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January 17, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services A multi-media tribute to 20th-century Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich will take place at the U-M Jan. 25–30, with the world-renowned Borodin String Quartet performing the complete Shostakovich String Quartet Cycle over five consecutive nights. The concerts are presented by the University Musical Society (UMS), in conjunction with a…
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January 17, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Nearly one-half of all Americans between the ages of 15 and 54 have experienced an episode of psychiatric disorder at some time in their lives, and nearly 30 percent have had such an episode at some time in the last year, according to the first national survey to…
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January 17, 1994
Vladimir Matejovsky, business editor of Prague’s Mlada Fronta Dnes, the Czech Republic’s largest business daily, has been named the inaugural William Davidson Institute Fellow in Business Journalism of the Michigan Journalism Fellows (MJF) Program. Matejovsky is studying capital markets, corporate finance and international trade at the School of Business Administration beginning this term. He has…
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January 17, 1994
The University signed licensing agreements with several area companies during FY93 to develop and market U-M research technology. These local firms are: Audiocomp, Inc. of Adrian for a digital audio compression system developed by David J. Anderson, David L. Neuhoff, Donghoon Lee and Omar A. Nemri from the College of Engineering. Dexter Research Center, Inc.…
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January 17, 1994
Editor’s Note: The full text of the Flexible Benefits Advisory Committee’s report, as well as articles on focus groups and surveys and a series of questions and answers about flexible benefits, follows page 6. The Flexible Benefits Advisory Committee has issued a preliminary recommendation that the University adopt a flexible benefits program. In its report,…
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January 10, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass While the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF) “appreciates this year’s salary program,” it urges that “all possible effort be given to continuing, and enhancing, a salary improvement program in the coming year,” John E. Tropman told the Regents at their December meeting. He also said that the…
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January 10, 1994
To increase campus security, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) in December increased its patrols around major residence halls on both Central and North campuses and opened three Central Campus parking structures for free parking in the evening for students and employees. In the pilot program that will continue through the end of January, students,…
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January 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank As part of his duties at the Flint Journal, Lewis A. Morrissey gained first-hand experience using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to ferret out facts for investigative reports. Understanding the FOIA from a journalist’s perspective will come in handy, predicts Morrissey, who assumed his duties as the U-M’s new freedom…
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January 10, 1994
The Museum of Art recently received the largest single gift in its history: four paintings by Pablo Picasso and one painting by Picasso’s Spanish contemporary, Juan Gris. Given by the Carey Walker Foundation of Port Huron, the paintings join a range of Picasso prints and drawings in the Museum’s permanent collection. The Museum will hold…
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January 10, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Editor’s Note: See pages 7–10 for a listing of U-M events scheduled to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Equity in education, the civil rights movement, social justice and the multicultural university will be featured in panel discussions commemorating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. next Monday…