November 16, 1992
The appointment of Laura McCain Patterson as University Registrar has been announced by Mary Ann P. Swain, associate vice president for academic affairs. She will assume her new duties May 1. Patterson will succeed Douglas R. Woolley, who has served as interim registrar since the retirement of Alfred A. Stuart in June. Patterson has been…
November 16, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The best part about living in Ann Arbor is the people, says Moscow aircraft designer Oleg Samoilovich, who is a visiting professor in aerospace engineering this term. “People are very friendly, open and straight-forward,” Samoilovich says. “I don’t feel like I’m in a foreign country.” Samoilovich, who speaks…
November 16, 1992
A four-year, $1.9 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has been awarded to the School of Public Health to integrate community-based public health approaches into course work, student internships and research. The Kellogg grant supports the Detroit-Genesee Community-based Public Health Consortium, which includes the School of Public Health, the School of Social Work, the…
November 16, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Telephone lines were unusually busy the past few weeks as pollsters called the American public to find out how they would vote in the presidential election. Now that the final tallies are in and Bill Clinton is preparing to take office, things are settling back to normal. But at the Institute…
November 16, 1992
Members of the first Quality Improvement Team in the Information Technology Division (ITD) to complete its work last week said they were “sad it’s over” and that it was “exciting being a member of a pilot project.” The team members work at ITD’s Network Operations Center on North Campus. The nine members, who have met…
November 16, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M researchers have developed the first sensor that can directly measure the amount of heparin in whole blood and alert physicians to the dangerous bleeding heparin produces in some patients. Heparin is a drug commonly used in surgery to prevent the formation of blood clots that can cause…
November 16, 1992
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Two ancient, life-sized terra-cotta Chinese warriors and a war horse have journeyed from a pit in Xian, China, to the Museum of Art where they now stand guard in the West Gallery. Starting tomorrow (Nov. 17), the public may view these clay representatives of the powerful army that…
November 16, 1992
Two elements of the quality management approach can be adopted and adapted for daily use by anyone, even if they are not involved in M-Quality activities. The first is use of a PAL for meetings, which translates to Purpose, Agenda, Limit. Every meeting should have a purpose, a statement of what is to be accomplished…
November 16, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass Nine Information Technology Division (ITD) staff members had two reasons to celebrate last week, and did so at a reception Nov. 11 at ITD’s Network Operations Center (NOC) on North Campus. The Network Operations technicians and supervisors celebrated completion of their work as members of a Quality Improvement Team and the…
November 16, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Product warning labels—meant to protect you from the potential dangers of consumer products like pesticides and drain cleaners—may be hazardous to your health, according to a study by a U-M doctoral student in engineering. “The current practice of separating warnings from the directions for use increases the chances…
