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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass President Lee C. Bollinger addressed members of the Association of Black Professionals, Administrators, Faculty and Staff at their first meeting of the year last week. Most of the discussion focused on the admissions lawsuits. Photo by Bob Kalmbach “We are defending something that has deep…
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October 11, 1999
The University Record, October 11, 1999 Since 1850, the Medical School has graduated physicians and surgeons who have ‘helped solve all the great medical mysteries of their era,’ said Dean Allen S. Lichter during the School’s 150th anniversary convocation Oct. 1. Antonnia Novello, former U.S. surgeon general, and neurosurgeon Keith Black joined seven other speakers,…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 From the Institute for the Humanities Ten years ago, the memoir was a genre largely taken up by celebrities—movie stars and politicians. Recently there’s been a burst in the genre, apparent not only in literature, but in other art forms, including music, modern dance, painting and theater. “What is…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 By Rebecca A. Doyle Responding to what Hernan Gomez called a “mushrooming” of the use of GHB—gamma hydroxybutyrate—by young people, the University has mounted a comprehensive campaign to educate and initiate discussion about use of the drug. Gomez, a medical toxicologist in the Department of Emergency Medicine, joined Jeffrey…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services School of Public Health Dean Noreen Clark (left) with Linda Jo Doctor. Clark will direct the Allies Against Asthma project. Doctor is deputy director. Photo by Bob Kalmbach The School of Public Health (SPH) has been named the national program office for…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 This is the 10th year that the University has sponsored educational programs and events designed to increase awareness of important disability issues. Investing in Ability Week is designed to promote a greater recognition of the skills and talents that individuals with disabilities contribute to the University and society. This…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 By Mary Jo Frank Office of Communications Nineteen faculty members will be recognized for their teaching, scholarship, service and creative activities at a dinner Oct. 6. Awards to be presented include two Amoco Foundation Teaching Awards, five Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards, five Faculty Recognition Awards, two Distinguished Faculty Governance…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 From the Benefits Office 1999 Open Enrollment books mailed The 1999 Open Enrollment books were sent through Campus Mail Sept. 27, and most of them had been delivered by Oct.1. All faculty and staff who are eligible for benefits, and who have a current address on file with Human…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass Rogers Bryan Rogers, currently head of the School of Art and professor of art in the College of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University, has been recommended by Provost Nancy Cantor and President Lee C. Bollinger for appointment as dean of the School of Art…
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October 4, 1999
The University Record, October 4, 1999 Editor’s Note: The University is defending itself in two lawsuits filed in fall 1997 over the use of race in its admissions processes, one against LS&A and the other against the Law School. Both were brought by the Center for Individual Rights on behalf of white students who were…
