September 14, 1992
The largest beneficiary of the Campaign for Michigan will be the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, which has a $110 million goal. But even with such an impressive goal, LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg says “it’s a small part of our needs. We cut back on our target to what we can achieve,…
September 14, 1992
By Terry Gallagher News and Information Services The Dead Sea Scrolls were concealed in caves for 2,000 years, until they were accidentally recovered in 1947. Many claim that they have been concealed by scholars in modern libraries and offices ever since. Four scholars involved in the publication of the scrolls will discuss the documents’ contribution…
September 8, 1992
When it comes to moving—personal belongings, expensive equipment or their offices—people often get uptight. But they don’t need to be anxious about campus moves, says Kenneth R. McCrath, who has arranged moves of millions of dollars of equipment for the College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS). “I don’t even stand…
September 8, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank Due to structural problems of the Fuller Bridge on Fuller Road, all Transportation Services North Campus bus routes have been altered for an indefinite length of time. Currently only vehicles weighing less than five tons are allowed on the bridge. Transportation Services Manager Patrick Cunningham says that despite the detours necessary…
September 8, 1992
Peter M. Banks, dean, College of Engineering; Giles G. Bole Jr., dean, Medical School; Jon Cosovich, vice president for development; James J. Duderstadt, president; Edie N. Goldenberg, LS&A Dean; Walter Harrison, executive director, university relations; Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs; Robert S. Holbrook, associate vice president for academic affairs; Clinton B. Jones,…
September 8, 1992
By Terry Gallagher News and Information Services The role of Jews and converted Jews in Christopher Columbus’ exploration of America will be the subject of a conference here Sunday (Sept. 13). The conference, “Jews and Conversos in the Encounter,” is part of a year-long observance of the 500th anniversary of Columbus’s first voyage to the…
September 8, 1992
Transportation Services introduces its new North Campus Nite Owl service Thursday (Sept. 10). The North Campus Nite Owl will stop at the College of Engineering (north entrance of the Dow Building), North Campus Commuter Lot, Aerospace Engineering Building, Computing Center, North Campus Commons, Art and Architecture Building, Moore Building, Bursley Hall and Baits Houses. Central…
September 8, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M scientist has added a critical piece to the rapidly emerging picture of nitric oxide—a mysterious gas that appears to control blood vessel dilation, kill parasitic pathogens and regulate the transmission of nerve impulses in the brain. Michael A. Marletta, who in 1985 discovered the key role…
September 8, 1992
By Michael Harrison Medical Center Public Relations For two weeks in August, 21 health care professionals from Japan were on campus finding out about University training opportunities in geriatrics and gerontology. Japan’s population is aging faster than that of any other country because of declining birth rates and longer life spans. Japanese life expectancy is…
September 8, 1992
Paleontologist James Madsen, an expert on allosaurus and other dinosaurs that lived in western North America during the late Jurassic Period 145 million years ago, will give a seminar at 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 10) in Room 1300, Chemistry Building. In the mid-1960s, Madsen directed the assembly of the Exhibit Museum’s standing skeletal reconstruction of…
