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Updated 12:00 PM September 7, 2005

News Briefs

Recreational building hours expand

Hours for the Central Campus Recreation Building (CCRB), North Campus Recreation Building (NCRB) and Intramural Sports Building (IMSB) have expanded, beginning today (Sept. 6). The CCRB is open 6 a.m.-2 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sunday. The IMSB will be open 6 a.m.-1 a.m. Monday-Wednesday, 6 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, closed Saturday and open 10 a.m.-1 a.m. Sunday. The NCRB is open 7 a.m.-midnight Monday-Wednesday, 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-11 p.m. Sunday.

Cancer Center seeks volunteers

The Comprehensive Cancer Center's Patient Education Resource Center is seeking volunteers to help patients and families obtain information on cancer. Volunteers should have strong English communication skills and proficiency in using a Web browser, e-mail and Microsoft Word. Volunteers are asked to complete one 3-4 hour shift per week between 9 a.m.-8 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, call Ruti Volk at (734) 936-9947.

Call for pilot study applications

The Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center invites members of the U-M scientific community to submit proposals for pilot-study funding. The proposed research should be relevant to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and could be based in basic, clinical or the social and behavioral sciences. Two projects will be funded for a one-year period for a maximum of $35,000 each. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 30. Application guidelines are at: http://sitemaker.med.umich.edu/madrc/pilot_study_application_process.

Yu memorial service Sept. 18

A memorial service for School of Nursing research associate professor Dr. Mei-yu Yu, who died Aug. 1 of lung cancer (see http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0405/
Aug15_05/obits.shtml), will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 18 in the Rackham Amphitheatre. Yu served the University from 1988 until just before her death.

Real Estate Forum scholarship deadline Oct. 7

The U-M Urban Land Institute (ULI) Real Estate Forum will award five $2,000 scholarships to students who make submissions by the Oct. 7 deadline. The scholarships will be awarded at the 19th Annual U-M/ULI Real Estate Forum Oct. 19-20 at the Marriott Hotel in Detroit and at the Michigan League. U-M graduate students studying business, architecture, urban planning, public policy, law, natural resources or engineering who are interested in the scholarships must submit a resume and write a paper about regionalism in metro Detroit.

Participants must address the question: Some believe that regionalism offers the only hope for an economically thriving southeast Michigan. Should Detroit and the surrounding suburbs unite to work together as cooperative partners? Discuss the pros or cons of doing so, citing examples. Papers must be two pages, double-spaced, using 12-point font. All submissions must be e-mailed with a resume to Peter Allen at ptallen@umich.edu and to Jim Kosteva at jkosteva@umich.edu by the deadline.

AATA changes routes, provides football shuttle
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) will detour several of its regular bus routes during U-M football home games for the 2005 season due to anticipated traffic congestion. They are: Route 4 Washtenaw, Route 6 Ellsworth, Route 7 South Main-East, Route 8 Pauline, Route 15 South Maple and Route 16 Ann Arbor-Saline. The AATA will operate Football Ride shuttle buses to all football games. Fans can avoid the hassle of trying to park near Michigan Stadium by paying $2 each way, $4 round trip, for the Football Ride shuttle. Call (734) 973-6500 for more information and shuttle site locations, or visit http://www.theride.org.

Michigan Research Community is new name for undergraduate program

The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program in Residence is changing its name to the Michigan Research Community (MRC). The MRC will retain its affiliation with the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, while continuing to offer a residential community setting for approximately 150 students interested in research. More information is available at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/~mrc. Questions also may be directed to MRC Director Christine Bass at (734) 936-6536 or discovermrc@umich.edu.

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