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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Yost’s learn-to-skate program teaches all levels Yost Arena recently hosted a learn-to-skate program that attracted skaters of all levels and all ages. From beginning toddlers to adults who wanted to perfect their backwards skating ability, Yost staff made the learning fun. Michaela Loughran (right), U-M senior and member of…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Obituary Tom D. Rowe Tom D. Rowe, professor emeritus of pharmacy and dean emeritus of the College of Pharmacy, died April 1. He was 86. Rowe attended the U-M for two years and then obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Montana. He earned a Ph.D.…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Extra performance scheduled for Music Man Heather Knapp (left), a sixth-grade student at Slauson Middle School, and Greg Jarrett, a fourth grader from Emerson Elementary School, are shown in a scene from the Musical Theater Department’s production of The Music Man. The Music Man will be performed at the…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 KUDOS Second edition of Tai’s book is published The second edition of Generalized Vector and Dyadic Analysis by Chen-To Tai, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, has been published jointly by the Institute of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Press and the Oxford University Press. The book…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Should I, or shouldn’t I . . .? By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Seems the biggest thing on the U-M campus isn’t so big after all. Lollipops known as “Cricket Lickits” and hard candy called “InsectNside” are selling more like hotcakes than confections at th e Museum…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 U-M engineering students to ‘float’ through NASA micro-gravity test flight By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Three U-M engineering undergraduates will get the ride of their lives this week when they experience near-weightless conditions in the same KC-135A research aircraft seen in the movie Apollo 13 and used…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Project aims to ease transition between high school, college level German By Melissa Kowalis News and Information Services “Sprechen Sie Deutsche?” Monika Dressler, lecturer in Germanic languages and literature, is hoping more students will soon be answering “Ja.” Dressler is working with Michigan hi gh school German teachers and…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Beatrix Potter inspires Elling to work for the environment By Anita Chik News and Information Services Elizabeth Elling’s passion for Beatrix Potter has filled her house with cups, tea pots, plates, toys, miniature book characters and books. It has also filled her life with a sense of purpose. Inspired…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 Moll to head Sea Grant program Russell A. Moll, an experienced Great Lakes scientist and administrator, has been appointed director of the Michigan Sea Grant College Program. Michigan Sea Grant is a cooperative program of the U-M and Michigan State University. It is one of 29 programs nationwide dedicated…
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April 15, 1997
The University Record, April 15, 1997 New software recommended to fight computer viruses Editor’s Note: This article is excerpted from one by Bruce P. Burrell and Jimi Lee Haswell of the Information Technology Division in the March ITDigest. It also is available on the Web at http://www.itd.umich.edu/ITDigest/0397/feat02.html. U-M computer users didn’t have to worry too…
