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January 10, 1994
At their December meeting, the Regents honored outgoing U-M-Flint Chancellor Clinton B. Jones with the following resolution: “The Regents of the University of Michigan are pleased to salute and commend Clinton B. Jones as he concludes his term as chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint. “Clinton Jones came to Flint in 1984 following his service…
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January 10, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Barbara Blum, president of the Foundation for Child Development in New York City, and Madeline Cartwright, nationally renowned educator and author of For the Children, top the agenda for the second annual Medstart conference to be held 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Towsley Center. In her…
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January 10, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Seven of the 10 top-cited research papers on the African American experience in the last decade were authored by U-M scholars. The first-ever citation-based ranking of Black studies departments, scholars and research papers appears in the autumn 1993 issue of The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. For…
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January 10, 1994
Federal withholding tax tables, effective Jan. 1, have resulted in changes in federal income tax withheld for most staff, according to the Payroll Office. In addition, the amount of each federal allowance (exemption) increases from $2,350 to $2,450. The wage-base limit for both parts of FICA (Federal Social Security/Medicare) also has changed. For Social Security,…
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January 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank In a pilot program that begins today (Jan. 10), Medical Campus faculty and staff can ride to and from work free, boarding buses at any Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) bus stop. The expanded Park & Ride program, funded by University Parking Services, fits in with the Transportation Update Plan developed…
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January 10, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass Students who wanted to attend the University applied in record numbers for fall term 1993 entry, according to Director of Undergraduate Admissions Theodore L. Spencer. In a presentation to the Regents at their December meeting, Spencer noted that 19,000 students applied for fall term admission, the most ever. The University admitted…
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January 10, 1994
J. Robert Willson J. Robert Willson, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1964–78, died Dec. 17. He was 81. Willson chaired the department through some strong growth years and was noted for his teaching—much of which is remembered through quotations. When asked about his treatment of prolonged labor, he said “I prevent…
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January 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank LS&A faculty members are expected to approve today a quantitative reasoning requirement for all LS&A students, beginning with those who enter in fall 1994. The LS&A faculty meeting begins at 4:10 p.m. in Auditorium B, Angell Hall. Last April, LS&A faculty passed “in principle” a proposal from the Task Force on…
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December 6, 1993
A subcommittee of the University’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy Council is working on changes to the University smoking policy that will make the U-M a smoke-free campus. The group’s study of the issue is prompted by new concerns about the health hazards of environmental tobacco smoke. The council reports to George D. Zuidema, vice…
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December 6, 1993
The U-M Press has established the Society for Early English and Norse Electronic Texts (SEENET). The society will acquire, produce and disseminate scholarly electronic editions of Old Norse, Old English and Middle English texts. According to U-M Press editor Ellen Bauerle, “SEENET will combine the full capacities of computer technology with the highest standards of…
