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March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Forum on Social Security reform slated for April 4 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Leaders from academia, business and the media will discuss Social Security reform in a public forum 1–4:30 p.m. April 4 in the Business School’s Hale Auditorium. “Social Security Reform: Is the System or…
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March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Dow Chemical Co. awards $1. 2 million to School of Public Health By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The Dow Chemical Co. has pledged a gift of $1.2 million to the School of Public Health. The University later will submit a recommendation to the Regents to use these…
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March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 U-M, IRS reach settlement The University and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have reached a court settlement over disputed back taxes, with the University paying only a small fraction of the original multi-million dollar assessment. In December 1994, after several months of discussions with University officials, the IRS originally…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 U-M-Dearborn researchers try breeding ‘metal-consuming plants’ By Terry Gallagher U-M-Dearborn In urban areas like Detroit, vacant plots of land that are currently useless because the soil is polluted “could be turned into lush gardens of metal-consuming plants, trees and shrubs,” if two scientists at the U-M-Dearborn have thei r…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 Van Cliburn will receive UMS Distinguished Artist Award In a celebration of musical harmony, Van Cliburn will begin a new tradition at the University Musical Society (UMS) when he accepts the University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award on May 11. Sponsored by UMS and the Ford Motor Co., the…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 U-M, MSU team looks at attitudes on genome technology By Debbie Gilbert News and Information Services Who will decide how, when and to whom the emerging genome technology will be applied? Physicians and health professionals? Government policy-makers? Prospective parents? Ethicists? The U-M and Michigan State University have launched a…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 U-M’s collection of digitized papyrus stands at 500 By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Preserving text and the ability to access that text goes back to the ancient libraries of Alexandria and Pergamum. But the Michigan papyri digital project and those that have stemmed from it are giving…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 Nominations open for Neubacher Award The Council for Disability Concerns is asking for nominations for the 1996 James Neubacher Award. The award is given annually to individuals who serve as advocates for equal rights and opportunities for people with disabilities. Now in its seventh year, the award is a…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 Computer age lends itself to urban legends, folklore By Joseph M. Saul Information Technology Division Have you ever received e-mail warning you about a “new computer virus engineered by a user of America Online that is unparalleled in its destructive capability?” Did the message say that this virus is…
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March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 Computer simulation lets scientists ‘watch’ magnetic field lines By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Like a river delta meandering to the sea, magnetic field lines called vortices flow through superconductors in streams that pool and eddy behind obstacles and merge into broad channels in open areas, according to…
