September 7, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) has added a new route, a U-M shuttle to and from Wolverine Tower, to its schedule. Faculty, staff and students with University ID can ride Route 36 free and Oak Valley Route 16 free when going to and from Wolverine Tower; the University pays the fare.…
September 7, 1993
Eleven University police, security and dispatch officers were sworn in and another four were honored recently at a Department of Public Safety (DPS) graduation and awards ceremony. Two contract security guards also received awards. Distinguished Service Citations were presented Aug. 12 to security officer Melissa J. Bolyard and police officer Gerald D. Steiner. Their quick…
September 7, 1993
One of the provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, signed Aug. 10, reinstates the exclusion from income of employer-provided educational assistance, retroactive to July 1, 1992, through Dec. 31, 1994. As a result, tuition refunds to staff members will no longer be taxed or reported as income. Changes have been made in…
September 7, 1993
Comments on these proposed revisions to Section 13.04 of the Regents’ Bylaws should be directed by Sept. 21 to the Office of the General Counsel, 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, telephone 764-0304. Proposed Revisions of Regents’ Bylaws Section 13.04. (Proposed additions are in bold, deletions are struck out.) Section 13.04 University of Michigan Alumni Association…
September 7, 1993
Turner Geriatric Clinic’s Learning in Retirement program will offer a series of weekly mini courses this fall taught by emeritus professors. An open house to kick off the program will be held at 3 p.m. Wed. (Sept. 8) at the 20/20 Cafe, Kellogg Eye Center. Courses offered this fall include: B.C.: A Panorama of Life…
September 7, 1993
Frederick C. Neidhardt, associate dean for faculty affairs at the Medical School, has been appointed associate vice president for research, effective Oct. 1 for a five-year term. In announcing the appointment, Vice President for Research Homer C. Neal said: “Given Prof. Neidhardt’s superlative understanding of research issues in the contemporary University, his wealth of administrative…
September 7, 1993
Listed below are the members of the primary research faculty who have been promoted, effective Sept. 1. LS&A: Florence S. Wagner, research scientist. Medical School: Michael D. Uhler, biological chemistry, associate research scientist; Kirk A. Frey, internal medicine, Mental Health Research Institute, associate research scientist; Richard A. Altschuler, otorhinolaryngology, research scientist; Yehoash Raphael, otorhinolaryngology, assistant…
September 7, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Like boxers in training for the championship fight, U-M students and their solar car, Maize & Blue, are trimming down, psyching up and getting in shape for the “big one” in solar car racing—the World Solar Challenge across Australia that begins Nov. 7. The 21 undergraduates on the…
September 7, 1993
The Institute for the Humanities has appointed 10 Visiting Fellows for 1993–94, all of whom will work in areas relevant to the Institute’s theme, “The Geography of Identity.” Visiting fellows share in the interdisciplinary community of the Institute during visits lasting from one week to a full term, joining the seven Michigan faculty and five…
September 7, 1993
Michigan residents who look up on clear nights this September will be treated to a great view of four of our solar system’s nine planets and the Summer Triangle—a large constellation made up of three bright stars, according to astronomer Richard G. Teske. “During September, Michigan skywatchers will be able to see the Summer Triangle—a…
