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October 2, 2000
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their September meeting. By Mary Jo Frank, Office of the Vice President for Communications, and Jane R. Elgass Building projects The following actions related to facilities projects on the Ann Arbor campus were taken by the Regents: Renovations of the C.C. Little and Pharmacy…
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October 2, 2000
John Hermann Enns John H. Enns, professor emeritus of engineering mechanics, died Aug. 30 in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., following a short illness. He was 93. Enns was born in Russia in 1907 and emigrated to the United States in 1923. He received a B.S. in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 1932, and studied…
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October 2, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services The beetle that may rescue wetlands from overgrowth of purple loosestrife is barely larger than the word ‘trust’ on a dime. Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services They were really hungry from May to July. And that was a good thing. They are taking a pause right…
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October 2, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle What information technology tools do faculty use to teach the more than 38,000 students at the U-M, to continue their research, and to communicate and share findings with other researchers and faculty? And how do they use them, what would they like to use and what changes would they like to…
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October 2, 2000
By Britt Halvorson Group members (from left to right) Marcy Osgood, Holly Severson and Khristina Haddad say the Interdisciplinary Institute provided an important expansion of community and ideas. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle An interdisciplinary 10-member team of faculty members, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars has found an “intellectual intersection” in the branching, interconnected and…
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October 2, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Butterfield Barbara Butterfield will, subject to regental approval, serve as associate vice president for human resources and affirmative action and chief human resource officer for the University. Provost Nancy Cantor and Robert Kasdin, executive vice president and chief financial officer, made the announcement Sept. 22 after concluding a nationwide search. Pending…
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October 2, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Operations Manager Ray Miller (right) makes an on-air appeal for community pledge support during the March 1982 Festival membership drive. In August, WFUM-TV celebrated its 20th anniversary. As a public television station, it has brought local programming as well as syndicated shows to the Flint area since 1980, when then-station manager…
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October 2, 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 fourth) to provide background on the…
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October 2, 2000
Elizabeth Marie Petty Elizabeth Marie Petty is a caring and thoughtful physician, an accomplished research scientist, and a highly collaborative member of the University of Michigan and the state’s wider public community. Dr. Petty, who gives generously of her time in a variety of educational and service activities, serves as a role model for students…
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October 2, 2000
Thomas M. Dunn Chemist Thomas M. Dunn, an active member of the University of Michigan faculty for more than three decades, retired in 1999, leaving a legacy of energetic leadership in numerous faculty governance and administrative roles, as well as an outstanding reputation as a teacher and scholar. Professor Dunn, who joined the Department of…
