January 9, 2006
Emmett Leith Emmett Leith, a professor known widely as one of the founders of modern holography, died Dec. 23 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 78. Leith (Photo courtesy College Of Engineering) In 1964, Leith and colleague Juris Upatnieks displayed a revolutionary laser transmission hologram of a toy train at the Optical Society Spring…
December 12, 2005
Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 15 meeting. Related story: U-M Regents approve design for major SAB upgrade> Operating rooms added to CVC Two operating rooms will be added into previously designated shelled space at the Cardiovascular Center (CVC), which currently is under construction. The expansion…
December 12, 2005
November 2005 crime map> Investigation continues in sexual assault incident Criminal investigators with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) continue to investigate a report of a sexual assault in East Hall. On Nov. 18, a student reported to DPS that she had been forcibly fondled at 1:20 p.m. Nov. 15 in a first-floor women’s room.…
December 12, 2005
Edward Loyer Assistant University Registrar Edward Clark Loyer died Sept. 27 after a short illness. He was 68. Loyer (Photo courtesy Loyer family) Loyer was a man of many interests and talents, including being an avid cyclist, jazz enthusiast, and passionate supporter of the arts and theatre. He saw himself as an administrator/educator with an…
December 5, 2005
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November 21, 2005
Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its Nov. 17 meeting. Internal renovation slated for EECS With many of the faculty and staff from the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building scheduled to move into the soon-to-be-open Computer Science and Engineering Building, the regents approved an internal renovation for…
November 21, 2005
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November 14, 2005
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its October meeting. Student Publications Building named for Stanford Lipsey The regents named the Student Publications Building in honor of Buffalo News Publisher Stanford Lipsey, who began his career 60 years ago as a student working for U-M’s yearbook, the Michiganensian, and…
November 14, 2005
October 2005 crime map> Local man charged with laptop thefts A 23-year-old Ypsilanti man was arraigned Nov. 9 in connection with thefts of laptop computers from U-M libraries. Isaiah Johnson, an Eastern Michigan University student, was charged with two felonies—larceny from a building, which carries a penalty of four years in jail and/or a $5,000…
November 7, 2005
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