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June 10, 1998
The University Record, June 10, 1998 Angiogenesis research may lead to treatments for many diseases, not just cancer, says U expert By Nancy Ross-Flanigan News and Information Services With cover stories in major news magazines and reports on national news, the tumor-fighting molecules called angiogenesis inhibitors have become overnight celebrities. University of Michigan researchers are…
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May 20, 1998
YoHA’s Arts of Citizenship receives funding for three years By Jane R. Elgass Efforts to create a community of faculty who are eager to explore the connections and links between the University and the wider surrounding community got a boost earlier this month with the announcement that the Arts of Citizenship program has received three…
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May 20, 1998
Title IX about ‘increasing opportunities for men and women’ By Kerry Colligan “Title IX does not mean decreasing opportunities for men,” Peggy Bradley-Doppes, senior associate director of intercollegiate athletics, says. “It’s about increasing opportunities for men and women. It is not a women’s issue or a women’s problem. It is a university concern and it…
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May 20, 1998
134 receive tenure The Regents approved recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of 134 faculty members on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, effective next academic year. Of the total, 119 are on the Ann Arbor campus, eight at U-M-Dearborn and seven at U-M-Flint. Those at the Ann Arbor campus are: From associate professor with…
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May 20, 1998
Michiganders would pay higher taxes for research funding By Sally Pobojewski Health System Public Relations Medical research is important to Michigan’s future, because it creates jobs and boosts residents’ incomes, according to 90 percent of Michigan residents polled in a recent survey. The telephone poll of 800 Michigan adults also indicated that a majority believe…
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May 20, 1998
Twenty-six faculty members retire Twenty-six faculty members were granted emeritus status by the Regents at their May meeting. Those retiring are Sally L. Allen, professor of biology; Richard D. Duke, professor of urban planning; Joe G. Eisley, professor of aerospace engineering; Daniel N. Fader, professor of English; Irene Fast, professor of psychology; Carl Gans, professor…
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May 20, 1998
Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their May meeting. Slottow named associate vice president for finance The appointment of Timothy P. Slottow as associate vice president for finance was approved by the Regents at their May meeting, effective June 1. He is currently assistant vice president of finance…
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May 20, 1998
Reader Center will be a place to enjoy nature, literature, art By Rebecca A. Doyle Burnham House has begun to settle in its new home in the Arboretum after an official groundbreaking ceremony May 15. An addition will house an elevator and necessary physical equipment, allowing the existing rooms in the structure to house the…
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May 20, 1998
Journalists with Pulitzers have U-M ties By Paula Saha The U-M showed well in one of the country’s most prestigious writing competitions when Russell Carollo, a 1990 Michigan Journalism Fellow now with the Dayton Daily News in Ohio, and Tom French, a 1991 Livingston award-winner with the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, took Pulitzer prizes…
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May 20, 1998
The University Record, May 20, 1998 Obituaries Clifford P. Lillya Clifford P. Lillya, professor emeritus of music, died May 3 at Glacier Hills Nursing Center. A professor of trumpet and cornet at the School of Music for 32 years, Lillya retired in 1979. In 1974, he was named the Earl V. Moore Professor of Music,…
