September 14, 1992
By Michael Harrison Medical Center Public Relations Researchers at two of Michigan’s largest medical centers have joined forces to track down the cause of one of the most deadly lung diseases. Backed by a five-year, $5 million grant from the Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at the…
September 14, 1992
Happy 175th birthday, U-M. It was on Aug. 26, 1817, that members of the Michigan territorial government in Detroit signed into law the act that created a “University of Michigania.” With the start of the 1992–93 academic year, the University begins celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding. Activities, programs and publications will focus on…
September 14, 1992
By Michael Harrison Medical Center Public Relations The Medical Center and Oakwood Health Services Corp. have signed a letter of intent to develop affiliations that will help both organizations meet their educational and patient care objectives. The letter calls for discussions toward agreements on affiliations that will en-hance the availability and quality of edu-cational programs,…
September 14, 1992
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Want to know how many white five-year-old males live in Ann Arbor or the number of female Pacific Islanders between ages 40–44 in Bay County—without thumbing through massive U.S. Census texts? Want the latest median sales price of new houses sold last month? Want instant information on economic…
September 14, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank A summer job he landed as a teen-ager steered Sam Goodin toward what would become his life work. “I worked at a camp for children with disabilities. I’m lucky. I fell into it,” explains Goodin, the new director of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). As a counselor at Southern Illinois…
September 14, 1992
Running out of space but don’t want to permanently get rid of the boxes, records or equipment that are crowding your office or laboratory? Store it off site. Property Disposition has opened a new 5,760-square-foot self-storage warehouse on North Campus. Available for short- and long-term rental, cubicles with wire mesh walls are available in five…
September 14, 1992
Tabs for textbooks may total hundreds of dollars, but students will get one handy reference guide free. Some 58,000 copies of the U-M’s first edition of the Campus Safety Handbook and Annual Security Report will be mailed to all students, faculty and staff this week. The handbook, published by the Department of Public Safety (DPS),…
September 14, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank 2 skateboarders arrested for breaking and entering Two boys, ages 14 and 16, were arrested Aug. 14 by University Police for breaking and entering automobiles in the Thompson Street Parking Structure. U-M Police Lt. James R. Smiley says the youths, who are from Chelsea and Brighton, are suspects in at least…
September 14, 1992
While all schools, colleges and units of the University will participate in the Campaign and will have particular areas of emphasis, five program areas have been identified as featured programs. Undergraduate Education Initiative The Center for Undergraduate Education, a bold new approach to higher education, will be both a place and a concept. It will…
September 14, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Scientists at the U-M and the French National Atomic Energy Commission have achieved another breakthrough in the international race to create the world’s most powerful beam of laser light. The first scientific report of the laser beam breakthrough was made by the French group directed by C. Sauteret…
