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October 10, 2011
Roy Proffitt For several generations of Michigan Law students and alumni, Emeritus Professor Roy Proffitt was the face of the Law School itself. Last week Proffitt died at age 93. Proffitt, who earned his J.D. and Master of Law degrees at Michigan in 1946 and 1948, joined Michigan’s law faculty in 1956 and served in…
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September 19, 2011
Initial approval given for capital outlay projects on Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint campuses The regents gave initial approval for three projects that were part of the fiscal year 2011 capital outlay request to the State of Michigan. On the Ann Arbor campus, a $47 million project is planned to renovate the George Granger Brown Memorial…
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September 12, 2011
August 2011 crime map > Arrests made in two robberies University police arrested two individuals in separate street robberies in August. An 18-year-old visitor was arrested Aug. 7 and released pending warrant authorization for unarmed robbery. A student told police that he and a friend were walking near the West Hall arch around 1:30 a.m.…
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August 15, 2011
Eric Stein Eminent legal scholar Eric Stein, who first came to the Law School as a refugee from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia and later helped his adopted country draft rules that still govern the United Nations, has died in Ann Arbor at 98. Read a complete obituary for Eric Stein > The passing of a man universally…
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August 15, 2011
July 2011 crime map pdf > Man held on armed robbery A 21-year-old Detroit man remains in jail on a charge of attempted armed robbery in a July 28 incident near the Institute for Social Research. James Broome Jr. is being held on $50,000 cash bond in the Washtenaw County Jail after he was bound…
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July 25, 2011
June 2011 crime map > Several street attacks reported Police continue to receive reports of attacks on streets near campus, including three sexual assaults. The Ann Arbor Police, with assistance from the Department of Public Safety, are investigating these incidents. Additionally both police departments have increased uniformed police patrols throughout the night hours on and…
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July 25, 2011
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 21 meeting. Infrastructure improvements planned for North Hall An infrastructure improvement project planned for North Hall will update the building’s fire alarm and detection systems, improve building egress, provide an accessible entrance and unisex restroom, update the mechanical systems, and add storm…
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July 11, 2011
Police Beat is a monthly feature of the Record. The next publication date is July 25.
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June 20, 2011
Giles Bole Giles Bole, a former dean of the Medical School who specialized in arthritis research and rheumatology, died June 8 at University Hospital. He was 83. Bole served as dean for six years, stepping down in 1996 to return to the faculty. He retired from U-M in 2003. He spent nearly his entire academic…
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June 20, 2011
Suspect in jail for sexual assault at North Quad A 25-year-old man remains in jail on $125,000 bond on charges of sexual assault on campus and interfering with a witness. The man, who is homeless and not affiliated with the university, reportedly assaulted an 18-year-old female campus visitor around 10 p.m. May 27 in a…
