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  1. January 17, 1994

    U moves one step closer to smoke-free campus

    The Executive Officers have endorsed a draft policy that will “begin to work toward a smoke-free campus in 1994.” The proposed policy is in response to strong evidence presented by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on the potential for carcinogenic exposure of workers to environmental tobacco smoke.…
  2. January 17, 1994

    W-2 forms will be mailed this week

    Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements for 1993 will be mailed this week to University regular and part-time employees who received earnings in 1993. The format of the 1993 Form W-2 has been revised significantly to comply with Internal Revenue Service W-2 uniformity requirements, according to the Payroll Office. Federal and state taxable wages listed…
  3. January 17, 1994

    KUDOS

    Bush named to journalism committee Joan T. Bush, lecturer in communication at U-M-Dearborn, has been named to the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame Committee. The Hall of Fame, established in 1952, “recognizes reporters, editors, publishers, owners, photographers, broadcasters and educators who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.” Wu wins Brumbaugh Award C.F. Jeff Wu,…
  4. January 17, 1994

    Conference, concerts focus on life, work of Shostakovich

    By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services A multi-media tribute to 20th-century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich will take place at the U-M Jan. 25–30, with the world-renowned Borodin String Quartet performing the complete Shostakovich String Quartet Cycle over five consecutive nights. The concerts are presented by the University Musical Society (UMS), in conjunction with a…
  5. January 17, 1994

    Results: Nearly half of all Americans have had a psychiatric disorder

    By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Nearly one-half of all Americans between the ages of 15 and 54 have experienced an episode of psychiatric disorder at some time in their lives, and nearly 30 percent have had such an episode at some time in the last year, according to the first national survey to…
  6. January 17, 1994

    Matejovsky will be first William Davidson Institute Fellow

    Vladimir Matejovsky, business editor of Prague’s Mlada Fronta Dnes, the Czech Republic’s largest business daily, has been named the inaugural William Davidson Institute Fellow in Business Journalism of the Michigan Journalism Fellows (MJF) Program. Matejovsky is studying capital markets, corporate finance and international trade at the School of Business Administration beginning this term. He has…
  7. January 17, 1994

    Local firms marketing U-M research technology

    The University signed licensing agreements with several area companies during FY93 to develop and market U-M research technology. These local firms are: Audiocomp, Inc. of Adrian for a digital audio compression system developed by David J. Anderson, David L. Neuhoff, Donghoon Lee and Omar A. Nemri from the College of Engineering. Dexter Research Center, Inc.…
  8. January 17, 1994

    Committee recommends U adopt flex benefits plan

    Editor’s Note: The full text of the Flexible Benefits Advisory Committee’s report, as well as articles on focus groups and surveys and a series of questions and answers about flexible benefits, follows page 6. The Flexible Benefits Advisory Committee has issued a preliminary recommendation that the University adopt a flexible benefits program. In its report,…
  9. January 10, 1994

    CESF urges attention to salary improvement program; president details salary program policies for Regents

    By Jane R. Elgass While the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF) “appreciates this year’s salary program,” it urges that “all possible effort be given to continuing, and enhancing, a salary improvement program in the coming year,” John E. Tropman told the Regents at their December meeting. He also said that the…
  10. January 10, 1994

    Security increased; parking structures open at night

    To increase campus security, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in December increased its patrols around major residence halls on both Central and North campuses and opened three Central Campus parking structures for free parking in the evening for students and employees. In the pilot program that will continue through the end of January, students,…