March 8, 1993
Accusations against three students under the student rights and responsibilities policy have been officially filed with the Office of Student Affairs. One student is accused of drug sales, another of physical harassment and a third of stalking, according to Mary Lou Antieau, who heads the Judicial Adviser’s Office. Once a complaint is received by Antieau,…
March 8, 1993
Family members of Robert D. Foster, 39, formerly of Texas, have identified his body, which was found about 2:30 p.m. March 1 by passersby in the Nichols Arboretum. The 123-acre botanical park borders the Huron River and is adjacent to the Medical Campus. Foster was found about halfway across the Arboretum from the river near…
March 8, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A decade ago Helen Zia was working as a large-press operator at a Chrysler stamping plant in Detroit. Today the New Jersey-born Chinese American and past president of the Asian American Journalists Association is a contributing editor of Ms. magazine and president of a San Franciso-based database firm. Zia shared her…
March 8, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M researcher has discovered that antibodies produced by individuals with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) actually change the shape of the patients’ DNA molecules to produce a tighter bond between antibodies and DNA. Binding between lupus antibodies and DNA molecules is the first step in…
March 8, 1993
Lester P. Monts, professor of ethnomusicology and a dean of undergraduate affairs at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has been recommended to the Regents for appointment as vice provost for academic and multicultural affairs. The Regents are scheduled to consider the nomination at their March 11–12 meeting. If approved, the appointment would be effective…
March 1, 1993
Editor’s Note: Information on these research projects were presented to the Regents at their February meeting by William C. Kelly, vice president for research. The material here was prepared for the Record by the staff of ResearchNews , a publication of the Division of Research Development and Administration. Therapy of Wilson’s Disease with Zinc and…
March 1, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank “Good speech must drive out bad, including the bad speech of the boorish, cruel and obstinate,” asserts Rutgers University Prof. Catharine Stimpson. Affirming her support of intellectual and academic freedom, Stimpson said educators must educate themselves about the frustrations and pain that drive good people to argue for constrictions on the…
March 1, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank One of the most striking lessons too many international students learn at the U-M isn’t found in books. It’s learning to live with isolation, sometimes even hostility. A lack of interaction with Americans is one of the major problems experienced by international students, according to Rashid L. Bashshur, chair of Senate…
March 1, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank The “wicked problem” of disposing of nuclear waste, notes Garry D. Brewer, clearly illustrates the tight bonds existing between the environment, the economy and ethics. Lecturing Feb. 19 as part of Sigma Xi’s Ethics and Science Lecture Series, Brewer offered four guiding principles to deal with environmental inquiries based on the…
March 1, 1993
Editor’s Note: See related article on page 6. By Mary Jo Frank The initial steps to close the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) were mishandled, violate University rules and prejudice future decisions about the department’s fate, PPIH Chair Yuzuru J. Takeshita told colleagues at the Feb. 15 Senate Assembly meeting. Takeshita said…
