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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 21, 1997 The M-CARE preference initiatives, a new health insurance program designed to enhance the economic viability of the U-M Health System, is being proposed for 1998. Under the proposal, active faculty and staff will have the opportunity to receive free health insurance from the M-CARE HMO. The proposal calls for…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 Gregory L. Lucente Gregory L. Lucente, professor of Italian and comparative literature died in an auto accident June 26. He was 49. An Illinois native and a resident of Pinkney, Lucente graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s from Yale in 1970, a master’s from Middlebury College in 1973 and…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 Vazquez will receive Curt P. Richter Award Delia M. Vazquez, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, will receive the 1997 Curt P. Richter Award given by the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE) on July 30. The award is given to a young investigator for original basic or clinical…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 From Medical Center Public Relations Researchers at the U-M and the Cincinnati Sports Medicine Clinic have discovered that female athletes are more likely to suffer a common type of knee injury when their estrogen levels are highest. Knee injuries, especially damage to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), have been…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 By Ryan Solomon News and Information Services There is more to conserving natural resources than recycling paper, turning down the thermostat or caulking drafty windows. One of three energy conservation booklets published by Utilities Department focuses its attention on ways to reduce electricity costs that result from the more…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 Gramlich By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Edward M. (Ned) Gramlich, dean of the School of Public Policy and professor of economics and public policy, was named last week to the Federal Reserve Board. President Bill Clinton nominated Gramlich and New York banking consultant Roger W. Ferguson Jr.…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 A student-built U-M-Dearborn robotic golf cart placed third in design and sixth in field competitions out of 25 schools from around the world at the Ground Robotics Competition held this spring at Oakland University. The unmanned golf cart, shown here with electrical and computing engineering students (from left) Mike…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 This scanning electron microscope image shows the internal surface of a human cornea following an incision made with the U-M laser to create a flap in the exterior surface of the cornea (large circle at left). A small, thin section of tissue called a lenticule (shown at right) was…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 Joseph Krasny (left), Edward Birdsall, Sharon Burch, Mary Kurta, Maria Steele and Anna Babbit. Engineering recognizes six staff Six College of Engineering staff members received Excellence in Staff Service Awards at a reception May 28. Each received a $1,000 cash prize and a certificate, and their names were added…
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July 16, 1997
The University Record, July 16, 1997 By Dave Wilkins Medical Center Public Relations The National Cancer Institute has awarded the University a five-year, $5.5-million grant to fund a project that scans human DNA for threatening mutations and genetic damage. The project has two objectives: To explore the role that exposure to environmental agents, such as…
