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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Thomas spoke to frequent applause and laughter. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Even a bomb scare didn’t frighten away more than 200 people from all over the state who attended “Life Worth Living: Creating Meaning in Later Life,” an Oct. 30 conference…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Built in about 1837, the historic Nathan Burnham House will be moved to Nichols Arboretum to house the James D. Reader Jr. Urban Environmental Education Center. Burnham sold the house and property to property developers Fuller and Ormsby in 1839 for $1,000. Photo courtesy School of Natural Resources and…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass President Lee C. Bollinger met with Senate Assembly last week, setting forth issues he feels must be addressed and commenting on the admissions lawsuit. Pending issues Admitting that he has a tendency to make lists that “threaten to intimidate him to inactivity,” Bollinger nevertheless produced…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Karen Jania, UARP staff, examines files at the Bentley Historical Library. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Dark, dank basements and dusty, dry attics may seem like likely places to find the University’s old records, but this is an increasingly antiquated notion, according to…
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November 5, 1997
The University Record, November 5, 1997 Keith Parks (foreground left), a third-year LS&A student, and Diane Nguyen, a first-year law student, moderated the panel at last week’s press conference hosted by a coalition of student organizations that support affirmative action. The coalition has been formed as a result of the lawsuit against the University’s admissions…
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October 29, 1997
The University Record, October 29, 1997 Half way through the University’s United Way campaign, the total stands at nearly 46 percent of the $1 million fundraising goal. The campaign, which began Oct. 1, funds organizations in Washtenaw county that provide emergency services to those in need, and distributes money to such organizations as the local…
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October 29, 1997
The University Record, October 29, 1997 News and Information Services writer Bernie DeGroat checks the harness that holds his son Justin firmly in his own child safety seat. A recent U-M study showed that 90 percent of the children who ride in safety seats are not properly secured in them. The study also showed that…
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October 29, 1997
The University Record, October 29, 1997 Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their October meeting. Two appointed to named collegiate professorships Two faculty members were appointed to named collegiate professorships. Phoebe C. Ellsworth, the Kirkland and Ellis Professor of Law in the Law School and professor of psychology, also will…
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October 29, 1997
The University Record, October 29, 1997 Alexander Makarewich Alexander J. Makarewich, financial manager in the Financial Operations office, died Oct. 19 in Bloomington, Ind., of a possible heart attack. He was 58. Makarewich was born May 12, 1939, in Highland Park. He earned a B.A. in accounting from Eastern Michigan University in 1962, served with…
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October 29, 1997
The University Record, October 29, 1997 This magnified image shows rat nerve fibers and Schwann cells after 72 hours in a culture with IGF-I. Most cells have already moved to the fiber and attached to it; many are beginning to wrap around and sp read along the fiber. This magnified image shows rat nerve fibers…
