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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 U-M computer model detects ‘fingerprint’ of massive black holes in three nearby galaxies Karl Gebhardt, post-doctoral fellow (left), and Doug Richstone, professor of astronomy (right), review data from a computer model Gebhardt developed to detect the unique star velocity pattern produced by a black hole in the center of…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 YOU COUNT AT THE U Photos by Bob Kalmbach The Business School’s Staff Recognition Program was established in 1993 to recognize the achievements of Business School staff members. Award winners receive a certificate, $500 and have their name engraved on a plaque at the School. Selection criteria include knowledge…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Michigan Quarterly Review features memoir of Robert Frost A memoir of Robert Frost written by poet and University alumnus X.J. Kennedy, who met the celebrated poet in the early 1960s, is featured in the second part of The Poet’s Voice, Michigan Quarterly Review’s special double issue devoted entirely to…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Author Leonard will read from his works Best-selling author Elmore Leonard will read from his works during the University’s Hopwood Underclassmen Awards ceremony, 3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 in Rackham Auditorium. Leonard, an award-winning mystery and crime fiction writer, has written nearly two dozen novels, including Out of Sight, Get…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Administration fee eliminated on retirement accounts The charge of $2 per month for administering supplemental retirement accounts (SRAs) for faculty and staff members has been eliminated. Effective Jan. 1, 1997, this charge will no longer be deducted from participants’ paychecks. SRAs are pretax retirement savings accounts which participants have…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 U-M-Dearbron receives $100,000 EPA grant The U-M-Dearborn has received a $100,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to host an institute for teachers from southeast Michigan next summer. Up to 40 teachers will participate in the 15-day program next July. “This region is an especially appropriate location for…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Grad students win VLSI Design Contest Two graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science, Phiroze Parakh and Todd Basso, took first-place honors in the 1996 Student VLSI (Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit) Design Contest. The two won the experienced category with their design of a niche-type semiconductor, using…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Storey joins admissions office staff Millard “Pete” Storey, director of undergraduate admissions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will join the U-M Admissions Office as associate director with responsibility for recruiting and marketing. He also will manage the new Frederick G.L. Huetwell Visitors’ Center. “Pete will bring a great deal…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Kotowicz is School of Dentistry dean William E. Kotowicz, acting dean of the School of Dentistry since September 1995, became dean of the School on Jan. 1. His new appointment, effective through June 30, 2002, was approved by the Regents at their December meeting. He also is professor of…
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January 14, 1997
The University Record, January 14, 1997 Students staff take to the streets in Dearborn to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Hundreds of students, faculty and staff members at U-M-Dearborn and three other Detroit-area universities and colleges will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering at human service agencies and schools on the national holiday…
