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March 18, 1997
The University Record, March 18, 1997 Wallenberg, Dinkeloo lectures scheduled The close of the month brings two major lectures to the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Michael Sorkin will deliver the Raoul Wallenberg Lecture March 26 and Rafael Vinoly will give the John Dinkeloo Memorial Lecture March 31. Both presentations begin at 6 p.m.…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 A whale of an exhibition The most ambitious exhibit project ever undertaken by the Exhibit Museum, “Back to the Sea: The Evolution of Whales,” will be the most complete exhibition of its type in the world. The exhibition is scheduled to be completed in October. Many of the specimens…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Getting ready for Sunrayce ’97 Engineering students Reuben Rohrschneider (left) and Steve Stewart (right) help put the finishing touches on a carbon fiber layer that will cover the rear body of their solar car, the Wolverine. Students are putting in long hours preparing for Sunrayce ’97, slated to begin…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Note: Regents’ Roundup appears as a semi-regular feature in The Record. Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their February meeting. $28.3 million in gifts accepted At their February meeting, the Regents accepted $28,328,867 in gifts received by the University during January. The…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Obituaries Chai Yeh Chai Yeh, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, died Feb. 15 in Davis, Calif. He was 85. A pioneering researcher in the fields of photonics, fiberoptics and solid-state electronics, Yeh was a member of the faculty for 20 years. Yeh came to Ann Arbor in…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 M-Rover assists authorities in recovery of submerged car Photo by Hans Van Sumeren M-Rover is lowered over the side (above) of a Coast Guard cutter to search the icy waters for the Ford Bronco. Below, the remains of the vehicle are nearly unrecognizable. M-Rover, the U-M’s underwater robot, traveled…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 KUDOS Dearborn’s Tobin receives Susan B. Anthony Award Mary Tobin, director of facilities planning at the U-M-Dearborn, received the Susan B. Anthony Award. The award is presented each year to an individual who “exemplifies the dedication, fortitude and involvement of Susan B. Anthony, who challenged inequities suffered by women…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Red oak finds new home as Diag renovations begin Moving this 50-foot red oak is part of the renovation of the Diag, which will create a mostly uninterrupted vista between the Rackham Graduate School and the Horace H. Rackham Graduate Library. The oak and its ball of dirt weighed…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Congolese drummer, dancer energizes students Biza Sompa, master Congolese drummer and dancer, also is a Dance Department faculty member. Sompa puts this energy to work not only in class at the U-M, but by teaching middle school boys in Detroit. Photo by Bob Kalmbach
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Arbor Drugs founder Applebaum pledges $1.2 million to advance entrepreneurial studies By Keith Decie Business School Eugene Applebaum, chairman, president and founder of Arbor Drugs Inc., has given $1.2 million to the Business School, to be used to establish an endowed professorship dedicated to studying and teaching entrepreneurship. The…
