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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Regents salute hockey team At last Friday’s Regents’ meeting, Regent Daniel D. Horning read a citation honoring the U-M hockey team for their NCAA championship victory. ‘We take great pride in this great team’s enduring contribution to Michigan’s extraordinary athletic tradition,’ he said. ‘This year, the team posted a…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Mechanical Engineering Design Expo spawns new ideas Mechanical engineering seniors Michael Remenak (left) and Terr Lorger (right) prepare to demonstrate their prototype Multi-Axis Hot-Wire Foam Cutter at last week’s Design Expo ’96 sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. 27 teams of undergraduates in the senior mechanical engineering design…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Bells placed on North Campus The largest and first of the 60 bells (six tons and nearly seven feet in diameter) was hoisted into the 165-foot Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower on North Campus last Thursday. The carillon and tower will be dedicated Oct. 17 in a ceremony…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Student-athletes honored at banquet The U-M honored scholar-athletes who had maintained a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) over both fall and winter semesters or a cumulative 3.0 overall. Above, basketball players Ryan DeKuiper (left) and Neal Morton hold their scholar-athlete awards. The Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor was presented…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 ‘Guided notes’ increase test scores for learning-disabled students First-year student Harry Pianko and junior Andy Lincoln display their note-taking skills during Prof. Alan Deardorf’s economics lecture. For learning-disabled students, it’s not that easy. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Randy Frank U-M-Dearborn Note taking is a necessary skill for success…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 New geochemistry lab features rare spectrometer Chris Ballentine, assistant research scientist in geological sciences, calibrates one of three noble gas mass spectrometers in the renovated Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The Department of Geological Sciences celebrated the grand opening…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Paper prices to increase this summer Because of changes in the paper industry, M-Stores is projecting another paper shortage beginning in early summer and continuing through the winter. As in the past, M-Stores will fill all paper orders, but a price increase is likely by mid-summer. “M-Stores passes price…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Brewer passes gavel to Dunn By Rebecca A. Doyle George J. Brewer, professor of human genetics and of internal medicine and retiring chair of the Senate Assembly, gave Senate Assembly members his assessment of the state of faculty governance Ap ril 15 as part of his farewell address. He…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Four faculty will hold named professorships Ronald D. Holmes, clinical professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the Medical School, will hold the David G. Dickinson Collegiate Professorship of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases. His appointment to the professorship, effective May 1, was approved by the Regents at their April…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Shady Trails, Filibert Roth camps will be sold The Regents approved the sale of two pieces of University property, formerly the sites of Shady Trails Camp and Camp Filibert Roth. Shady Trails Camp, located on 26 acres of land in Omena, Mich., along Grand Traverse Bay, provided a summertime…
