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September 24, 2007
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Sept. 20 meeting. Regents’ Bylaw 14.06 Nondiscrimination statement now includes ‘gender identity and gender expression’ The Board of Regents approved the inclusion of the words “gender identity and gender expression” to Regents’ Bylaw Sec. 14.06 Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action at the board’s Sept.…
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September 24, 2007
John S. King John S. King, professor emeritus of nuclear engineering, died Aug. 30 at his home in Ann Arbor following a two-year battle with lung cancer. He was 86. (Photo by Jens Zorn) A distinguished nuclear physicist, King’s reputation for innovation in neutron spectroscopy — a powerful tool for viewing the deepest structure of…
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September 17, 2007
August 2007 crime map> Residence hall burglaries prompt warning At least four residents of Mary Markley and Couzens residence halls have been duped this month by a trio of thieves. One of two female suspects reportedly has approached residents and asked for directions, often to the cafeteria. The residents momentarily have left their room doors…
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September 17, 2007
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its June 21 meeting. Nuclear cardiology to move to CVC Nuclear cardiology services at the University Hospital will be relocated next fall after empty space in the new Cardiovascular Center is outfitted. The move is part of a five-year Hospitals and Health Centers (HHC)…
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September 17, 2007
Stanley Garn Stanley Garn, professor emeritus of nutrition in the School of Public Health, professor emeritus of anthropology in LSA and emeritus fellow in the Center for Human Growth and Development, died of complications from peripheral vascular disease on Aug. 31 in Ann Arbor. He was 84. (Photo courtesy Center For Human Growth and Development)…
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September 10, 2007
Marilynn Rosenthal When Marilynn Rosenthal’s son died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, the U-M-Dearborn professor emerita of sociology turned her research toward terrorism. (Photo courtesy U-M-Dearborn) “She was interested in learning, intellectually, what happened,” says her daughter, Helen, according to the Detroit News. Rosenthal, who was almost finished with…
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September 4, 2007
Marilynn Rosenthal When Marilynn Rosenthal’s son died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, the U-M-Dearborn professor emerita of sociology turned her research toward terrorism. (Photo courtesy U-M-Dearborn) “She was interested in learning, intellectually, what happened,” says her daughter, Helen, according to the Detroit News. Rosenthal, who was almost finished with…
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August 13, 2007
July 2007 crime map> Pair report robbery Two male students told Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers they had been beaten and robbed as they walked home Aug. 3 from a local bar. The men said they had left a bar on Maynard Street and were walking near the cube sculpture in the Regent’s Plaza…
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August 13, 2007
Rhetaugh Dumas Rhetaugh Dumas, who served as dean of the School of Nursing 1981-94 and was an esteemed international leader in nursing and health care, died July 22 at age 78. Her exemplary career had a major impact in the advancement of nursing, health care and academic programs at the University, colleagues say. (Photo courtesy…
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July 23, 2007
June 2007 crime map> Two stabbings, armed robbery near campus The Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued warnings to the campus community this month about three reports of serious crimes near the University. Police are looking for suspects in two attempted murders—July 15 in the alley of the 600 block of Church Street and July…
