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September 25, 2000
A free, public exhibition of color photographs of fossils, ‘Ancient Microworlds,’ will be on display Sept. 29–April 30 at the Exhibit Museum of Natural History. Giraud Foster, a retired physician, archaeologist and biochemist, and his colleague Norman Barker, assistant director of the Department of Photography at the Johns Hopkins Medical School, have used high magnification…
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September 25, 2000
William Smith, professor emeritus of surgery, has been sculpting in wood for nearly 20 years using sumac, manzanita and what he calls the ‘Cadillac of wood,’ black walnut. During his days as an active faculty member, he says, ‘My wife always knew when I had something on my mind when I’d go down to my…
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September 25, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Miller “How society protects against the misuse of genetic information will be important,” said Paul Miller. “There will be many people who will be reluctant to submit to any genetic testing that could identify vulnerability to genetic disease.” Miller, commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), spoke on “Is…
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September 25, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle Collins Most people don’t seem to know very much about the Human Genome Project, says Francis Collins, and there is a lot of confusion about the project and its implications, and about genetic research in general. Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, based his statement on a poll…
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September 25, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Looking at campus parking availability problems in a new way—from the point of view of a total transportation system that involves U-M commuter and AATA bus transportation and special shuttles, creation of more spaces, and incentives to encourage drivers to use vanpools and “offsite” (away from main campus areas) parking—is beginning…
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September 25, 2000
By Theresa Maddix Two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient and New York Times columnist Anthony Lewis will keynote “Freedom: The Seamless Web” at 9 a.m. Oct. 7 to kick off a day full of prominent lawyers, journalists and historians at the Davis, Markert, Nickerson Academic Freedom 10th anniversary celebration. The symposium will include three panels, a Michigan…
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September 25, 2000
By Kara Gavin Health System Public Relations The Regents have approved a new multidisciplinary center that will galvanize the institution’s role in the fight against the state’s—and the nation’s—number one killer: cardiovascular disease. The U-M Cardiovascular Center, approved at the September Regents’ meeting, will bring together all of the University’s resources in heart and vascular…
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September 25, 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 third) to provide background on the…
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September 25, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass The Regents approved construction of the East Ann Arbor Surgery Center and Clinics at their September meeting. The facility, to be located adjacent to the existing East Ann Arbor Health Center at the intersection of Plymouth and Earhart roads, will have approximately 178,000 gross square feet for an ambulatory surgery center…
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September 25, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Jandernoa Four volunteers involved in U-M fundraising activities, both as donors and as volunteers, made impassioned presentations to the Regents last week. They demonstrated a level of commitment that they are finding is mirrored in others as they begin to touch base with potential donors and volunteers. Presentations were made by…
