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July 19, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Roughly one out of four of us may choose to feel bad rather than feel nothing at all, according to preliminary research at the University. Such a choice may depend in part on an inherent regulator in the brain called a “stimulus intensity modulation mechanism,” according to Randy…
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July 19, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski New and Information Services A U-M experiment on the space shuttle Endeavour, launched in late June, will help scientists learn more about what happens when liquids boil. The objective of the experiment, according to Herman Merte Jr., professor of mechanical engineering, is to understand the basic mechanisms that control what scientists call…
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July 19, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A high molecular weight cellulose derivative may turn out to be a safe and highly effective new drug for lowering cholesterol, according to Jennifer B. Dressman, associate professor of pharmaceutics and leader of research on the compound at the College of Pharmacy. Three studies conducted at the Clinical…
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July 19, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services A U-M researcher studying artemisinin, an ancient Chinese fever remedy now recognized as an effective anti-malarial drug, has discovered the biochemical mechanism that makes it work. The drug turns the malaria parasite’s food into poison. Steven R. Meshnick, a parasitologist at the School of Public Health, also reports…
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July 19, 1993
From the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center Investigators from the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center have concluded their participation in a landmark national clinical research trial involving people with diabetes. The Diabetes Care and Complications Trial (DCCT) convincingly demonstrated that diabetics can significantly reduce the development and progression of the severe complications of…
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July 19, 1993
Human Resource Development (HRD) will roll out a new training curricula with a new-look catalog this fall. The easier-to-use catalog will list fewer courses overall, and more that are intensive or in-depth. The core training programs are catalogued under the headings of team development, staff development and management development. The core courses will offer more…
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July 19, 1993
Four faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their July 15–16 meeting. They are: Janice A. Clark, associate professor of music (music education) and lecturer in education Clark was appointed to the faculty as a lecturer in music education in 1958, was promoted to assistant professor in 1962 and to associate…
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July 19, 1993
The nationally respected, award-winning Ann Arbor Art Fairs begin Wednesday (July 21) and run through Saturday (July 24). This year the fairs feature juried work from nearly 1,000 artists representing 42 states. Last year more than 500,000 people participated in the many activities available at the fairs, including musical performances, children’s crafts, demonstrations by artists…
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July 19, 1993
By Laurie Fenlason Office of Federal Relations About 6:30 Monday nights, they start streaming into the University’s Washington, D.C., Office, carrying briefcases and loosening neckties, weary from a hard day’s work. But by 7:15 p.m., they’re gathered around the office’s long conference table, debating public policy, current events and Washington gossip with all the intensity…
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July 19, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Maintaining the conservative stance that was taken last year, the University has adopted a General Fund operating budget for 1993–94 that maintains flexibility and the quality of the University, and provides a more normal merit-based salary program than was possible in 1992–93. Central funds, amounting to 2.5 percent of a unit’s…
