February 13, 2006
January 2006 crime map> DPS seeks witnesses to armed robbery The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is continuing its investigation of a report of an armed robbery around midnight Feb. 4 on Thompson Street near Jefferson. A male student called DPS around 12:35 a.m. to report that three unknown men had approached him as he…
February 6, 2006
James Wendel James Gutwillig Wendel, emeritus professor of mathematics, died Jan. 16 in Portland, Ore., of complications from cancer. He was 83. (Photo courtesy Department of Mathematics) Wendel was born April 18, 1922, in Portland, where he lived until graduating from Reed College in 1943. His collegiate years were interrupted by World War II, during…
February 6, 2006
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January 30, 2006
Louis Kazda Louis Frank Kazda, emeritus professor of electrical engineering and computer science, died Jan. 15 at his home in Las Cruces, N.M. (Photo courtesy EECS) Kazda was born in 1916 in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Stiverson High School in 1934. He received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering in 1940 and a…
January 30, 2006
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January 30, 2006
Editor’s note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its January meeting. Lease approved for new data center The regents approved a 15-year lease and associated building improvements for a new offsite data center to support campus-wide academic and research computing needs. The center in the South State Commons II building—a…
January 23, 2006
Dr. Caesar Briefer Former director of the University Health Service (UHS) Dr. Caesar “Cy” Briefer died Jan. 12 at his home in Ann Arbor. He was 76. Briefer (File Photo/U-M Photo Services) During his tenure as director from 1981-99, UHS instituted a full student health fee to cover office visits and many other procedures such…
January 23, 2006
Police Beat appears monthly in the Record. Look for the next installment in the issue of February 13.
January 23, 2006
Lease approved for new data center The regents approved a 15-year lease and associated building improvements for a new offsite data center to support campus-wide academic and research computing needs. The center in the South State Commons II building—a new complex that also will house the Michigan Information Technology Center Foundation, Internet2 and the Merit…
January 15, 2006
David Fleisher David Fleisher, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the School of Pharmacy, died Jan. 7 at his home in Ann Arbor after a long battle with lymphoma. He was 61. Fleischer (Photo by Andy Oberdick, Palmer Studios) Born in Rochester, N.Y., Fleisher earned a bachelor of science in pharmacy from the The State…
