September 14, 1992
The largest beneficiary of the Campaign for Michigan will be the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, which has a $110 million goal. But even with such an impressive goal, LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg says “it’s a small part of our needs. We cut back on our target to what we can achieve,…
September 14, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Do you blame your flagging health and slow pace on old age, arthritis or heart disease? If you answered “arthritis” or “heart disease,” you may outlive your more resigned neighbors. Researchers at the U-M and Brown University have found that elderly people who blame their declining abilities on…
September 14, 1992
By Lew Morrissey U-M-Flint U-M-Flint’s Women’s Center, designed to meet the needs of the campus’s 3,900 women students, will open Sept. 23 in the University Pavilion. “We are very grateful for the support of the chancellor and the many students, faculty and staff who are helping us inaugurate an exciting era at U-M-Flint,” says Lora…
September 14, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Scientists at the U-M and the French National Atomic Energy Commission have achieved another breakthrough in the international race to create the world’s most powerful beam of laser light. The first scientific report of the laser beam breakthrough was made by the French group directed by C. Sauteret…
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…
