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June 5, 2000
By Wanda Monroe Office of the Chief Information Officer The first steps of the University’s plan to upgrade its campus “backbone” network have been completed, increasing the capacity (bandwidth) that is available for carrying electronic information to and from computers. The backbone connects all data networks on campus and enables the University community to access…
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June 5, 2000
By Diane Brown Facilities and Operations Workers installed a tank in this hole that will hold 10,000 gallons of E85, an alternative fuel that is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent unleaded gasoline. The U-M has 100 new ‘flexi-fuel’ vehicles that will run on either gasoline or ethanol and will use the new fueling station…
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June 5, 2000
Groundskeeper Fred Voss cuts a lock off one of the many abandoned bicycles left in racks around the U-M campus and tagged by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for removal. Officer Matt Kaplan, known to many as ‘the bicycle man,’ says that the University usually collects 300–400 abandoned bicycles each summer, but he expects…
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May 22, 2000
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Fredrickson The pursuit of happiness and other positive emotions has benefits that the founding fathers may not have imagined, according to a U-M psychologist who has just been awarded $100,000—the largest psychology prize in history—by the Templeton Foundation. “Cultivating positive emotions produces an upward spiral that not only…
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May 22, 2000
From the Business School, Center for the Education of Women and Catalyst Ninety-five percent of women and men graduates from 12 of the nation’s top business schools report being satisfied with the business school experience and their post-MBA studies, according to a study released May 12. However, despite high satisfaction among women who have earned…
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May 22, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Two commissions appointed by President Lee C. Bollinger earlier this year—the President’s Commission on the Undergraduate Experience and the President’s Information Revolution Commission—will be continuing their work during the summer and into the fall. Both groups plan to host public forums in fall term and present interim recommendations to the president…
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May 22, 2000
By Ken Arbogast-Wilson M-CARE CPAs Julie Kelley (right) and Karen Lang share the job of assistant controller for M-CARE. The unusual arrangement, which takes a lot of coordination to make it work, benefits them and the organization. ‘Between the two of them, they manage eight employees and keep things running smoothly,’ their supervisor Tom Rennell…
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May 22, 2000
By Wono Lee News and Information Services At their May 18 meeting, the Regents approved recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of faculty members on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, effective next academic year. Ann Arbor From professor without tenure to professor with tenure: R. Paul Drake; Jerzy Kanicki. From associate professor with tenure…
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May 22, 2000
By Rebecca A. Doyle With just a little prompting, they recalled times when they had tripped over a lectern or used the wrong term in the classroom. Soon, the doctoral candidates concentrated so hard on their “most embarrassing moment” that some of them forgot to tell who they were and what their research and interest…
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May 22, 2000
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A generous donation by alumnus Charles Walgreen has made possible the construction of the Walgreen Drama Center. The Center will house the Arthur Miller Theater and several smaller student repertory theaters. This gift of $5 million, combined with a previous gift from Walgreen in the same amount, will…
