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April 30, 1996
The University Record, April 30, 1996 Committee recommends 1,100+ employee reduction for U-M Health Systems By Rebecca A. Doyle “Over the last several months we have been imparting to our employees our growing recognition that we are going to have to have a smaller workforce in the future in order to meet the needs of…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 ‘Sneaker Tour’ visits Media Union The Office of the Vice President for University Relations sponsored its first ‘Sneaker Tour’ of campus April 15. The tours are designed to expose business and community leaders to U-M’s resources that can be used to improve their own communities. A group from Grand…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Salk Laboratory Dedicated The U-M and the March of Dimes (MoD) teamed up to dedicate the Jonas E. Salk Epidemiology Research Laboratory for Vaccine Research on March 12, in memory of Salk. Pictured are (from left) Thomas Landry, board member of the Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the MoD; Jane…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 REGENTS’ ROUNDUPNote: Regents’ Roundup appears as a semi-regular feature in The Record. See bottom of this page for more information. Gifts total $6.5 million At their April meeting the Regents formally accepted a total of $6,514,308 in gifts received by the University during March of this year. The total…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 In Brief… Flower sale coming to Botanical Gardens For loads of advice from knowledgeable plant experts and a choice of more than 30,000 perennials ranging from rock garden plants to wildflowers, visit the Botanical Gardens’ Friends Spring Perennial Sale 10 a.m.–4 p.m. May 4–5 at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens.…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Regents salute hockey team At last Friday’s Regents’ meeting, Regent Daniel D. Horning read a citation honoring the U-M hockey team for their NCAA championship victory. ‘We take great pride in this great team’s enduring contribution to Michigan’s extraordinary athletic tradition,’ he said. ‘This year, the team posted a…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Mechanical Engineering Design Expo spawns new ideas Mechanical engineering seniors Michael Remenak (left) and Terr Lorger (right) prepare to demonstrate their prototype Multi-Axis Hot-Wire Foam Cutter at last week’s Design Expo ’96 sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. 27 teams of undergraduates in the senior mechanical engineering design…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Bells placed on North Campus The largest and first of the 60 bells (six tons and nearly seven feet in diameter) was hoisted into the 165-foot Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower on North Campus last Thursday. The carillon and tower will be dedicated Oct. 17 in a ceremony…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 Student-athletes honored at banquet The U-M honored scholar-athletes who had maintained a 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) over both fall and winter semesters or a cumulative 3.0 overall. Above, basketball players Ryan DeKuiper (left) and Neal Morton hold their scholar-athlete awards. The Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor was presented…
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April 23, 1996
The University Record, April 23, 1996 ‘Guided notes’ increase test scores for learning-disabled students First-year student Harry Pianko and junior Andy Lincoln display their note-taking skills during Prof. Alan Deardorf’s economics lecture. For learning-disabled students, it’s not that easy. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Randy Frank U-M-Dearborn Note taking is a necessary skill for success…
