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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 U researchers develop vaccine to fight cancer By Pete Barkey Health System Public Relations Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center have created a vaccine that protects mice against a virus that recently has been associated with certain types of cancer in humans. The virus, called simian virus 40 (SV40),…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Solutions to urban education problems require passion, panelists say By Kerry Colligan In a recent interview, Ray Johnson, principal of the Paul Robeson Academy in Detroit, talked about student achievement and teacher expectations. When asked if second graders learning multiple languages and…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 Diversity theme semester takes shape By Joel Seguine News and Information Services “Diversity: Theories & Practices,” the winter term theme semester, is under way at the University. Co-sponsored by LS&A and Dialogues on Diversity, the campus-wide effort has a four-fold structure of research, courses and activities culminating in the…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Teters uses art to fight racism in sports and media By Rebecca A. Doyle “People are playing with symbols that are central to our religion,” Charlene Teters said, explaining her fight against the use of Native American images in collegiate and professional…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 Collaborative technology can help connect Third World scientists By Nancy Ross-Flanigan News and Information Services Scientists from developing countries who return home after being trained in the United States often have trouble staying involved in cutting-edge research. Collaborative technology could help keep them in the loop, says Gary M.…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 Seismologists locate slab 1,550 miles beneath Siberia By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Scientists from the U-M and Utrecht University have located a piece of Earth’s ancient history buried 1,550 miles below its surface. Some 200 million years ago, during the Jurassic period when dinosaurs roamed the world,…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their January meeting. The following administrative appointments were approved: Steven A. Goldstein, assistant dean for research and graduate studies at the Medical School, will serve as interim associate dean for research and graduate studies, effective Jan.…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 Snap shots Australian dance debuts Feb. 19 Learning the dream Lift every voice . . .
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 Obituary Edward A. Boettner, professor emeritus of industrial health, died Dec. 5, 1998, at age 83 in Mesa, Ariz. He was named an emeritus professor upon his retirement in 1983 for having completed a long and distinguished professional career in the fields of applied spectroscopy and environmental health. Boettner…
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January 25, 1999
The University Record, January 25, 1999 In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Mixed-race students are ‘Martin Luther’s dream come true’ By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services “We are Martin Luther King’s dream come true,” says Monique Plaza, a member of U-M’s Mixed Initiative, a student group with members of bi- and/or multi-racial background.…
