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March 6, 2000
Mike Jones (left) and Dennis Witter work at removing dust from the nooks and crannies at the Angell Hall Computing Site as part of a face lift the area received during the term break. Trying to clean and fix up any other time of the year is nearly impossible, says Building Services Manager Nathan Norman,…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Nancy Ross-Flanigan News and Information Services Earth’s 500-year warming trend accelerated considerably in the 20th century, the warmest of the past five centuries, a new study of borehole temperatures from more than 600 sites around the world confirms. What’s more, the results suggest that at least in the…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Karl Leif Bates College of Engineering Imagine a day when you merely tell your computer that you want to take a trip to Boston, and it automatically seeks out and buys the best airfare, reserves the most affordable hotel room that meets your wishes, and gets you a…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 Editor’s Note: The following statement from Royster Harper on the sit-in in the Michigan Union was released Feb. 13. Harper is interim vice president for student affairs. “On Sunday morning, Feb. 6, the Students of Color Coalition (SCC) gained access to the tower space in the Michigan Union and…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Julie Peterson News and Information Services President Lee C. Bollinger has appointed a 17-member search committee to conduct a national search for the University’s next athletics director. The committee will be asked to present to the president an unranked slate of three finalists for the position. The University…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Jane R. Elgass Cantor “You’ve come a long way, baby,” but there’s still a long way to go, Provost Nancy Cantor said last week at a dinner celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Academic Women’s Caucus and the presentation of this year’s Sarah Goddard Power Awards. Commenting on…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 Editor’s Note: The following statement was issued at the Feb. 17 Regents’ meeting prior to the public comments session. “For the past ten days, we have been engaged in discussions with students including the students occupying the tower of the Union. We do not believe that occupation is the…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Sally Pobojewski Health System Public Relations Magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI) is the safest, most thorough and most cost-effective way to evaluate most patients with known or suspected disease or damage to the central nervous system—the brain and spinal cord. According to neuroradiologist Douglas J. Quint, however, the…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 By Jane R. Elgass President Lee C. Bollinger announced last week the membership of two commissions he has formed, one focusing on academic planning with respect to the undergraduate experience and the other on academic planning with respect to the relationship between the University and the information revolution. When…
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February 21, 2000
The University Record, February 21, 2000 Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their February meeting. By Wono LeeNews and Information Services Administrative appointments Administrative appointments included: Carol T. Mowbray, associate professor of social work and associate professor of psychology, was reappointed associate dean for research of the School of Social…
