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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 UROP students present research to peers, advisers UROP students present research to peers, advisers By Mary Jo Frank University Relations The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program’s (UROP) spring symposium featured an eclectic mix of oral presentations, ranging from the effect of the Great Lakes on the region’s spring and summer…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Undergraduate education has seen a “major overhaul” Undergraduate education has seen a “major overhaul” By Jane R. Elgass When LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg took office in September 1989, she vowed to make reform of undergraduate education a top priority. Though some at first had a “this is only…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Campers, staff ask regents to reconsider closing Shady Trails Campers, staff ask regents to reconsider closing Shady Trails By Jane R. Elgass Moving testimony on the value of Camp Shady Trails was presented by staff and campers to the Regents during the public comments session of their meeting last…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Students take complaints on code to the Regents Students take complaints on code to the Regents By Jared Blank “We are peaceful, non-violent students who simply want to tell the Regents that we care and that the code is wrong,” stated Flint Wainess, Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) president, as…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 President works to set record straight on state appropriation President works to set record straight on state appropriation President James J. Duderstadt last week took a step toward setting the record straight on the state appropriations process for 1995-96, noting that “many media accounts of this activity have portrayed…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Seven from U-M receive Guggenheim Fellowships Seven from U-M receive Guggenheim Fellowships Seven U-M faculty members have received Guggenheim Fellowships in the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s seventy-first annual competition. They are among 152 artists, scholars and scientists nationally, with awards totaling $4,272,000. Guggenheim Fellows are appointed on the…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Five journalists named Ted Scripps Environmental Journalism Fellows Five journalists named Ted Scripps Environmental Journalism Fellows Five journalists named Ted Scripps Environmental Journalism Fellows Three newspaper reporters and two television producers have been named 1995-96 Ted Scripps Environmental Journalism Fellows at the University of Michigan. The Scripps program, which…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Phase II of flex calls for flex dollars, opt-downs and opt-outs Phase II of flex calls for flex dollars, opt-downs and opt-outs By Jane R. Elgass The implementation of phase II of the University’s shift to a flexible benefits plan is a “win-win situation for the employees and the…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Thompson parking structure to close for summer Thompson parking structure to close for summer By Rebecca A. Doyle The Thompson Street parking structure will close in May for extensive renovation and remain closed through August. The renovations, which include removing and replacing the top three or four inches of…
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April 24, 1995
The University Record, April 24, 1995 Museum officials need to listen to public voices Museum officials need to listen to public voices By Rebecca A. Doyle Largely in response to controversy surrounding the failed attempt to exhibit the Enola Gay at the Smithsonian Institution, the University and the Smithsonian Institution co-sponsored “Presenting History: Museums in…