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February 15, 1999
The University Record, February 15, 1999 Beauty can be heard everywhere, composer says By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Stephen Eddins’ work gives a whole new meaning to the lyrics “Get out in that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.” A doctoral student studying composition with Associate Professor of Music Michael Daugherty, Eddins…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Faculty selected for Michigan Road Scholars tour From the State Outreach Office An Advisory Committee headed by Graduate School Dean Earl Lewis has selected 31 faculty to participate in a five-day traveling seminar on the “State of Michigan,” May 3–7. “Michigan Road Scholars” will expose participants to the state’s…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Women in sports still face stereotypes and obstacles By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services In the week before the Super Bowl, an interdisciplinary panel of scholars met in the Michigan Union to discuss sports and gender—how far we’ve come, how far we have to go, and how we…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Hospitals, Medical School, Nursing go totally smoke-free on Valentine’s Day Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from one by Mary Jean Babic that appeared in the November/December 1998 Hospitals Star. Paper hearts won’t be the only ones given consideration this Valentine’s Day. On Feb. 14, the U-M Hospitals and…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Carter-Su, Stewart to receive Sarah Goddard Power Award By Rebecca A. Doyle Abigail J. Stewart, professor of psychology and of women’s studies and director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender, and Christin Carter-Su, professor of physiology and associate director of the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Obituary Former U-M political scientist Warren E. Miller, one of America’s foremost authorities on electoral politics and voting behavior, died of complications from diabetes Jan. 30 in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 74. For nearly half a century, Miller was active in the continuing research on U.S. elections at the…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Megginson: Learning is more than just road to a better job By Theresa Maddix “On 8 Ahau 13 Pop he was born; on 6 Etz’nab 11 Yax he died, having lived through parts of four katuns; King Pacal, Lord of Palenque,” reads an inscription on the sarcophagus of the…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 LS&A Faculty Meeting Roundup By Kerry Colligan The LS&A faculty approved a motion to allow the Gayle Morris Sweetland Writing Center to design and administer competency assessments of incoming students. Presented by Theresa Tinkle, the center’s director and associate professor of English, the motion to revise the faculty code…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 Business-as-usual it’s not Editor’s Note: While News and Information Services has been operational the past two weeks, it has not been “business-as-usual.” We thought it worthwhile to share some of our experiences of suffering and recovering from a small but rather disastrous fire. By Jane R. Elgass It sounds…
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February 8, 1999
The University Record, February 8, 1999 ‘Celebration drinking’ discussed by reps from state’s public universities By Joel Seguine News and Information Services An effort to wrestle with the issue of binge drinking on their campuses brought together representatives from all 15 public colleges and universities in Michigan at the Radisson Hotel in Lansing last week.…
