection, will be on display Nov. 18–Jan. 21 in the Museum’s Works on Paper Gallery. Shown above is William Lemke’s ‘Dead Tree, Monument Valley,’ 1982 gelatin silver print. Plant forms have had a lasting presence in…
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November 13, 2000
Students, faculty and staff involved with the Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP) recently had the chance to showcase the program through a special poster session at Couzens Hall. As a living/learning community, first-year students living in Couzens take small, discussion-focused seminars taught in the residence hall. They also attend art events, lectures and social activities…
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November 13, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Deitch Laurence B. Deitch and Rebecca McGowan have been re-elected to eight-year terms on the Board of Regents. Deitch, of Bloomfield Hills, holds A.B. and J.D. degrees from the University and is a partner in the law firm of Bodman, Longley & Dahling LLP of Detroit. He has served as vice…
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November 13, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Not all of the ‘better’ mousetraps met the test, with the subjects occasionally escaping. Amid cheers, squeals and anxiety, first-year students in Shaun Jackson’s design class tested their ideas for a “better, yet humane” mousetrap. The teams of five students each were introduced to the history of design…
