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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 Physics professor Marc H. Ross (left) and Steven R. Brechin (right), associate professor of environmental sociology, confer with Amory B. Lovins, hypercar developer and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Lovins addressed a standing-room-only audience in Angell Hall March 12 as part of the Environmental Theme Semester activities. Lovins…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 By Jane R. Elgass Only 25 percent of the individuals listening to a speaker will be able to grasp the central idea. Seventy-five percent are left in the dark. That rather alarming fact was one of many presented by Jane Pettit at a session on “Improving Your Listening Skills”…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 Nicholas Lemann will present the first Dialogues on Diversity program March 30. Photo courtesy Martin Cornel By Pat McCuneGraduate School Nicholas Lemann, national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, will speak on “Meritocracy: The Late Debate” at 7:30 p.m. March 30 in Rackham Auditorium as part of the Evenings at…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 Goalie Martin Turco makes a save in the March 15 game against Notre Dame in the first round of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association series. The Wolverines came from a two-goal deficit to win 4-3 in front of more than 5,300 fans in Yost Arena. It was the team’s…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 The Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research was created for the study of pernicious anemia, a treatment for which was discovered before the building was completed in 1926. Research at the Institute led to a more complete understanding of the disease and a compound that greatly improved the treatment.…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 George Brewer, professor of human genetics, holds an electrophoresis gel that shows DNA sequencing. One of the issues the committee will address is whether data that comes from DNA sequencing should be held in a data bank. U-M Photo Services file photo by Bob Kalmbach By Rebecca A. Doyle…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 These four alternative designs for front yards with native plant gardens show that the proportion of turf can vary from 80 percent to 15 percent. As long as a clear view to the front of the house is retained, and the yard looks neat and cared-for, some biodiversity can…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 Jeanine Pray Ploger attended the dedication of her grandfather’s ‘Student Life Exhibit.’ A replica of George Washington Pray’s diary, as well as an original coverlet, trunk and books are on display. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Rebecca A. Doyle What was life like for the first students on the…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 Sherwin Nuland, author of the best-seller How We Die, lectured at the Medical Center last week. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle By Jane R. Elgass Physician-assisted suicide is a difficult and uncomfortable topic that demands an active dialogue, Sherwin Nuland told a standing-room-only audience in University Hospital’s Ford Amphitheatre…
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March 18, 1998
The University Record, March 18, 1998 By Rebecca A. Doyle Student charged with stalking Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers arrested a U-M student Feb. 26 on charges of aggravated stalking. According to the complainant, a female resident student, the man had tried to contact her more than 100 times since she broke off her…
