January 10, 1994
To increase campus security, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in December increased its patrols around major residence halls on both Central and North campuses and opened three Central Campus parking structures for free parking in the evening for students and employees. In the pilot program that will continue through the end of January, students,…
January 10, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Seven of the 10 top-cited research papers on the African American experience in the last decade were authored by U-M scholars. The first-ever citation-based ranking of Black studies departments, scholars and research papers appears in the autumn 1993 issue of The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. For…
January 10, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass While the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF) “appreciates this year’s salary program,” it urges that “all possible effort be given to continuing, and enhancing, a salary improvement program in the coming year,” John E. Tropman told the Regents at their December meeting. He also said that the…
January 10, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Barbara Blum, president of the Foundation for Child Development in New York City, and Madeline Cartwright, nationally renowned educator and author of For the Children, top the agenda for the second annual Medstart conference to be held 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Towsley Center. In her…
December 6, 1993
Accommodations available for those attending Regents’ meeting Individuals with disabilities who wish to attend the Dec. 16–17 Regents meeting and need assistance should contact the Regents’ Office two weeks in advance. Call 764-3883 or write to Regents’ Office, Fleming Administration Bldg., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. For TDD services, call 747-1388. Patient parking expanded at Taubman…
December 6, 1993
By Cindy Fox Aisen Medical Center Public Relations The first use of DNA as a drug was reported in a Medical Center study published in the Dec. 1 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). This technology may ultimately impact medicine as broadly as the use of monoclonal antibodies, CT scanning or…
December 6, 1993
By Lew Morrissey U-M-Flint The appointment of Lawrence D. Kugler as interim chancellor at U-M-Flint, effective Jan. 1, will be recommended by President James J. Duder-stadt to the Regents at their December meeting. Kugler is a professor of mathematics and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He will lead the Flint campus…
December 6, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The Center for Human Growth and Development has received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will fund international research conducted abroad by U-M’s minority faculty and students. Nine faculty, 18 graduate students and 18 undergraduates will conduct…
December 6, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services At its November meeting, the Board of Regents authorized the University to negotiate with relevant Native American groups in compliance with a federal law that requires universities and museums to return to Native American groups, upon request, human remains and certain cultural objects shown to be affiliated with…
December 6, 1993
Acoma (New Mexico); Apache: 8 groups in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma; Arikara, North Dakota; Brule Sioux (South Dakota); Cherokee (North Carolina); Crow (Montana); Hopi (Arizona); Iowa (Oklahoma); Isleta (New Mexico); Jemez (New Mexico); LacVieux (Michigan); Laguna (New Mexico); Navajo (Arizona); Grand Traverse (Michigan); Pawnee (Oklahoma); Gila River Pima (Arizona); Potawatomi (Michigan); Quapaw (Oklahoma); Saginaw…
