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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 By Rebecca Doyle Given 10 minutes and a list of questions, three administrators outlined their school’s commitment to and benefits from community-based research in the Detroit area. The three were panelists in a discussion titled “Deans’ Roundtable on Community-based Research in Detroit” last week, sponsored by the Edward Ginsberg…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Chaffers There are a thousand to consider. Only one can be used. How do you choose that one? This is the dilemma faced by jurors who will choose the design for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial to be erected in…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 By Jane R. Elgass Green Hate crimes go beyond the underlying crimes, which can range from vandalism to homicide, and because they affect entire communities they require enhanced penalties, Saul A. Green told a standing-room-only audience at the Law School Jan. 17. Discussing “The Federal Prosecutor’s Role in Battling…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 Dentistry honors Robinson The importance of diversity to the University and to the School of Dentistry were stressed by Dean William E. Kotowicz at last week’s program on ‘Redefining Leadership and Activism in the 21st Century.’ The program also included Todd Ester’s reading of a portion of the speech…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 By Britt Halvorson Bucko Teeple (at left), vice chairman of the Bay Mills Band of the Chippewa Indians, teaches a group about a very old Anishinaabe (Ojibway) village site on Lake Superior west of Brimley, Mich. Passing ideas about cultural traditions, including language, on to younger generations is key…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 By Keith Decie School of Business Administration The Business School and FT Knowledge will pioneer a new category of online executive education through a joint venture announced Jan. 24. FT Knowledge is a division of the international media company Pearson plc, whose holdings include the Financial Times, Penguin Books…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 By Joel Seguine News and Information Services Trent Social scientists have admittedly been playing catch-up in providing evidence to affirmative action foes that diversity is a key value in higher education and that the need continues for affirmative action in admissions, especially to selective universities. Three scholars showed plenty…
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January 31, 2000
The University Record, January 31, 2000 Jeremy Allan Kittel, a 15-year-old fiddler from Ann Arbor, entertained hospital patients and personnel Jan. 20 with Celtic tunes from his repertoire of Scottish, Irish, classical and old-time music. He is the 1998 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Junior Champion and won the Great Lakes Junior Scottish Fiddle Championship three…
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January 24, 2000
The University Record, January 24, 2000 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Using ultrafast lasers and a beam of cesium atoms, U-M physicists have created a database that stores and retrieves data in atomic quantum phase, instead of the bits and bytes used by today’s computers. The U-M experiment is the first to test…
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January 24, 2000
The University Record, January 24, 2000 By Wanda Monroe Office of the Chief Information Officer Faculty members Elliott Soloway (from left), John Laird and Peter Honeyman talk with Cathy Arledge of Dell Computer Corp. All three have projects funded by the Dell STAR program. Photo by Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services Representatives from Dell Computer…
