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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Gerontology receives grant for Shock Center By Greta Grass News and Information Services Intern The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded a grant creating a Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging at the Institute of Gerontology (IoG). The major goals of the new…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Some benefits confirmations incomplete Due to a computer programming error, benefits confirmation statements sent to some 6,000 faculty and staff earlier this month are incomplete and may be misleading. Two situations have problems: Individuals with four to six dependents had only three listed. The cash back amount for those…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Presidential search forum set; McFee, Varner are co-chairs The Regents unanimously passed a resolution at their November meeting that names the Board of Regents a committee of the whole to find a new president for the University. Following passage of the resolution, they named Regents Shirley M. McFee and…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Ellison appointed associate vice president for research Julie Ellison, professor of English language and literature, has been appointed associate vice president for research, for a three-year renewable term effective Jan. 1, 1996-Dec. 31, 1998. The appointment was approved by the Regents at their November meeting. In recommending Ellison for…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Brewer to Regents: pick president from academe, or else By Rebecca A. Doyle Select a president from academe and allow a faculty advisory committee to present the initial list of candidates or else . . . That was the message George Brewer delivered to the Regents last week. In…
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November 13, 1995
The University Record, November 13, 1995 POLICE BEAT By Rebecca A. Doyle Armed robbery under investigation An Oct. 31 armed robbery at the Michigan Union is under investigation, according to Capt. James R. Smiley, Department of Public Safety (DPS). Smiley says the investigation is focusing on several juveniles and may be gang-related. Woman arrested in…
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November 13, 1995
The University Record, November 13, 1995 KUDOS Townsend elected to rank of AAAS Fellow Leroy B. Townsend, the Albert B. Prescott Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, was recently elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to the rank of Fellow. Established in 1848, the AAAS is a multi-disciplinary scientific organization of approximately…
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November 13, 1995
The University Record, November 13, 1995 Careful sampling and interpretation required for oxygen isotope technique By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M geochemists caution that a promising new paleoclimatological research technique, which uses the stable isotope chemistry of mammalian tooth enamel to determine past climate changes, may be much more complicated than researchers initially…
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November 13, 1995
The University Record, November 13, 1995 Clues to mysterious global climate shift buried in ocean floor By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M research scientist Enriqueta Barrera is using evidence from some of the world’s tiniest marine creatures to learn more about what the world was like 70 million years ago when dinosaurs were…
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November 13, 1995
The University Record, November 13, 1995 U scientists use chemical fingerprints to track air pollution By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services In research guaranteed to chill the hearts of polluters everywhere, U-M scientists have tested a new method of tracking the original source of trace metal pollution—like lead, arsenic and mercury—that often travels hundreds…
