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  1. January 18, 1993

    RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

    Editor’s Note: These summaries of research projects were presented to the Regents at their December 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. Liberalization and Its Limits: State Formation and State…
  2. January 18, 1993

    New policy on use of Diag, North Campus Common announced

    By Jane R. Elgass A Universitywide policy that clarifies regulations concerning the use of the Central Campus Diag and the North Campus Common has been implemented by Farris W. Womack, vice president and chief financial officer, and Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs. Preliminary work on the policy, which was effective Jan. 4,…
  3. January 18, 1993

    Work on Kipke Drive building OKd

    Renovation projects for the 1239 Kipke Drive Building (formerly Associated Springs), recently acquired by the University, were approved by the Regents at their December meeting. “The acquisition provides the University with an opportunity to solve a number of immediate and long-range academic and administrative space needs,” said Vice President Farris W. Womack. These include: —Relocating…
  4. January 18, 1993

    SACUA task force considers faculty retirement issues

    Based on one study, the change in the law governing mandatory retirement is unlikely to lead to significantly later faculty retirements on average nationwide. A better predictor of relatively later faculty retirements is the mean SAT scores of their students and whether they work at a research university. “The better the academic life, the more…
  5. January 18, 1993

    Engineering design class gives students ‘real world’ experience

    By Rebecca A. Doyle Mechanical engineering students get a taste of the real world in their senior design class, this year building 22 prototypes to prove out their design theories. The prototypes, many of which were co-sponsored by local industry, were on display in the atrium of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building last…
  6. January 18, 1993

    Series focuses on women filmmakers

    By Andrea O. Jackson Record Special Writer The Program in Film and Video Studies is presenting a Women in Film Series that features women producers and directors from the entertainment industry. Each artist will screen and discuss her films and filmmaking background at 7:30 p.m. on consecutive Saturdays in January and February in Angell Hall…
  7. January 18, 1993

    U-M-designed survey serves as model for ADA compliance

    A number of colleges and universities nationwide are using a U-M-designed survey to help them comply with an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement. Title II of the ADA requires all public institutions with 50 or more employees to perform by Jan. 26 a self-audit of all programs and services to determine how accessible they…
  8. January 18, 1993

    Rules of the game for retirement furloughs

    By the Senate Assembly on University Affairs Because of recent confusion and misinformation about the University’s retirement furlough program, the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs offers the following reminder of some of the rules governing retirement furloughs: —The program applies only to faculty; no comparable program exists for staff members. —Faculty members receive their…
  9. January 18, 1993

    Regents OK design, budget for Medical Center office building

    Approval of the final design and budget for the proposed Parking Structure Office Building (PSOB) on the Medical Campus was given by the Regents at their December meeting. To be built atop the proposed North Entrance Parking Structure (NEPS), the PSOB will have 170,000 gross square feet and is estimated to cost $43,270,000, according to…
  10. January 18, 1993

    POLICE BEAT

    By Mary Jo Frank Employee charged with embezzlement A student adviser in the School of Nursing, who has worked at the U-M for 22 years, has been charged with embezzling more that $100. She was arrested and arraigned in Ann Arbor’s 15th District Court Jan. 5. University Police arrested the 48-year- old Ann Arbor resident…