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November 12, 1996
Benefits Enrollment Line (BEL) reopens for adjustments The confirmation statement, mailed recently from the Benefits Office to faculty and staff members, can be changed or corrected during the adjustment period. The Benefits Enrollment Line (BEL) will be open for adjustments Nov. 11-Nov. 26. Call 763-0425 in Ann Arbor or 1-800-236-1492 elsewhere in the United States.…
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November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Pennsylvania Blue Shield will provide vision care Davis Vision, the company that administers the vision care plan for U-M participants, was recently sold to Pennsylvania Blue Shield. This development will have no effect on the vision benefits currently offered to faculty and staff at the University, and the Benefits…
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November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U-M will compete with other universities for shrinking student base, Spencer tells LS&A By Jared Blank Theodore Spencer, director of undergraduate admissions, addressed the LSA faculty at their monthly meeting last week and discussed the trends he has noticed in the applicants to the University’s undergraduate programs. Of foremost…
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November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 $900,000 grant will benefit U-M AIDS treatment program By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations AIDS patients in southeastern Michigan will now have greater continuity of care and access to primary care service, thanks to a $900,000 grant from the Ryan White Fund to the Medical Center’s AIDS Program.…
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November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Bollinger praised as scholar, listener and person of ‘great integrity’ as Regents vote to offer him the presidency Editor’s Note: Extensive coverage of the final phases of the presidential search will appear in a future Record. By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The Board of Regents, acting as…
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November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U-M chemist identifies compounds that block first step in lupus-related kidney damage By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M researcher has identified chemical compounds that lock onto antibodies produced by mice with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and prevent those antibodies from binding to DNA.…
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November 5, 1996
The University Record, November 5, 1996 ‘Representation and Images’ examines image processing in art, science, culture Pianist Andrew Mead will discuss human physiology, language and music as part of ‘Representation and Images,’ the Institute for the Humanities’ Nov. 9 symposium. Photo by Gregory Fox By Betsy Nisbet Institute for the Humanities The Institute for the…
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November 5, 1996
The University Record, November 5, 1996 Internships available from Institute for Research on Women and Gender Three graduate student internships are available from the Institute for Research on Women and Gender for winter term. The Institute stimulates, coordinates and supports disciplinary and interdisciplinary research focusing on women and gender. Interested graduate students in any field,…
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November 5, 1996
The University Record, November 5, 1996 Special Collections Library holds first duplicate book auction By Janis Apted Giannini University Library The Special Collections Library is holding its first Duplicate Book Mail Auction through Thurs. (Nov. 7). A total of 1,017 lots will be sold to the highest bidders. The items represent an accumulation of duplicate…
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November 5, 1996
The University Record, November 5, 1996 PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Lee C. Bollinger Photos by Bob Kalmbach By Jared Blank, Bernie DeGroat and Jane R. Elgass On academic freedom: Bollinger says he has spent much of his academic career examining academic freedom and how it relates to the First Amendment. “I would say there’s nothing that I…
