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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Orthotics and Prosthetics Center helps mold new lives Jeff Van Sickle (left photo, standing) and Steve Cielinski form plastic wrap around a mold of a patient’s lower leg. After the wrap is formed and cooled, it will be cleaned and trimmed by Cielinski, as in the right photo. Paul…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 KUDOS Ukadike awarded residency in Bellagio, Italy N. Frank Ukadike, assistant professor of film and video studies, of communications studies and of Afroamerican and African studies, is the recipient of a residency at the Bellagio (Italy) Study & Conference Center of the Rockefeller Foundation. The Foundation’s Bellagio Committee invited…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Web site supplements course materials for MSE 250 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Steve Yalisove faced a problem that is all too familiar to many members of the U-M faculty—how to keep hundreds of undergraduates interested in a required fundamentals course when the main reason they enroll…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Be aware of office politics A workshop on “Office Politics: How to Make it Work for You” recently spurred a lively discussion of the not-so-kind ways that some people try to move up the corporate ladder. Part of the Women of Color Task Force Career Conference for People of…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Tornado season is upon us Tornado season is here and when a tornado approaches, your immediate action may mean life or death, says Robert Patrick, associate director of the Department of Public Safety (DPS). “Many people do not know how to properly protect themselves when an actual tornado is…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Comet Hale-Bopp lights up April sky April will bring striking views of Comet Hale-Bopp to Michigan sky-watchers, according to astronomer Richard Teske. Teske recommends looking for the comet about an hour after sunset. “At that hour it should be hanging motionless in the northwest about two hand-breadths above the…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 U retains outside firm to investigate basketball allegations President Lee C. Bollinger announced March 17 that the University will retain an outside investigatory firm to look into recent anonymous allegations of impropriety in its men’s basketball program. The firm, Bond, Schoeneck & King, L.L.P., is based in Kansas City,…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 LGBPO celebrates 25 years From the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Programs Office The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Programs Office (LGBPO) will celebrate 25 years of providing support and education services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender scholars, leaders and citizens with a symposium at several campus locations April 4-5. “Pasts, Presents…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Want to break ‘glass ceiling’? Be a leader where you are By Jane R. Elgass “Be a leader where you are.” That’s part of the advice offered by Jackie McClain to women who aspire to break the “glass ceiling,” the invisible and artificial barriers that prevent career advancement. McClain,…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Buhr set for addition to relieve bulging shelves at Graduate Library Bulging bookshelves at the Harlan H. Hatcher Graduate Library have prompted a major shift-and-shelve project by library staff, according to Bill Gosling, interim director of the University Library. “Shelves in the Graduate Library are nearly 100 percent full,…
