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October 22, 2007
Joseph Veroff Joseph Veroff, a professor of psychology and research scientist at the Institute for Social Research (ISR), died Sept. 30 in Ann Arbor. He was 77. (Photo courtesy Veroff family) Veroff directed a landmark study tracing how American values, attitudes and behavior changed from 1957-76. His research provided some of the first empirical data…
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October 15, 2007
Joseph Veroff Joseph Veroff, a professor of psychology and research scientist at the Institute for Social Research (ISR), died Sept. 30 in Ann Arbor. He was 77. (Photo courtesy Veroff family) Veroff directed a landmark study tracing how American values, attitudes and behavior changed from 1957-76. His research provided some of the first empirical data…
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October 15, 2007
September 2007 crime map> Indecent exposure suspect arrested A 34-year-old citizen of Mexico was arraigned last week on multiple indecent exposure charges in connection with a series of incidents near the southern end of campus in early October. Martimiano Zuniga Salazar is being held in the Washtenaw County Jail on a no-bond immigration detainer. He…
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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 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 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 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 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…
