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November 15, 1999
The University Record, November 15, 1999 Mary H. Jarrett Mary H. Jarrett, former director of fellowships at the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, died Nov. 2 at age 56. She retired from the University in 1995, when diabetes affected her sight and strength. In the words of Machree Robinson, former assistant dean at…
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November 15, 1999
The University Record, November 15, 1999 A full-size reconstruction of the pterosaur ‘Anhanguera santanae,’ a 110-million year old flying reptile with a 13-foot wingspan, is one of the highlights of the Exhibit Museum of Natural History’s Pterodactyl Exhibition, which opened in April. ‘Anhanguera santanae,’ meaning ‘old devil,’ was found in coastal sediments in Brazil, suggesting…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 From the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives The University Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) has received a grant from the Michigan Department of Education’s Select Student Support Services (4-S) to initiate the Pathways to Student Success and Excellence (POSSE) Program for the 1999–2000 academic year. With the institutional…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services Depression in the workplace has long been recognized as a costly illness for business. But until depression became the focus of research, occupational health programs primarily focused on common physical illnesses. Reg A. Williams, associate professor of nursing, identifies the costs and…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Nancy Ross-Flanigan News and Information Services The volume of water in a graduated cylinder, representing drug distribution in the body, rises and falls as students change the amount of unbound drug in the system. With new medicines constantly coming on the market, it’s more important than ever that…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 From the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) is offering General Electric (GE) First-Year Fellowships to students interested in completing undergraduate degrees and possibly pursuing graduate work in physics and computer science. The program, awarding up to $1,000 to first-year students, is open to historically…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 From the Office of the Chief Information Officer The University has a new, faster, more direct connection to Abilene, the national high-speed backbone network supporting Internet2. All Internet traffic between the U-M and other sites that are connected to Abilene automatically uses the upgraded connection. Internet traffic going between…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 Limited or no mail service will be provided on the following dates: Nov. 25. The United States Postal Service (USPS) and University Mail Service will be closed. Nov. 26. The USPS will be open, but will not be providing service to U-M buildings. The Mail Service will be closed.…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services On Oct. 12 the world population reached 6 billion. In 50 years, some population experts predict that number could grow to as high as 10 billion. So, where do we go from here? That question is the focus of a Nov. 11…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 Stanley E. Seashore Stanley E. Seashore, research scientist emeritus at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and professor emeritus of psychology, died Oct. 7 at age 84 in Bloomington, Minn. One of the founders of the organizational psychology program at the U-M, Seashore served as mentor and adviser to…
