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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 May stargazing: Pluto’s slow circuit around the solar system The icy planet Pluto sluggishly circles the sun in the deep freeze of space at the edge of the solar system 2.8 billion miles from the sun. This month the planet is almost directly opposite the sun in the night…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 M-Pathways get PeopleSoft software By Gretchen Weir M-Pathways For most of us, the M-Pathways project is just beginning. Sometime in the next three years it will change the way you interact with the University. New software from PeopleSoft Inc., new computer systems and newly streamlined processes will make it…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Americana ventures into cyberspace By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Americana has ventured into cyberspace with the collaborative efforts of the U-M, Cornell University and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. With the use of digital technology through the Making of America (MOA) project, these institutions have made a…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 McNamara is interim director of art museum From the Museum of Art Carole McNamara, collections manager, has been named interim director of the Museum of Art, effective May 1. McNamara joined the Museum in 1978 as registrar and since then has participated in every facet of Museum life, overseeing…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 What do women want? $40,000 a year By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services A bewildered Sigmund Freud once said, “The great question . . . which I have not been able to answer, despite my 30 years of research . . . is `What does a woman want?’”…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Area studies centers pleased with renewed federal funding By Jared Blank The University’s four area studies centers have received renewed federal funding for the next three years and funds to establish a new Center for South Asian Studies. In addition, the U-M and Indiana University jointly received funding to…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Records of dead prove pretty lively By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Delve into 64,000 folders housed in 753 shoe-box-sized containers at the Bentley Historical Library and you can find newspaper clippings, biographical data, photographs, obituaries and personal letters all pertaining to deceased U-M students, faculty and administrators.…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Endowed position a first for Library The first endowed position at the University Library—the Irving M. Hermelin Judaica Curatorship—has been established with a lead gift of $325,000 from David and Doreen Hermelin and Henrietta Hermelin Weinberg in honor of their father, Irving M. Hermelin, a lover of books and…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Amulets used in Greek and Roman female medicine on display at Kelsey Museum By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Modern mothers-to-be rely on prenatal vitamins and today’s menopausal moms resort to soy and hormone replacement therapy. But Greek and Roman mothers of all ages put their trust in…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Manoogian Foundation adds $500,000 to Armenian Studies Program By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services The Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation has added another $500,000 to the nearly $2 million donation it has made to the University’s Armenian Studies Program. The initial gift enabled the Armenian Studies Program to…
