News Briefs

Regents meeting Dec. 18

The Board of Regents will have its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Regents Room of the Fleming Administration Building. Public comments on agenda items will be taken prior to their consideration. Comments on nonagenda items will follow the regular business agenda. People with disabilities who need assistance should contact the Office of the Vice President and Secretary of the University in advance at (734) 764-3883. For more about regents meetings, go to www.regents.umich.edu.

Health care research funding available

The Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation has prioritized two areas of interest for funded research projects to begin in 2009. They are health care delivery and financing, and population health and access to care. Interested researchers should submit concept papers by Dec. 30. Go to www.chrt.org for submission details.

W-2 electronic versions available

Two delivery methods will be available in January for 2008 Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements. On Jan. 9 employees should receive an e-mail containing details on how to print the form using Wolverine Access, wolverineaccess.umich.edu. Alternatively, hardcopy W-2 forms will be mailed in late January. To ensure prompt delivery by the U.S. Postal Service, home addresses must be correct by Jan. 5 in the University central Human Resources Management System M-Pathways database. Update home addresses using Wolverine Access or obtain address change request forms by contacting the Human Resources Records and Information Services Office at 615-2000, or University Health System Human Resources at 647-2385.

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