September 7, 1993
By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations A team of researchers from the Department of Human Genetics has used gene therapy to cure Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in mice. DMD is the most common childhood form of this fatal disease. As reported in the Aug. 19 issue of Nature, the researchers inserted a corrected copy…
August 16, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank It will cost most U-M employees less to study at the University beginning this fall. The $600 cap per term on tuition reimbursement has been removed. Beginning with courses taken after Sept. 1, a full-time employee will be eligible for reimbursement of up to 75 percent of in-state U-M tuition and…
August 16, 1993
President James J. Duderstadt and head basketball coach Steve Fisher will be among those paying tribute to the U-M’s 400 custodians at a kick-off ceremony for Custodial Appreciation Week Aug. 30–Sept. 3. Thirty custodians will receive perfect attendance awards and another 50 will receive customer service awards at the ceremony scheduled 2–4 p.m. Aug. 30…
August 16, 1993
By Ryan Solomon News and Information Services Combine the ability to quickly mobilize 400 of your coworkers who have big hearts with unlimited access to nearly all University buildings and you have the makings of a large humanitarian effort to help people who have suffered from the Midwest floods. Custodian Donald Paschel watched television news…
August 16, 1993
By Andrea O. Jackson News and Information Services “I wish to see a cooperative effort to help transform South Africa’s primary, secondary and higher education. We need to retain and help these young people achieve success,” said Z.M. Chuenyane, vice chancellor of the University of Bophuthatswana. Chuenyane was speaking to South African and U.S. educators…
August 16, 1993
The new Family and Medical Leave Act (FLMA) allows employees to take unpaid leaves, with job protection, for the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child; their own serious illness; or the serious illness of a family member. The law took effect Aug. 5 for faculty and all regular staff except those represented…
August 16, 1993
One of Parking Services’ goals is to prevent safety hazards by repairing damage due to salt and age before the damage becomes disabling. In the long run this is also a cost-saving strategy since deterioration spawns other deterioration in related components. While performing such repairs, Parking Services tries to minimize inconvenience to the campus community…
August 16, 1993
Medical Center researchers have been awarded a $9 million contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to operate a national kidney research data center on campus. The center moved to Ann Arbor July 1 from Washington, D.C., where it was operated jointly by the U-M and the Urban Institute. The United States Renal Data…
August 16, 1993
With students returning to the U-M earlier than usual this fall, traffic on nine city streets near Central Campus will be rerouted the Thursday and Friday (Sept. 2–3) before Labor Day weekend. In addition, the same streets will be affected Sunday (Sept. 5), if necessary. However, all streets will be open as usual Saturday (Sept.…
