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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 Pinkard’s computer program, ‘Say, Say Oh Playmate,’ helps African American children learn to read By Amy Reyes News and Information Services A series of newly developed computer software programs, designed to teach African American children to read by using their everyday experiences, has been proven to make significant improvements…
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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 Snap shots You can always drop us a line:
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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 Obituary Morton Shelly Hilbert, a co-founder of Earth Day and professor emeritus of public health, died on Dec. 24 at his home in Bellevue, Wash. He was 81. Hilbert was an environmentalist known for his affable demeanor and distinguished leadership, according to his colleagues. He was a distinguished academician…
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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 MLK Commemoration 1999 Editor’s Note: Please check the Web at www.umich.edu/~oami/mlk99/ for the most up to date information on times and locatons. Publication Identities. A Publication on Race and Diversity will be available beginning Jan. 18 at the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, Center for Afroamerican and African Studies,…
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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 Project probes the mysteries of academic language By Rebecca A. Doyle Tape recorders have been softly clicking on all over campus for the past year, gathering up words to be studied by the researchers involved with the Michigan Corpus of Academic Spoken English (MICASE) project. Project members have collected…
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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 MLK commemoration events begin this week Editor’s note: The Record MLK Calendar is available by clicking here. By Jane R. Elgass The University’s first pan-ethnic cultural show. Presentations by a number of vocal and theater ensembles. A keynote address by author and nationally acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni. A panel discussion…
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January 11, 1999
The University Record, January 11, 1999 It bloomed. It was beautiful. Now what? By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Whether it was red, pink, striped or pure white, that amaryllis you received as a Christmas gift was beautiful while it bloomed. Now what do you do with it? Michael Palmer, a horticulturist at the…
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December 21, 1998
The University Record, December 21, 1998 U helps Dominican Republic get funding to repair damage wrought by Georges By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The greenhouse in the National Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo lost its roof and sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Georges. Photo by Inigo de la Cerda Three weeks after Hurricane…
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December 21, 1998
The University Record, December 21, 1998 Historical Center for Health Sciences dedicated By Rebecca A. Doyle A few medical artifacts can be viewed in the library of the Historical Center for Health Sciences, located in the Simpson Memorial Institute. With an eye to preservation of the U-M’s heritage in medicine, the Historical Center for the…
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December 21, 1998
The University Record, December 21, 1998 Residential College reading room to be named for Cohen Cohen Statement from President Lee C. Bollinger and Provost Nancy Cantor Once again, I write to the University community, joined by Provost Nancy Cantor, on the matter of the proposed naming of a reading room in East Quad after Professor…
