September 7, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Faculty, staff and students returning to campus this fall may be shocked to see that the dollar amounts in their MTS accounts have fallen drastically. Beginning in July, the Information Technology Division (ITD) made changes in the rate structure for all customers except rates that were negotiated with external customers. But…
September 7, 1993
By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations A team of researchers from the Department of Human Genetics has used gene therapy to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in mice. DMD is the most common childhood form of this fatal disease. As reported in the Aug. 19 issue of Nature, the researchers inserted a corrected copy…
September 7, 1993
Michigan residents who look up on clear nights this September will be treated to a great view of four of our solar system’s nine planets and the Summer Triangle—a large constellation made up of three bright stars, according to astronomer Richard G. Teske. “During September, Michigan skywatchers will be able to see the Summer Triangle—a…
September 7, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Like boxers in training for the championship fight, U-M students and their solar car, Maize & Blue, are trimming down, psyching up and getting in shape for the “big one” in solar car racing—the World Solar Challenge across Australia that begins Nov. 7. The 21 undergraduates on the…
September 7, 1993
Frederick C. Neidhardt, associate dean for faculty affairs at the Medical School, has been appointed associate vice president for research, effective Oct. 1 for a five-year term. In announcing the appointment, Vice President for Research Homer C. Neal said: “Given Prof. Neidhardt’s superlative understanding of research issues in the contemporary University, his wealth of administrative…
September 7, 1993
Comments on these proposed revisions to Section 13.04 of the Regents’ Bylaws should be directed by Sept. 21 to the Office of the General Counsel, 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, telephone 764-0304. Proposed Revisions of Regents’ Bylaws Section 13.04. (Proposed additions are in bold, deletions are struck out.) Section 13.04 University of Michigan Alumni Association…
September 7, 1993
Eleven University police, security and dispatch officers were sworn in and another four were honored recently at a Department of Public Safety (DPS) graduation and awards ceremony. Two contract security guards also received awards. Distinguished Service Citations were presented Aug. 12 to security officer Melissa J. Bolyard and police officer Gerald D. Steiner. Their quick…
September 7, 1993
Romanian-born poet, author and radio commentator Andrei Codrescu will speak at a screening of the film Road Scholar at 7 p.m. Sunday (Sept. 12) at the Michigan Theater. Codrescu’s commentaries are frequently heard on National Public Radio’s newsmagazine “All Things Considered.” He teaches English literature at Louisiana State University and is editor of Exquisite Corpse,…
September 7, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Michael R. Kapetan, sculptor and lecturer at the School of Art, will offer the public a rare glimpse of fine sculpture-in-progress during his six-month residence at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. An ecclesiastical sculptor who specializes in wood carving, Kapetan will be Artist-in-Residence at the cathedral beginning…
September 7, 1993
MartinusVeltman honored by European Physical Society Martinus J. Veltman, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics, has been awarded the 1993 High Energy and Particle Physics Prize of the European Physical Society. McVaugh book recognized Rogers McVaugh, curator emeritus of vascular plants and professor emeritus of botany, has received the Luz Maria Villarreal de Puga…
