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July 19, 2010
June 2010 crime map> Assault results in arrest A 27-year-old Ann Arbor man was arraigned June 22 for allegedly brandishing a knife while in a confrontation with others on the Diag the previous day. The man was charged with felonious assault as well as assault and battery. The other men with whom he was arguing…
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July 19, 2010
Dr. L. George Upton Dr. L. George Upton, a faculty member with the School of Dentistry’s Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry for 40 years, died of lymphoma June 24. He was 69. Upton was regarded by his family, friends and colleagues as not only a skilled surgeon and academician, but…
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July 19, 2010
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its July 15 meeting. Design for addition to ISR approved The Board of Regents approved the schematic design for the planned addition to the Institute for Social Research. The four-story addition will add approximately 44,700 gross square feet of space to the ISR facility…
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July 5, 2010
Peter Steiner Peter Steiner, an internationally recognized scholar of economics and law, who guided LSA through turbulent economic times as dean in the 1980s, died June 26 at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 88. Steiner came to U-M in 1968, with a dual appointment as professor of economics and professor of law. He…
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June 21, 2010
May 2010 crime map > Student arrested in burglaries from EECS A student was arrested June 5 in connection with a series of burglaries from the Electrical and Engineering Honor Society offices. Money and food items frequently were taken from the snack bar as well as work areas during early morning incidents over several weeks,…
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June 21, 2010
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Regents; Ilitch named vice chair The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 17 meeting. Lab renovations planned at Gerstacker Approximately 6,000 gross square feet of the Carl A. Gerstacker Building will be renovated to create a state-of-the-art laboratory for research using molecular…
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June 7, 2010
Eric Essene Eric Essene, a highly regarded and widely cited professor emeritus of geological sciences, died of kidney cancer May 20 in Ann Arbor. He was 71. “Professor Essene made insightful and seminal contributions to understanding the pressure-temperature conditions at which ancient mountain belts formed and constraints on the speed with which rocks are transported…
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May 24, 2010
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its May 20 meeting. New golf practice facility planned The Board of Regents gave the initial approval for a new indoor golf practice facility, to be located at the existing driving range of the university golf course. New construction of approximately 10,000 gross square…
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May 24, 2010
April 2010 crime map > Two vehicles stolen, no suspects Two vehicle owners reported to DPS that their vehicles had been stolen from South Campus parking lots in April. On April 21, a contractor with the School of Music, Theatre & Dance reported that between 7:10 p.m.-10:10 p.m. his 1994 Chevrolet Blazer had been taken…
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May 10, 2010
Traianos Gagos Traianos Gagos, professor of papyrology and Greek in the Department of Classical Studies and archivist at Hatcher Library, died suddenly April 26. He was 49. Gagos came to U-M in 1987 with his doctorate from the University of Durham, England, as visiting assistant research scientist to proofread the papyrus texts that a team…
