Plans for a new building for the Ford School of Public Policy (to be located between the Law Quad and Hill Street) will be unveiled at today’s Regents’ meeting.
According to the Times of London, the FBI is concerned about the safety of Ford president Bill Ford, Jr. after he purchased a $600,000+ plot of land outside Ann Arbor to build a house. Ford’s future estate is near where five homes under construction were destroyed by the Earth Liberation Front.> Times (UK): “Environmental terror […]
It turns out former U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney was ousted from office largely for something she didn’t say: see “The Screwing of Cynthia McKinney”. However, she recently announced she will be running again for the U.S. House.
The New York Times reviews the end-of-term possibilities at the U.S. Supreme Court in an article today – “10 Decisions remain this term”:“If the recent past is any guide, the justices are planning no more than two more decision days: Monday and Thursday next week. That presents the distinct possibility that landmark rulings on affirmative […]
University officials are hoping a flu vaccine sprayed in the nose developed by U-M researchers may mean up to $100 million in revenue for the University.>NYTimes: “F.D.A. Backs flu vaccine given by mist, not a needle”>AANEWS: “Windfall coming for U-M FluMist?”>U-M PR: FDA approves nasal spray flu vaccine invented at U-M”
Another victim of the budget cuts has been announced: the University Unions Major Events Office. See AANews: “U-M drops major concerts office after 28 years”
Abercrombie and Fitch has been sued for racial discrimination in their hiring practices:“According to the lawsuit, which is seeking class certification, the company has a policy that requires all sales people to exhibit an all-white “A&F look.” Posters and a television program in stores display models who are mostly white, as does the company’s catalogue, […]