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November 12, 1997
The University Record, November 12, 1997 A woman reported to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) a sexual assault that took place around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 9 near the Geddes Road entrance to the Arboretum. The lone male perpetrator, last seen on foot, used a knife to threaten the woman. He is described as a…
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November 12, 1997
The University Record, November 12, 1997 From Medical Center Public Relations People who develop type 2 diabetes at an early age can substantially reduce their rates of blindness and kidney failure in later life by tightly controlling their blood-sugar level, according to researchers at the Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Ann…
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November 12, 1997
The University Record, November 12, 1997 Regent Emeritus Frederick C. Matthaei Jr. had a surprise for those attending the Oct. 31 dedication of the ’47 E Reflecting Pool (contributed by the Class of 1947), adjacent to the Lurie Engineering Center on North Campus. The dedication ceremonies were held inside due to inclement weather. After a…
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November 12, 1997
The University Record, November 12, 1997 By Theresa Hofer Information Technology Division When instructor Jose Benki’s wallet was stolen from his gym locker two years ago, he quickly canceled his credit cards, filed a police report, and replaced his identification cards. He thought that was the end of the incident. In reality, his troubles were…
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November 12, 1997
The University Record, November 12, 1997 This Cancer Center kiosk at Busch’s on South Main St. is one of 50 deployed around the state. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle From Medical Center Public Relations The Comprehensive Cancer Center is launching a statewide network of interactive computer kiosks to link residents with up-to-date health information. The…
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November 12, 1997
The University Record, November 12, 1997 Mathematics professor Carolyn Dean talks with participants at Sonya Kovalevsky Day. Photo by James Matthew Wilson By James Matthew WilsonNews and Information Services Nearly 50 high school-age women from southeastern Michigan assembled in East Hall earlier this fall to learn about career opportunities for women in mathematics. The day-long…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Johnston By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The Monitoring the Future Study at Institute for Social Research (ISR) received a five-year, $23 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to continue annual surveys of smoking, drinking and illicit drug use by American young people. Started in…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Tiffany Powell works in a pharmacy lab. By Kerry Colligan Last summer, five Ann Arbor area high school students and two area high school teachers came to labs to learn new skills and interact with graduate students and faculty as part of the College of Pharmacy’s National Center for…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Klaus-Peter Beier (left), adjunct associate professor and research scientist at Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME), and Steffen Heise, NAME international intern, take turns with stereo glasses that allow them to see the environment in thr ee dimensions in the CAVE¨ (Cave Automatic Virtual Environment) at the Virtual Reality…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Dark and gray areas in this mouse muscle tissue, sampled one month after injection with the U-M viral vector, indicate regions containing the dystrophin virus. By Sally Pobojewski Medical Center Public Relations U-M scientists have developed a viral vector that delivers the gene for dystrophin, a protein critical for…
