September 14, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank 2 skateboarders arrested for breaking and entering Two boys, ages 14 and 16, were arrested Aug. 14 by University Police for breaking and entering automobiles in the Thompson Street Parking Structure. U-M Police Lt. James R. Smiley says the youths, who are from Chelsea and Brighton, are suspects in at least…
September 14, 1992
Running out of space but don’t want to permanently get rid of the boxes, records or equipment that are crowding your office or laboratory? Store it off site. Property Disposition has opened a new 5,760-square-foot self-storage warehouse on North Campus. Available for short- and long-term rental, cubicles with wire mesh walls are available in five…
September 14, 1992
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Want to know how many white five-year-old males live in Ann Arbor or the number of female Pacific Islanders between ages 40–44 in Bay County—without thumbing through massive U.S. Census texts? Want the latest median sales price of new houses sold last month? Want instant information on economic…
September 14, 1992
Happy 175th birthday, U-M. It was on Aug. 26, 1817, that members of the Michigan territorial government in Detroit signed into law the act that created a “University of Michigania.” With the start of the 1992–93 academic year, the University begins celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding. Activities, programs and publications will focus on…
September 14, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass When the University this Friday officially announces the Campaign for Michigan in a series of mainly invitation-only events, it will be the largest fund-raising project ever mounted by a public university. The fund-raising program and its $1 billion goal have been described by many as the University’s most important undertaking of…
September 8, 1992
Edward S. Bordin Edward S. Bordin, professor emeritus of psychology, died of cancer Aug. 24 in La Jolla, Calif. He was 78. Bordin, who was director of the Counseling Center for more than 30 years, was a distinguished scholar, researcher and clinician in psychotherapy. “Generations of graduate clinical students, many now in leadership roles across…
September 8, 1992
Debra L. Cain, who joined the University Sept. 1 as the new coordinator of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) brings 14 years of experience with the issues of sexual assault and domestic violence to the post. Since 1977 she has been the executive director of HAVEN, a non-profit agency that deals with…
September 8, 1992
Helen Suzman, former senior front-bencher in South Africa’s House of Assembly, will deliver the annual Raoul Wallenberg Lecture, titled “South Africa in Transition: Past and Present Influences,” at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Rackham Auditorium. President James J. Duderstadt will present the Raoul Wallenberg Medal to Suzman. The lecture and medal were established in…
September 8, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank Four out of five freshmen who enroll at the U-M this fall will graduate within six years, assuming they are as successful as recent grads. The U-M’s 83.6 percent graduation rate, which jumped more than 20 percentage points in one decade, is among the highest in the nation. Of the 4,461…
September 8, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services College of Pharmacy researchers have developed a biochemical “Trojan horse” designed to smuggle oral medication through gastrointestinal tract membranes and into the bloodstream before the drug is destroyed during the digestive process. In recent tests of the technique using alpha-methyldopa (marketed as Aldo-met)—a common generic drug used to…
