January 15, 2007
December 2006 crime map> Roommate arrested following fight A 20-year-old resident of Alice Lloyd Residence Hall was arrested and released Dec. 5 after he reportedly punched his roommate in the face during an argument. The 22-year-old victim was taken to the U-M Hospital Emergency Room for treatment of substantial facial injuries. The case is under…
January 8, 2007
Martha Ludwig Martha Ludwig, the J. Lawrence Oncley Distinguished University Professor of Biological Chemistry at the Medical School and senior research professor in the Biophysics Research Division, died Nov. 27. Ludwig was one of the most distinguished scientists on campus, colleagues say. She joined the faculty in 1967 as an assistant professor and maintained an…
January 8, 2007
The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 15 meeting. Pharmacology consolidation continues Two Medical School laboratories will be relocated to continue the consolidation of the research facilities for the Department of Pharmacology into Medical Science Unit I. A microbiology and immunology lab from the Kresge complex and a cellular…
December 4, 2006
Henry Root Austin Henry Root Austin, professor emeritus of communication, died Sept. 4. He was 97. Austin was born in Alma, Mich. His family moved to Ann Arbor, where he earned all of his degrees from U-M—Bachelor of Arts (1934), Master of Arts (1947) and doctoral degree in education (1959). Gifted as a singer and…
November 20, 2006
Concrete to replace brick tunnel Older sections of the underground utility tunnel made of brick will be replaced with a concrete tunnel following project approval from the regents. Many utilities are piped through the tunnel system, portions of which are more than 70 years old and connect buildings on the Central and Medical campuses. This…
November 13, 2006
October 2006 crime map> Student’s purse snatched A student’s purse was snatched Oct. 29 as she attempted to give a stranger directions, the victim told police. The student reported to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) that at about 10:30 p.m. she was walking near the intersection of Maynard and William streets when she was…
November 6, 2006
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October 30, 2006
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October 23, 2006
The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its Oct. 20 meeting held at U-M-Flint. Schematic design for PML renovations The Board of Regents approved the schematic design for renovations to create state-of-the-art research laboratory space for the new Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute. Approximately 25,000 gross square feet at the Michigan…
October 23, 2006
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