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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Scientists (from Mars) meet journalists (from Venus) May 2 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services So you say you spent an hour explaining your research to the New York Times reporter and the story still came out all wrong. And then your department chair brought it up at…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 LGBPO presents student leadership awards The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Programs Office (LGBPO) has announced the LGBPO 1996 Student Leadership Award recipients. Students were selected on the basis of academic excellence, organizational activity, demonstrated leader ship skills and their commitment to create an inclusive society through scholarship and action. Recipients,…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Great Lakes Radio Consortium now based in Ann Arbor at Michigan Radio The Great Lakes Radio Consortium (GLRC), an innovative public radio project, is now based at Michigan Radio on the Ann Arbor campus. Designed to broaden and enhance environmental coverage of the Great Lakes region, the GLRC distributes…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 New office focuses on meeting needs of incoming students The University’s Mentorship Program brings together faculty and staff with first-year students to help them adjust to their new surroundings. The newly formed Office of New Student Programs coordinates the program, along with Orientation and the Welcome to Michigan Program.…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 All three campuses will join in farewell to President Duderstadt Staff from all three U-M campuses are invited to a reception honoring President James J. and Anne M. Duderstadt 3–5 p.m. May 30 at Schembechler Hall. Duderstadt, who has served as the University’s 11th president since 1988, announced in…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Five named first recipients of Johnson Diversity Award By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The first recipients of the newly established Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award have been announced by Lester P. Monts, vice provost for academic and multicultural affairs. The winners, chosen by a special campus…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Whitaker to seek and develop cost-effective applications of technology in higher education By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., professor of business economics at the Business School and former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, is launching a research project on behalf of…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Netscape implements U-M-developed standard for directory services By Janet Eaton Information Technology Division A giant step toward having global directory service on the Internet was taken today when the University of Michigan and Netscape announced that Netscape will incorporate Lightwe ight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory service technology developed…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 74 recognized at annual Technology Transfer luncheon Mark Meyerhoff, professor of chemistry (left), and Victor Yang, associate professor of pharmaceutics, were two of 74 U-M faculty, research scientists and graduate students who received patents or licensing agreements in 1995. Yang and Meyerhoff’s patent is for a heparin-selective polymer membrane…
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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Provost names search committee for new Medical School dean By Rebecca A. Doyle Provost J. Bernard Machen has named 13 members to the committee that will search for the next dean of the Medical School. Dean Giles G. Bole, who has served as dean since 1991, will return to…
