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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Bells to be set April 18 Installation of the bells that will hang in Lurie Tower on North Campus will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thurs (April 18). The bells will be hung before construction is finished but will not be rung until sometime in July. Photo by Bob Kalmbach
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Astronomers get kids interested with Image of the Month By Kahli Randall News and Information Services Omega Centauri appears as merely a group of dots of white light when viewed directly through a telescope. But as an enhanced television image, the largest globular star cluster in the galaxy becomes…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 UMTRI director recommends graduated licensing By Paula Saha News and Information Services In Michigan, as elsewhere in the United States, young beginning drivers are licensed to drive after only minimal classroom education and behind-the-wheel training, according to Patricia F. Waller, director of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Life insurance rates will be lower in May From the Benefits Office Faculty and staff enrolled in the basic, enhanced and dependent life insurance plans offered by the University will note a drop in rates shown on their April pay stubs. Basic Group Life Insurance and Enhanced Group Life…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 U-M child care programs get ‘Best on the Block’ award The U-M has received the Michigan Child Care Challenge’s Best on the Block Award for its innovative child-care programs. The award from the House Republican Task Force on Child Care recognizes organizations across the state that have responded to…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Americans have contempt for poor, Wilkins states ‘Papa Skins’ doesn’t call himself homeless—he just says he’s a traveler. He and others who live on Ann Arbor’s streets collect returnable bottles and redeem them for the deposit to get money for food. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle By Bernie DeGroat…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 LGBPO gets grant for Crossing Bridges research project The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Programs Office (LGBPO) has received a $9,550 grant by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan H.O.P.E. Fund for its Crossing Bridges intergenerational research project. Volunteers involved in Crossing Bridges, LGBPO’s first funded venture into academics and research,…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Visiting professor at School of Art and Design gives a new perspective on ‘the art of conversation’ By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Language, words and sounds signify conversation to most, but to the hearing impaired conversation takes on a totally different form, and to Joseph Grigely becomes…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 British comedy producer will give Stasheff Lecture Friday British television comedy producer Dan Patterson, a U-M alumnus, will discuss and present video clips of his work in the free, public Stasheff Lecture at 4 p.m. Friday (April 19) in Room 1324, East Hall (formerly East Engineering Building). Patterson, who…
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April 16, 1996
The University Record, April 16, 1996 Safety oversight group seeks non-union staff member The Public Safety Oversight Committee, required under Public Act 120, is comprised of two staff members, two students and two faculty members nominated and elected by their peers. The committee receives and makes recommendations regarding grievan ces against any public safety officer…
