October 16, 2000
From BIOMED EXPO BIOMED EXPO, a day-long event highlighting resources available in Michigan to biomedical entrepreneurs, will be held Oct. 26 at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center. The program is presented by the U-M, Michigan Economic Development Corp., Wayne State and Michigan State universities, and the Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids. The focus of…
October 16, 2000
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services From the first U.S. Census in 1791. Courtesy Clements Library U.S. Census Bureau director Kenneth Prewitt was recently on campus to discuss the controversies surrounding the world’s longest-running census. The Oct. 5 program in Rackham Auditorium was co-sponsored by the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Gerald…
October 16, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Leafcutter ants in the rainforest provided a day’s lesson. Students in Costa Rica and Michigan observed ant habits and food preferences. It took two of them nearly an hour to drive the truck five miles through the brush and mud. They forded a meandering river four times to reach the general…
October 16, 2000
The Medical School wound up a year of sesquicentennial activities last week with an outside birthday party on the Catherine Circle Drive. Nearly 5,000 Medical School and Hospitals faculty and staff members took advantage of a sunny day and attended the invitational West Texas barbecue. Additional special events, including presentations by two Nobel Prize-winning alumni,…
October 9, 2000
Editor’s Note: Click here for descriptions of the projects. By Britt Halvorson Seventeen individuals were present to receive Computerworld medallions. The medals have a Corinthian column—a symbol of the search for innovation, dedication, talent and achievement—on one side and the program’s motto, ‘A Search for New Heros,’ on the other. Photo by Bill Wood, U-M…
October 9, 2000
By Monica Finch Human Resources/Affirmative Action Bernadette Davis and Todd Kephart have become familiar faces on campus. They work as a team, providing one-on-one counseling and group workshops conveying an important message: Start early when it comes to contributing to your retirement account. Davis and Kephart represent TIAA-CREF, a company with which you may invest…
October 9, 2000
By Cathy Mellett Human Resources/Affirmative Action Open Enrollment 2000 books mailed The Open Enrollment 2000 Workbooks have been sent through Campus Mail. All faculty and staff who are eligible for benefits, and who have a current campus address on file with Human Resources Records and Information Services (HRRIS), should receive an Open Enrollment Workbook. Anyone…
October 9, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Felipe Ortega, master potter in the Jicarilla Apache tradition, trims one of the micaceous clay pots he will be demonstrating during classes beginning this week in the Art and Architecture Building. The pots are strengthened and insulated by tiny flakes of mica. Photo courtesy Sunday Eiselt Hundreds of…
October 9, 2000
From the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Athletic Director William C. Martin has named Megan McCallister senior women’s administrator and associate athletic director for the Wolverines. She joins the Michigan athletic staff after a four-year stint at the University of Dayton as an associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator. At Michigan, McCallister will supervise Olympic…
October 9, 2000
Editor’s Note: In response to increasing prescription drug costs, the University is raising the co-pays for prescription drug benefits to $7 for generic drugs and $14 for brand-name drugs in most health plans, effective Jan. 1, 2001. The Benefits Office offers a series of five articles (this is the last) to provide background on the…
