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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 In Brief… M-Stores will close for Thanksgiving holiday M-Stores General Supplies Division will be closed Nov. 28-Dec. 1 and will re-open at 7:30 a.m. Dec. 2. Peirce will present lecture on Women and the Middle East Leslie Peirce, professor of women’s studies at Cornell University, will present the Center…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Michelle Engler visits U-M in support of community service Michigan’s First Lady Michelle Engler visited the Center for Learning through Community Service on Nov. 15. The Center, which recently moved in the former Pound House location, will house the offices for Project SERVE, Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps, Project Community and…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 M-Pathways: Answers to frequently-asked questions By Gretchen Weir M-Pathways Project Students used to grumble but accept the irritation of having to visit several offices every time they needed to change their personal data. Researchers used to dread but accept the burden of making their way through the maze of…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Older men need less time to stop than older women Joseph Datsko, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, participated in recent U-M experiments to identify gender and age differences in the ability to stop suddenly while walking. Photo by Albert Schultz By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Seventy-year-old John…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Mother Nature: Good medicine for cancer patients? By Kristen Finn Health System Public Relations A regular dose of Mother Nature in the form of gardening, bird-watching or even a backyard romp with Rover may be just the remedy needed to restore the mental energy of people faced with a…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Advance notice necessary for units that need holiday deliveries, services Ventilation will be reduced over holidays Ventilation in most campus buildings will be reduced during the holidays to save energy. Those whose areas will be fully staffed during the Dec. 24-Jan. 2 period should contact the Utilities Department with…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Michigan begins move to ‘paperless’ income tax filing Some Michiganders will now be able to choose legally not to file income tax return forms with the state. Under a new program called No-Form, eligible taxpayers can choose not to complete a tax return for 1997. (Returns for 1996 must…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Faculty Senate committee will probe future of the University The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs this fall has established a Faculty Senate Committee on the Future of the University and charged it with developing the “widest possible variety of ideas, concepts and initiatives” that will be “essential to…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Beckley will return to CAUP faculty Robert M. Beckley, who has served as dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) for the past ten years, will return to the faculty at the College at the end of his current term as dean. Beginning July 1, Beckley…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 ‘Harvard model’ doesn’t work for modern universities, Boyer says By Jared Blank “We must upgrade ourselves, and we must be deliberate about it,” James Boyer told Senate Assembly members at an address Nov. 18 on “Sensitivity to Racial and Cultural Difference on Campus.” Boyer, professor of curriculum and American…
