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July 3, 2000
Rodger Keller, senior horticultural assistant at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, holds the flower of a monkey cup (Nepenphes bicalcarata), a carnivorous plant that catches bees and wasps. The left inset above shows a pitcher plant (Sarracemia sp.), the flower of which Keller opened in the right inset to show its internal structure. The carnivorous plants—ones…
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June 19, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Health System officials have decided to outsource the Hospitals cafeteria (above) and catering operations to Aramark Corp. A transition plan is in place and Aramark will assume full responsibility in the fall. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services The Hospitals and Health Centers announced June 9 that its cafeteria and…
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June 19, 2000
By Kate Kellogg Human Resources/Affirmative Action The University has approved changes to sections 201.24, Employment of Students, and 201.57, Temporary Employment, of the Standard Practice Guide, effective immediately. The revisions apply to all non-union allied health, office, professional/administrative and technical staff members with the exception of instructional staff. The policy revisions are the result of…
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June 19, 2000
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Another major construction site will appear on campus this month as several years of building begins in the Palmer Drive area. The site is bounded by the Central Power Plant, Washtenaw Avenue, Ruthven Museum, School of Dentistry, Fletcher Parking Structure, Grounds and Waste Management offices and Building Services offices.…
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June 19, 2000
From the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure Researchers at the U-M will soon release software that will allow social scientists to analyze complex data at levels not possible by conventional techniques. The researchers are testing the beta version of the software as part of the Michigan Parallel Imputation (MPI) project, through the U-M’s participation…
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June 19, 2000
By Vivian A. Byrd Human Resources and Affirmative Action In fiscal year 1998–99, the University spent more than $325 million on benefits programs for faculty and staff. To break this number down to a personal level, a Personal Statement of Benefits is available from the Benefits Office. The statement provides the dollar value of total…
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June 19, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle The Board of Regents voted at the June 15–16 meeting to divest the University of its holdings in tobacco manufacturing companies. Regents Laurence B. Deitch, Olivia P. Maynard, Rebecca McGowan and S. Martin Taylor voted in favor of the motion to divest; Regents David A. Brandon and Andrea Fischer Newman abstained;…
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June 19, 2000
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their June meeting. By Wono LeeNews and Information Services Administrative appointments Administrative appointments approved by the Regents included: Frederick R. Amrine, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and associate professor of Germanic languages and literatures, was reappointed chair of the Department of Germanic Languages and…
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June 19, 2000
Heleen W.A.M. Sancisi-Weerdenburg Heleen W.A.M. Sancisi-Weerdenburg died at the age of 56 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on May 26, after a courageous battle against cancer. Sancisi-Weerdenburg held the Netherlands Visiting Professorship at the University in 1989–90 in the Departments of History and Near Eastern Studies. Building upon the extensive bonds she forged in her year…
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June 19, 2000
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Alcock Classical archaeologist Susan E. Alcock is one of 25 new MacArthur Fellows announced by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Alcock, an associate professor of classical archaeology and classics, will receive $500,000 over five years. A scholar of Greek and Roman archaeology, Alcock works at…
