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January 24, 2011
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Jan. 20 meeting. Capital outlay request submitted to the State In December the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses each submitted annual requests for capital funding and a five-year capital plan to the State of Michigan. When capital outlay funding is made available…
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January 24, 2011
A.W. Brian Simpson A.W. Brian Simpson, a Michigan Law professor who was recognized around the world as one of the leading academic lawyers of his generation, died at his home in England Jan. 10 at the age of 79. Simpson’s scholarly interests included the historical development of law and legal institutions, legal philosophy, the European…
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January 17, 2011
December 2010 crime map > Student reports sexual assault A student told university police Dec. 13 that she had been sexually assaulted earlier that morning in an East Quad room. She said that as she walked across campus from an off-campus party, she encountered a classmate, who she said forced her into the residence hall…
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January 10, 2011
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 17 meeting. G. G. Brown addition design approved The regents approved the proposed design for an approximately 62,500-gross-square-foot addition to the George Granger Brown Memorial Laboratories building to support the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s research endeavors in bio-systems, energy and nano-systems. The…
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January 10, 2011
Ralph Baldwin Ralph Belknap Baldwin, who taught astronomy at U-M, died Oct. 23 at age 98. Born on June 6, 1912, he graduated from U-M with a Bachelor of Science in 1934, a Master of Science in 1935 and a doctorate in astronomy (physics) in 1937. He taught astronomy at U-M, Pennsylvania and Northwestern. Baldwin…
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December 13, 2010
November 2010 crime map > Off-campus shooting injures student A U-M student was treated and released from the U-M Emergency Department for a gunshot wound he sustained at a house party in the 1400 block of State Street just after midnight Dec. 5. Another person at the party also sustained a gunshot wound and was…
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November 22, 2010
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Nov. 18 meeting. Renovations planned at Modern Languages Building LSA will renovate approximately 24,000 gross square feet on the basement and second levels of the Modern Languages Building to house its Instructional Support Services Media Center, currently in leased space, and the Department…
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November 15, 2010
Shirley Verrett Shirley Verrett, the James Earl Jones Distinguished University Professor of Voice at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, died Nov. 5 in Ann Arbor at the age of 79. “She was one of America’s greatest opera singers,” George Shirley, professor emeritus of voice and longtime friend and colleague, told the Detroit Free…
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November 15, 2010
October crime map > Student slapped at football game A student told police Oct. 9 that she had been slapped twice on the buttocks by an unknown male while attending a football game. A 19-year-old student was identified as the suspect. The investigation has been submitted to the county prosecutor’s office for review. Patient reported…
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October 18, 2010
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Oct. 14 meeting. Regents praise Coleman’s performance Regent Andrew Richner shared highlights of President Mary Sue Coleman’s annual review by the Personnel, Compensation and Governance Committee. Richner said Coleman had an outstanding year, and outlined her many accomplishments including keeping tuition rates low,…
