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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 By Wono Lee News and Information Services Renovation projects for Burton Tower and the Student Publications Building were approved by the Regents at their September meeting. Work on Burton Memorial Tower will focus on fire safety issues, according to Robert Kasdin, executive vice president and chief financial officer. “In…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services William Meezan, a nationally known child welfare expert, will be installed as the first Marion Elizabeth Blue Endowed Professor in Children and Families at the School of Social Work. The inauguration of the endowed professorship, made possible by a $1.2 million gift…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 From the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies Cantor “A Conversation with Women Provosts” is the kick-off event in the free, public lecture series from the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The series seeks to engage the University and surrounding community in a continuing dialogue on…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass The appointment of Barry H. Kantowitz as director of the U-M Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) has been announced by Fawwaz Ulaby, vice president for research. Kantowitz, who also will be professor of industrial and operations engineering, will join the U-M in November. Kantowitz most recently…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27 , 1999 Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their September meeting. Appointments to professorships The following appointments to endowed and titled professorships were approved, all effective Sept. 1. Edwin M. Curley, professor of philosophy, will hold the James B. and Grace J. Nelson Professorship of…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 By Inger Schultz Nichols Arboretum Grese (right) with six members of the Orion Society who were visiting the Arb as part of the Environmental Theme Semester in 1998. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle The appointment of Bob Grese as director of Nichols Arboretum was announced by Provost Nancy Cantor…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 In October, the Social Security Administration will begin an initial mailing of Social Security Statements (formerly known as the Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement) to all workers age 25 and older who are not already receiving monthly Social Security benefits. The four-page statement provides estimates of the monthly…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 By Rebecca A. Doyle How likely is it that a business relationship will flourish when it reaches not only across cultures but across the ocean? Can a large equipment manufacturer depend on services provided in another country, culture, climate? Three U-M students, Heather Blume, William Frey and Lamar Jones,…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 Editor’s Note: This article is one in a series of profiles of U-M alumni who have made significant and lasting contributions through their research, scholarship and creative activity. Expanded versions of these articles are available on the Web at By Lee Katterman Office of the Vice President for Research…
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September 27, 1999
The University Record, September 27, 1999 By Wanda Monroe Office of the Chief Information Officer Stoolman Lloyd Stoolman was attempting to help his students learn more about the properties of diseased tissues when he came up with the idea of using the Web to simulate the experience students normally have peering through the microscope in…
