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  1. May 23, 1994

    Arb serves as a lab for variety of disciplines

    By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Sweet white clover, Kentucky bluegrass and timothy go up in smoke each spring and fall at Dow Field in the Nichols Arboretum. While it may resemble a sudden wildfire, the prairie burn, administered by Robert E. Grese, associate professor of landscape architecture, is a carefully precalcuated method of…
  2. May 23, 1994

    153 granted promotion and/or tenure

    Recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of 153 faculty members on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, effective the next academic year, were approved by the Regents at their May meeting last week. Of the total, 137 are at the Ann Arbor campus, nine at Dearborn and seven at Flint. Those at the Ann Arbor…
  3. May 23, 1994

    Chinese scholar predicts boom in women’s studies programs

    By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Research on women in mainland China surged suddenly about 10 years ago after the national press revealed the disturbing fact that female infanticide was still practiced in the countryside, according to Wang Zheng, a doctoral student in history at the University of California, Davis, and guest lecturer at…
  4. May 23, 1994

    Nominees sought for Business, Finance Distinguished Staff Awards

    The Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is soliciting nominations for the third year of the Distinguished Staff Award Program for Business and Finance employees. The award, which includes recognition at an awards ceremony and dinner, a plaque and a cash award, recognizes “the indispensable contribution that staff make to the…
  5. May 23, 1994

    17 faculty members granted emeritus status by Regents

    Seventeen faculty members were granted emeritus status by the Board of Regents at its May meeting. They are: Keith W. Bryan, professor of music (flute) Bryan joined the School of Music in 1964 as a guest lecturer. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1965, associate professor in 1968 and professor in 1972. Prior to…
  6. May 23, 1994

    A look at the evolution, refinement of ‘quality’

    Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of invited articles on different aspects of the University’s M-Quality initiative. By Catherine Lilly Organization Development Specialist, Information Technology Division As the University moves forward with activities related to the M-Quality initiative, we have had to make a shift in our understanding of what the word…
  7. May 23, 1994

    153 granted promotions and/or awarded tenure

    Editor’s Note: A list of those promoted and/or granted tenure appears on page 11. Described as “one of the most important things we undertake at the Univer-sity,” Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. last Friday recommended 153 individuals on the University’s three campuses for promotion and/or tenure. “We do the promotion and tenure process as seriously…
  8. May 23, 1994

    International Institute Center seeks nominees of scholars

    By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The International Institute’s new Advanced Study Center is seeking applications and nominations until Sept. 1 for its first group of scholars convening this fall. The interdisciplinary program, featuring seminars, lectures, workshops and conferences, will examine the historic and ongoing effects of the Cold War over a period of…
  9. May 23, 1994

    SACUA meetings now open to public

    Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs’ (SACUA) meetings with the president, provost and executive officers are now open to the public, including the press and faculty members. SACUA voted 8-0 May 2 to open up their discussions with the president, provost and executive officers. At the request of an officer, a portion of the meeting…
  10. May 23, 1994

    POLICE BEAT

    By Mary Jo Frank DPS assists police in murder investigation The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is working with the Ann Arbor Police Department on its investigation of the murder of Christine Ann Gailbreath, office assistant in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, who was attacked near her west side Ann Arbor home May 7. Police…