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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Grand prize for Envirothon winners: trip on the Laurentian By Janet N. Mendler News and Information Services A trip aboard the U-M research vessel Laurentian awaits the winners of this year’s Envirothon, an environmental “Olympics” that pits teams of high school students from across the state in a day-long…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 HIV/AIDS overview will be Health Night Out topic for April 16 “HIV/AIDS: How our community is meeting the challenge” is the Health Night Out Topic 7:30–9:30 p.m. April 16 in the Kellogg Eye Center Auditorium. Powel Kazanjian, director of the U-M HIV/AIDS Program, and K.C. Quirk, coordinator of the…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 U-M, GEO scheduled for state mediation tomorrow The University’s bargaining team and representatives of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) had not reached an agreement at Record press time despite numerous negotiating sessions last week. GEO members had earlier voted in support of a work stoppage that was scheduled to…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Jacobs named chair of U-M Health System redesign team Lloyd A. Jacobs, associate professor of surgery and assistant dean for Veterans Administration Affairs, has been named chair of the seven-member committee that will evaluate and make recommendations for redesigning the University of Michigan Health System. Jacobs, who was appointed…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 $3 million gift designated for biomedical engineering By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University has received a $3 million Whitaker Foundation grant which, pending approval of the Board of Regents, will be used to create a new biomedical engineering department within the College of Engineering and establish…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 High school poets brainstorm, get help writing through IPG online By Matthew Thorburn News and Information Services A high school student at Lansing’s Waverly High School uses a modem to connect to the U-M, then begins downloading poems written by students in Germany and Japan. Another student reviews a…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 U-M researchers take giant step in battle against AIDS Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical Center have, for the first time in a clinical setting, demonstrated that antiviral gene therapy can prolong T-cell survival in HIV-infected patients, with no harmful side effects. Their research, published in the April…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Students can consult librarians from ‘home’ By Matthew Thorburn News and Information Services For U-M students, librarians are now as close as their desktop. Interactive Reference Assistance (IRA) is the first stage of a project to use interactive technology for reference consultation via the campus computing network. Links between…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Nominations for Business School staff award are due by April 30 The deadline for nominating Business School staff for the School’s Staff Recognition Program is April 30. The program, launched in Fall 1993, recognizes the achievements and accomplishments of staff members. Winners receive a certificate and $500, and have…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Women’s Action Committee gets pointers on pursuing goals of Agenda for Women By Rebecca A Doyle President James J. Duderstadt said he would “continue to be quite outspoken” and to play a continuing role in women’s issues at the University. Duderstadt spoke briefly at the meeting of the Women’s…
