November 12, 1996
CEW gets birthday present Pat Rigot (left), chair of the Alumnae Council’s Birthday Greeting Committee, recently presented a check for $30,000 to Carol Hollenshead, director of the Center for the Education of Women (CEW). The Council annually sponsors the greeting program—now a 35-year-old initiative—to recognize and fund projects that have a direct relationship to the…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 KUDOS Hinshaw appointed to health care policy advisory council Ada Sue Hinshaw, dean of the School of Nursing, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council for Health Care Policy, Research and Evaluation. The council, made up of 17 private sector health care experts and consumers and seven federal…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 In Brief… Bornstein and Wilson will discuss teaching using multimedia tools George Bornstein, professor of English, will present “Teaching Poetry Electronically: The Yeats Prototype”; and Skip Wilson, assistant professor of education, will talk about “Learning to Teach Mathematics with Hypermedia,” 3-5 p.m. Thurs. (Nov. 14) in Room 1300, Dow…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Evenings at Rackham begins new season with controversial Sokal hoax By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services New York University physicist Alan D. Sokal, author of a highly controversial “hoax” article published in the journal Social Text earlier this year, will launch the University of Michigan’s 1996-97 “Evenings at…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U-M chemist identifies compounds that block first step in lupus-related kidney damage By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M researcher has identified chemical compounds that lock onto antibodies produced by mice with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and prevent those antibodies from binding to DNA.…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 $900,000 grant will benefit U-M AIDS treatment program By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations AIDS patients in southeastern Michigan will now have greater continuity of care and access to primary care service, thanks to a $900,000 grant from the Ryan White Fund to the Medical Center’s AIDS Program.…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U-M will compete with other universities for shrinking student base, Spencer tells LS&A By Jared Blank Theodore Spencer, director of undergraduate admissions, addressed the LSA faculty at their monthly meeting last week and discussed the trends he has noticed in the applicants to the University’s undergraduate programs. Of foremost…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Pennsylvania Blue Shield will provide vision care Davis Vision, the company that administers the vision care plan for U-M participants, was recently sold to Pennsylvania Blue Shield. This development will have no effect on the vision benefits currently offered to faculty and staff at the University, and the Benefits…
