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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services Researchers at the University will present a new study this week about a population whose needs have been overlooked by welfare reform: those with mental health problems and those who suffer from drug dependence. The Federal Welfare Reform Act of 1996 imposes…
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November 8, 1999
The University Record, November 8, 1999 A caribou cow and calf, part of the Porcupine caribou herd, pause in their trek across the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The image is from one of the slides that Ken Madsen, award-winning photographer and writer, will present in a free, multi-media slide show at…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Service Materials at the Gerald R. Ford Library that will be available for researchers range from minutes of staff meetings to campaign strategy plans and number 20 million documents and 500,000 audiovisual items. Photo by Bob Kalmbach It took an escorted convoy of…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 Editor’s Note: This article is one in a series on U-M projects that have been recognized by the Computerworld Smithsonian Program, announced in a Sept. 27 article that can be found on the Web at By Theresa Maddix ‘We fudged the posterior a bit in PhotoShop,’ genetics lecturer Santhadevi…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 50 Year Recipients James Craven William Dunbar 45 Year Recipients Bob Kalmbach Reta Teachout A listing of all award recipients is available at www.umich.edu/~urecord/9900/Nov01_99/award.htm. James Craven, document restorer at the Michigan Historical Collections, is still on the job after 50 years. He began his apprenticeship in the basement of…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Buzzy enjoying a feast in his playpen from the special feeders devised by art Prof. Sherri Smith. Photo by Bob Kalmbach She named him Buzzy, short for Buzzard. She fashioned him a “playpen” in her home, hand-fed him until he gained some…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 By Amy Reyes News and Information Services Social inequalities have been identified by public health advocates as one of the most pressing public health issues in this country. It is widely believed that they are a key cause of physical and mental health problems. A new U-M research center,…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 Editor’s Note: Reports of the four working groups appointed by Provost Nancy Cantor are on-line at By Jane R. Elgass Provost Nancy Cantor updated members of Senate Assembly Oct. 25 on activities that have taken place since last fall’s “The Future of the Professoriate” retreat, which culminated in the…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Bonisteel serif Murfin sans Two of Dennis Miller’s most recent typeface designs are named for the streets nearest the School of Art and Design on North Campus—Murfin and Bonisteel. A third is named Fuller, the street bordering the south side of the…
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November 1, 1999
The University Record, November 1, 1999 By Jane R. Elgass Weisbuch The job crisis in the humanities—too many Ph.D.-holders for two few jobs—has lasted 30 years and is no longer a crisis, but rather a condition, asserted Robert Weisbuch Oct. 25 in discussing “Do We Matter? Doctoral Education and Social Consequence.” Encouraging humanists to “move…
