June 24, 2013
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 20 meeting. East Hall renovation for biopsychology Approximately 12,500 gross square feet of office space within East Hall will be renovated to create a new research laboratory for the Biopsychology Area of the Department of Psychology. The $4.6 million project will be…
June 24, 2013
May 2013 crime map > Break-in reported at Botanical Gardens Staff at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens reported to police May 23 that they discovered two unknown subjects in one of the buildings prior to opening for the day. Staff confronted the subjects who left the building. While reporting the incident to police, a window screen…
June 10, 2013
Bryan Rogers, former dean of Art & Design, dies at age 72 Submitted by the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design Bryan Rogers, professor and former dean of what is now the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, died May 28 at home, after a lengthy illness and in the care…
May 20, 2013
The following items were approved the Board of Regents at its May 16 meeting. Lab renovation planned at G. G. Brown A renovation of an existing lab space on the second floor of the George Granger Brown Memorial Laboratories building will allow the relocation of a flame spray pyrolysis apparatus used in nanoparticle research into…
May 20, 2013
April 2013 crimemap > Two crime alerts still unsolved Two major crimes — a sexual assault and a robbery — that reportedly occurred on campus in April still are under investigation, but U-M police have few leads. On April 28, a female visitor told police that as she was walking from South University through the…
May 20, 2013
Carolyn Annette Myers (nee Sutton) Carolyn Annette Myers (nee Sutton), who worked as a new patient scheduler in the Rheumatology Department at the U-M Health System, died May 12 of cancer. She was 45. She is survived by her husband, Verne; her sisters, Theresa Sutton, Mary Breijak (Sutton) and Patty Sutton; her brother, Peter Sutton;…
April 22, 2013
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its April 18 meeting. Design approved for Clements Library project The Board of Regents approved the design for a project involving the comprehensive renovation of the infrastructure of the William L. Clements Library. The project will include an underground addition of approximately 7,500 gross…
April 15, 2013
March 2013 Crime map > Burglaries at two Northwood Apartments Two apartment doors in the 1700 block of Murfin Avenue were found broken into March 6. The residents were away for spring break. Two televisions, a camera, two watches, a Kindle eReader and cash reportedly were taken sometime between 8 p.m. March 1 and 8…
March 25, 2013
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its March 21 meeting. South Quad renovation wins final approval The Board of Regents authorized issuing the South Quadrangle Renovation project for bids and awarding construction contracts. The $60 million project will renovate approximately 106,700 square feet of space to provide expanded dining facilities…
March 18, 2013
February 2013 crime map > Road rage spills into parking lot A staff member told police he was struck by a truck while protecting his own vehicle following an earlier dispute over driving methods. The incident reportedly occurred around 8 a.m. Feb. 21 in Lot NC43 near Fuller Road and Bonisteel Boulevard. The victim said…
