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May 9, 1994
Construction of the Tennis Center, on a phased basis as funding is identified, was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. The project, first approved by the Regents in 1990, will be located on State Street adjacent to the U-M Golf Course. “In order to meet the program requirements for a Tennis Center, it…
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May 9, 1994
Revisions of two Regents’ Bylaws have been proposed, and will be acted on by the Regents at their June meeting. Comments on the proposed revisions should be directed by May 16 to the Office of the General Counsel, 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, telephone 764-0304 or FAX 763-5648. Proposed additions are highlighted, and deletions are…
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May 9, 1994
The Medical Center has been awarded $10.5 million to continue the work of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC). The five-year grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health will expand both research and clinical activities at the Medical Center and throughout the state. Under the direction of…
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May 9, 1994
The works of nearly 20 scholars and writers are featured in the spring 1994 edition of Michigan Quarterly Review (MQR) . Published by the U-M, MQR contains essays, poetry, fiction, memoirs, reviews and graphics. U-M contributors are Gorman L. Beauchamp, associate professor of humanities and adjunct associate professor of English, who reviews John Gross’ Shylock:…
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May 9, 1994
By John Woodford News and Inforamtion Services The Dalai Lama told U-M students that Chinese leaders were wrong to tell critics of its Tibetan policy that human rights are not universal but relative, to be defined by different cultures and countries as they see fit. Tenzing Gyatso, Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader, made the statement…
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May 9, 1994
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Behavior, Culture, and Conflict in World Politics, edited by William Zimmerman, professor of political science and co-director, Program in International Peace and Security; and Harold K. Jacobson, the Jesse Siddal Reeves Professor of Political Science and director, Center for Political Studies. Assembling research…
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May 9, 1994
Gary Joe Lewis, assistant professor of music (conducting), will be the Donald R. Shepherd Assistant Professor of Conducting in the School. His new appointment, effective Sept. 1, was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. “Last December, the Regents approved establishment of this endowed professorship, named to honor Donald R. Shepherd, long-time supporter of…
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May 9, 1994
Jeffrey Sean Lehman will be recommended as dean of the Law School. He will become the School’s 14th dean on July 1 if approved by the Regents at their May meeting. The current dean, Lee C. Bollinger, is leaving in June to become provost at Dartmouth College. Lehman is professor of law and public policy…
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May 9, 1994
A $14,175,463 construction contract for the proposed renovation of the C.C. Little Building was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. The low bidder is Ellis-Don Michigan Inc. of Southfield. The renovation project is principally infrastructure upgrading and includes restoration of the exterior and replacement of the major mechanical and electrical systems. The project’s…
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May 9, 1994
Bradford wins career development award Carol Rossier Bradford, associate professor of otorhinolaryngology, has won a Clinical Research Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Recipients are young, full-time faculty members who have completed significant post-doctoral research and are dedicated to careers in clinical oncology research. Bradford will receive an annual grant of…
