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May 7, 1996
The University Record, May 7, 1996 Wise is finalist in Discover’s Technological Innovation Awards College of Engineering Prof. Ken Wise (center) with a silicon wafer containing hundreds of neural probes fabricated in the U-M’s Solid-State Engineering Laboratory, seen in the background. Wise is a finalist for a 1996 Discover Award for Technological Innovation for his…
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May 7, 1996
The University Record, May 7, 1996 Five receive 1996 Distinguished Dissertation Awards Weisbuch (center) presented (from left) Drennan, Grigsby, Graver and Sampath with Distinguished Dissertation Awards at a ceremony last Thursday. Photo by Bob Kalmbach Five former doctoral students were honored with Distinguished Dissertation Awards at a ceremony last Thursday. The awards are presented to…
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May 7, 1996
The University Record, May 7, 1996 Federal budget funds financial aid, releases research dollars By Jared Blank After 13 temporary spending measures, two government shutdowns and seven months of wrangling with Congress, President Clinton signed into law the 1996 Omnibus Appropriations Bill on April 25. The $160 billion bill includes some positive news for proponents…
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May 7, 1996
The University Record, May 7, 1996 GEO membership ratifies contract; negotiations set records for number, length By Rebecca A. Doyle Members of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) voted overwhelmingly to accept a three-year contract that Associate Director for Academic Human Resources Daniel A. Gamble says makes more changes to the original agreement than any other…
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May 7, 1996
The University Record, May 7, 1996 $3 million Mardigian gift will help fund Cancer and Geriatrics Center building A 1994 artist’s rendering of the Cancer and Geriatrics Center building. The Edward & Helen Mardigian Foundation has pledged $3 million toward the new facility to house the Cancer and Geriatrics Centers on the Medical Campus. In…
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May 7, 1996
The University Record, May 7, 1996 U-M researchers develop laser systems for delicate surgery Ron M. Kurtz, assistant professor of ophthalmology, examines a patient at the W.K. Kellogg Eye Center. Researchers at the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS) are working with Kurtz to develop new ‘ultrashort pulse lasers’ for use in eye surgery and…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Construction season begins Workers hoist a seven-ton concrete crushing machine to the top floor of the Thompson Street parking structure, where renovations will begin May 6. The structure will be closed through the summer so the top three floors can be resurfaced. Water and salt have deteriorated the concrete…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 U gets award for preservation efforts The living room in the President’s House is an example of how in the last decade the University has embraced a philosophy emphasizing the natural beauty of the campus and the value of its historic buildings. Built in 1840, the President’s House is…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Mott gets check from sale of book C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital will receive $7,200 from sales of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s book It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us. The amount represents 20 percent of book sale proceeds made by Borders Books and Music store on Ja…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 In Brief… U-M-Flint hosts open house The U-M-Flint School of Management will host a Master of Business Administration Open House 7–8 p.m. May 6 in the U-M-Flint Theater. The open house will highlight information on part-time evening classes for career professionals in the five graduate degree programs offered in…
