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November 20, 2000
By Jane R. Elgass Curran Lisa M. Curran, assistant professor of ecology and environmental biology in the School of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE) and of biology, will receive the University’s Russel Award for 2001. The annual award is given to young faculty members for scholarly achievement and promise. The award will be presented March…
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November 20, 2000
By Sally Pobojewski Health System Public Relations Photo courtesy Mary Beth Mudgett, University of California, Berkeley When it comes to killing cells, Yersenia pestis —the bacterium that causes bubonic plague—is the stealth assassin of the pathogen world. It kills quietly and efficiently by first slipping inside immune system sentinel cells and cutting off the communication…
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November 20, 2000
From the College of Engineering Esther Gerstacker, widow of Carl Gerstacker, at last week’s groundbreaking. With her is her son, state Sen. Bill Schuette. Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services Thanks in large measure to the Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation of Midland, the College of Engineering soon will be able to consolidate research efforts…
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November 20, 2000
Editor’s Note: This article inadvertently was not published in the Nov. 13 Record . It was to accompany a series of articles on a mentoring workshop held Nov. 6. By Jane R. Elgass Faculty administrators from three academic units gave brief descriptions of successful mentoring programs in which they have been involved during the Nov.…
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November 20, 2000
By Wanda Monroe Office of the Chief Information Officer A free symposium that addresses copyright issues associated with digital media, “Copyright Dilemmas in the Information Age,” will be kicked-off Dec. 4–6. The symposium is a joint effort of students, faculty and administrators, and will feature a presentation by John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic…
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November 20, 2000
By Terry Gallagher U-M-Dearborn Little Daniel E. Little will be inaugurated as the fifth chancellor of U-M-Dearborn at a ceremony beginning at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 in the campus’s Fieldhouse. Members of the community are welcome to attend the ceremony and a reception to follow in the Mardigian Library. “The inauguration of a chancellor is…
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November 20, 2000
By Mary Jo Frank Office of the Vice President for Communications The University has joined Fathom.com, an online learning and knowledge venture. The consortium of leading universities and cultural institutions will provide a range of free content, including lectures, seminars, videos and research. Fathom.com institutions also will provide e-commerce opportunities, including online courses, books and…
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November 20, 2000
Photographer Paul Jaronski, U-M Photo Services, took this shot to capture the foggy conditions that preceded last week’s cold weather. Taken in the early morning while facing the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library between the Clements Library and the President’s House, the photograph shows how pockets of fog added a unique visual dimension to familiar campus…
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November 13, 2000
By Harriet Teller, with the Preservation Division Staff University Library The serial Motion Picture, published in 1917-55, will be archivally photocopied in full color and placed in Library circulation. The originals will be put in acid-free boxes and stored in a climate-controlled area. Partial funding for this project was provided by the Friends of the…
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November 13, 2000
Click here for the main article about the retreat on faculty mentoring. By Jane R. Elgass Participants in last week’s retreat on “Mentoring, Quality of Faculty Life and Community-Building” went into seven focus groups following a keynote address by Provost Nancy Cantor, and presentations by Jane Dutton of the School of Business Administration and associate…
