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October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass From left, Dean Douglas S. Kelbaugh; A. Alfred Taubman and his wife, Judy; and President Lee C. Bollinger. Photos by Bob Kalmbach That Indian Summer didn’t hang on quite long enough was not news to participants in the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and…
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October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Veltman Martinus J.G. Veltman, the John D. MacArthur Professor Emeritus of Physics, has been awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics. Veltman joined the U-M physics faculty in 1981 after 15 years as a professor of physics at the University of Utrecht…
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October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 By Rebecca A. Doyle DPS investigates robbery Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers are investigating a claim made by a man who says he was beaten and robbed on the Diag on Sept. 13. A bus driver spotted a man sitting on the sidewalk and radioed in a report.…
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October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 George L. Grassmuck George L. Grassmuck, professor emeritus of political science and special assistant and adviser to the Nixon administration, died of prostate cancer Oct. 10. He was 80. Grassmuck, who taught at the U-M from 1957 until his retirement in 1990, was a well-known authority on American politics,…
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October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services The Labadie Collection has acquired letters written to Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski since he was incarcerated in April 1996. The Labadie Collection is part of the Special Collections Library housed at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. Hundreds of letters were sent to Kaczynski…
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October 18, 1999
The University Record, October 18, 1999 Study sheds light on lead emissions A School of Public Health study of candles purchased from stores in southeast Michigan shows that some candles on the market today are made with wicks that have either lead or lead cores that emit potentially dangerous levels of lead into the air.…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 From the Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies Ashrawi Hanan Ashrawi, known to American audiences as the official spokesperson of the Palestinian delegation to the Middle East Peace Process, 1991–93, will discuss “Requirements for a Lasting Peace in Palestine/Israel” at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 in Rackham Auditorium.…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit New and Information Services ‘Mountain Dwelling’ will be featured with works of other master Chinese painters in an exhibit at the Museum in January. Photo courtesy Museum of Art Thanks to the current economic situation in Asia, many superb works of art have suddenly become available…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 Editor’s Note: This article is one in a series on U-M projects that have been recognized by the Computerworld Smithsonian Program. By Theresa Maddix The School of Social Work, the Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations, and U-M-Dearborn’s College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) worked with the UAW…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services No 16-screen theater here. No popcorn, nachos or drinks. But the Film and Video Library (FVL) does have more than 15,000 titles and serves thousands of faculty, staff and students from the Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses. The collection includes feature…
