Regents pass lowest tuition hike in years
When University President Lee Bollinger pledged in May to propose a tuition increase that would be significantly lower than in years past, many people were skeptical.
But following the recent $315 million state appropriation granted to the University, the University Board of Regents were able to approve a 2.9-percent tuition hike last week, the lowest increase in eight years.
Chief of Urology resigns
Former University Chief of Urology Joseph Oesterling was ordered Monday to serve a yearlong probation, pay a $5,000 fine and fulfill 120 hours of community service for a felony larceny charge, to which he pleaded no contest in June.
'U' rates high schools, gives GPA points
The game of getting into higher-education institutions may be more complicated than previously assumed by college applicants.
Based on high school curriculum levels, as well as any features that set high school students apart from their peers, University admissions counselors tack on additional points to undergraduate applicants' grade point averages.
Students trade books online
Students can say goodbye to the days they waited in long lines with hopes of collecting only a fraction of what their used textbooks are worth.
Michael Wellman, an Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professor, and LSA senior Ryan Papa are currently renovating an online auction site, named the "auction bot," where students can buy and sell their used books.
Spray may prevent flu
After 30 years of extensive research, epidemiology Prof. Hunein Maassab's dedication has paid off in the form of a medical breakthrough.
In 1967, Maassab developed a pediatric nasal-spray flu vaccine, which was deemed effective on July 14 by the National Institutes of Health. Research demonstrates that the vaccine has the ability to prevent the development of influenza in children.
Magazine to modify rankings
U.S. News & World Report will modify tabulation processes for its 1997 college rankings issue in order to minimize minor discrepancies in the categories.
Unlike previous years, U.S. News will no longer rank universities by statistically insignificant differences in average Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, alumni donations and a multitude of other categories.
Artists, visitors deem 1997 art fairs a 'success'
Despite a heat wave and a thunderstorm, the 1997 art fairs went off without a hitch. From Wednesday to Saturday, people braved the extreme weather to browse the kaleidoscopic booths of artwork displayed throughout Ann Arbor.
Kathy Krick, director of the State Street Area Art Fair, felt that the three fairs accomplished a great deal.
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