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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Workshop on procrastination may help students finish dissertations The dissertation process is a very lonely one, clinical psychologist Mary McKinney says. McKinney has developed a workshop on procrastination to help doctoral students finish their thesis. By Rebecca A. Doyle If you are a procrastinator, according to clinical psychologist Mary…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Antrim shale could hold bacterial answer to natural gas supply Anna Martini (left), a U-M graduate student in geological sciences, and assistant research scientist, Joyce Budai stand next to Michigan’s only natural outcrop of Antrim shale visible from the surface. The deposist was found in a cliff above the…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Northwalk, Safewalk ready for new term The University’s student-initiated nighttime escort programs, Safewalk and Northwalk, are ready to step into another year of service to the University community. Students, staff and faculty are all welcome to participate in both services, either as volunteers or clients, note the student coordinators.…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Theater Department’s books benefit South Africa program Fredricksen (from left), Themba, Moody and Simmons survey some of the theater department’s 500 books being donated to South Africa’s previously segregated and underfunded University of Fort Hare. Fredricksen noted that Fort Hare alumnus Nelson Man dela “has broken a number of…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Benefits Office gets Silver Quill Award The Benefits Office has received the Silver Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicators. The University received the award for its innovative approach to introduce the flex benefits plan last fall. Communications Supervisor Sue Lowe says the Office used “all kinds…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 U-M Health System joins Michigan Capital Healthcare, MSU in fight against cancer From Michigan Capital Healthcare In a precedent-setting partnership, the state’s two largest universities have joined in the fight against cancer with Lansing’s Michigan Capital Healthcare (MCH). The three organizations have formed a consortium to construct and operate…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Theme semester on food features full course menu The University’s theme semester on food features public lectures, an international conference, food films, exhibits and catering by local ethnic restaurants. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The U-M is offering an intellectual feast this fall…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Svejnar will direct Davidson Institue By Keith Decie Business School Jan Svejnar, one of the chief architects of the Czech Republic’s economic reforms and a leading authority on the transition from command to market economies, has been appointed executive director of the William Davidson Institute at the Business School.…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 U observes Pollution Prevention Week By Andrew Berki Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Protecting the environment is the focus of National Pollution Prevention Week, which is being observed in communities across the nation Sept. 16-22. It is a time to focus attention on strategies that prevent pollution, minimize waste…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Science Coalition works for university research funding By Jared Blank To view Projected Federal Investment graph click here. Following the election of the 104th Congress in 1994, the U-M collaborated with a small group of Universities to form the Science Coalition, dedicated, they said, “to sustaining the federal government’s…
