-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 HOT OFF THE PRESS Editor’s Note: Hot off the Press features books published recently by the U-M Press. A Visit to the Gallery, edited and with an introduction by Richard Tillinghast, professor of English, Department of English Language and Literature. Thirty poets and fiction writers were recently invited to…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 College degree is not the only path to a well-paying job Chicago-based Bess Lee checks her watch at the Amtrak station in Ann Arbor. Railroad and shipworker employees are one group that Grimes’ study mentions as making a good wage without a four-year college degree. By Bernie DeGroat News…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 Nominees sought for Johnson Award The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs is soliciting nominations for the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award. The award, established in 1996 to recognize the contributions of faculty who are working to create a more culturally and ethnically diverse…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 Deadline nears for OAMA grants The application deadline for a Faculty Award for Research and Creative Projects, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs, is April 1. The awards program is intended to enhance academic excellence and intellectual diversity by supporting the professional…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 U-M , Texas researchers discover epilepsy gene in mice Photo of Meisler By Kristen Lidke Medical Center Public Relations Scientists at the Medical Center, in collaboration with researchers in Texas, have identified a gene in lab mice that may cause petit mal epilepsy—a less severe form of the more…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 OBITUARY: Ross Lee Finney Ross Lee Finney, professor emeritus of music and composer-in-residence emeritus, died at his home in Carmel, Calif., Feb. 4. He was 90. Finney joined the U-M in 1949, and until his retirement in 1974, headed both the Composition Department and a graduate program in composition…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 Now happily retired, benefits counselor practiced what she preached Sue Lowe knows how to retire. Lowe was communications supervisor in the Benefits Office for four years, and it was part of her job to know what steps to take before retirement and to help people understand how to plan…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 It pays to plan ahead for retirement From the Benefits Office As the February cold and ice drag on, you may begin to dream about golf clubs, warm sand and the free time to do some of the things you have put aside for a number of years. The…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 Need it fast, but don’t know how to get it? Check Library’s home page You need it and you need it now. But how can you get your hands on it? The U-M Library’s home page probably has the answer. Located at http://www.lib.umich.edu/, this electronic guide can help you…
-
February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 Charlotte Bunch will give 1997 Mullin-Welch Lecture From the Center for the Education of Women Charlotte Bunch, founder and director of the Center for Women’s Global Leadership at Rutgers University and recent Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, will be the Center for the Education of Women 1997 Mullin-Welch Lecturer.…
