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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Sally PobojewskiNews and Information Services While the NASA Pathfinder rover, Sojourner, sniffs rocks on the surface of Mars, University of Michigan geologists have completed their own analysis of Mars rocks here on Earth. Results of a U-M analysis of tungsten isotopes in Martian meteorites, published in this week’s…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Twelve journalists from across the country and three international journalists, with study plans ranging from sports nationalism and online political cartooning to genetics research and the relationship of childhood poverty to adult success, have been named U-M Journalism Fellows for 1997-98. The…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Nancy Ross-Flanigan News and Information Services A $6 million grant from Intel Corp. will advance research in the College of Engineering, the School of Information, and the Medical Center. Among the projects that will benefit are: Electronic “collaboratories” and digital libraries that allow researchers all over the world…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass Hiring someone new? The process won’t be finalized until INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) Form I-9 has been completed. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which outlawed the employment of unauthorized aliens, mandates completion of this form to verify the identity and employment…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Louis Sullivan addressing the African American Health Summit. In the background is a striking poster titled ‘Ancestral Ties,’ done for the Summit by Ann Arbor artist Jon Onye Lockard. Lockard also is an adjunct lecturer at the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By John…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 This rock is covered with a dark, 4-inch-thick crust of iron-manganese deposits, which have been building up for 50-60 million years. Photo by James R. Hein, U.S. Geological Survey By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M geologists have decoded a precise record of long-term changes in Earth’s ancient…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Fermi Award Nominations Invited The U.S. Department of Energy invites nominations for the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology awards given by the U.S. government. The Fermi Award recognizes people of international stature for their lifetime of exceptional achievements in the development,…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By David Wilkins Medical Center Public Relations Researchers have a new understanding of the way dengue virus binds to human cells–and how to stop it from doing so. The mosquito-borne dengue virus causes dengue fever, a severe flu-like illness the World Health Organization (WHO) calls “the most important and…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Rebecca A. Doyle The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) offers workshops for faculty and graduate student instructors who wish to learn more or improve their teaching skills. Workshops scheduled for faculty this fall include: Sept. 23, Fundamentals of Lecturing. Anne White Harrington, director of teacher…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Courant Knepp By Jane Elgass The Regents will be asked to approve the appointment of Paul N. Courant as associate provost-academic and budgetary affairs and Marilyn Knepp as assistant provost for university budget and planning at their Sept. 18-19 meeting. Knepp’s appointment will be effective Sept. 1, Courant’s as…
