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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services On Oct. 12 the world population reached 6 billion. In 50 years, some population experts predict that number could grow to as high as 10 billion. So, where do we go from here? That question is the focus of a Nov. 11…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 Stanley E. Seashore Stanley E. Seashore, research scientist emeritus at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and professor emeritus of psychology, died Oct. 7 at age 84 in Bloomington, Minn. One of the founders of the organizational psychology program at the U-M, Seashore served as mentor and adviser to…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Theresa Maddix 1999 Women of the Year Award recipients are (left to right) Linda R. Kennedy, the Rebecca A. Vaughn Distinguished Service Award, Linda M. Chatters for human relations, Martha Taylor for leadership and Carmen R. Green for human relations. Photo by Bob Kalmbach “When you have creative…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Kara Gavin Medical Center Public Relations Soaring above their peers like their helicopters and airplanes soar above Michigan, the Health System’s Survival Flight was named the best air medical program in the country last week. The award, given in Nashville at the annual convention of the Association of…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services While public debate on the safety of large, commercial trucks usually focuses on excess speed and truck driver fatigue, truckers are not to blame for most fatal crashes involving trucks and passenger vehicles, says a U-M researcher. In a study of national…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Karl Leif Bates College of Engineering After 1,800 miles and more than 48 hours of racing through Australia, the U-M solar car, Maize Blaze, captured a ninth-place finish in the 1999 World Solar Challenge Oct. 22. Maize Blaze took only 17 minutes of pit-stops during six days of…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Betsy Lozoff, director of the Center for Human Growth and Development, has received a National Institutes of Health MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award for her work on the long-term behavioral, developmental and physical effects of iron deficiency—the world’s most…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Kara Gavin Medical Center Public Relations Could the simple act of taking a drug help keep a person with memory loss from disappearing into the thick fog of Alzheimer’s disease? No one yet knows, but a new study at the U-M and other sites across the nation is…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 The Non-Profit and Public Management Center (NPMC) will host a free, public conference on public/private partnerships Nov. 11–12 in Hale Auditorium at the Business School. “Successful Partnerships for Strong Communities: Public, Private and Nonprofit Contributions” will address the rapidly growing importance of partnerships that bring together government agencies, private…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Jill Siegelbaum News and Information Services By studying the trends of students and families who receive Internet access, U-M researchers hope to smooth the path to the online community for Latinos and other minorities who have extremely limited access to the Internet. Currently, Latinos have less access to…
