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February 7, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services What Michigan voters and physicians think about aid-in-dying will be the topic of a survey this spring by the Institute for Social Research (ISR). The survey is funded by the Michigan Health Care Education and Research Foundation (MHCERF), the research and philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue…
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February 7, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle “The performance of the technology is way, way, way out in front of our understanding of how to use it,” Daniel E. Atkins III told his audience at the second lecture in the Rackham Conversations on Academic Priorities series. His talk, “Creating the Future: Information Technology and the Mission of the…
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February 7, 1994
CEW workshop looks at proposal writing “Proposal Writing and Grant Seeking,” a workshop designed primarily for post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty and doctoral students, will meet 9–11:30 a.m. Feb. 16 at the Center for the Education of Women (CEW), 330 E. Liberty St. Workshop topics include locating research sponsors and organizing and writing effective proposals for…
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February 7, 1994
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education will hold a public hearing 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Vandenberg Room, Michigan League. Senators scheduled to hear testimony include subcommittee chair John J.H. Schwarz, R-Battle Creek; Jon Cisky, R-Saginaw; and Jackie Vaughn, D-Detroit. Speaking on behalf of the U-M will be Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker…
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February 7, 1994
Paul’s book examines modern Hollywood horror and comedy William J. Paul’s book Laughing Screaming, Modern Hollywood Horror & Comedy has been published by Columbia University Press. Paul is associate professor of English and film and video studies. Laughing Screaming is the first book about gross-out, a mode of address that became widespread in Hollywood films…
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February 7, 1994
The child’s poem, “Twinkle, twinkle, little star,” describes a familiar sight in the night sky, according to U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske. “During cold February nights, the twinkling of bright stars is especially striking; sometimes they seem to shatter into dazzling shards of blue, red, and green,” Teske says. “While the vivid display delights most…
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February 7, 1994
“James Tissot: Prints from the Aldrich Collection,” an exhibition of 45 etchings and mezzotints from the collection of Ann Arbor residents Robert and Katherine Aldrich, is on view through March 6 at the Museum of Art. Organized by co-curators William Hennessey and John Siewert, the exhibition provides a comprehensive overview of the graphic work of…
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February 7, 1994
By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations The Medical Center has opened the nation’s first multidisciplinary center dedicated to diagnosing chest pain. The Chest Pain Center is designed to catch patients in the early stages of a heart attack, and weed out those suffering from chest pain that may have other physical or psychological causes.…
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February 7, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Women know that sexual discrimination exists in the work place, but rarely believe it applies to them. The working woman’s “not me” attitude is an example of the “denial of personal disadvantage” phenomenon, according to psychologists at the U-M and Smith College. Diana I. Cordova of the Institute…
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February 7, 1994
The University’s Chicano History Week, Feb. 6–12, commemorates the life of human rights leader Cesar Chavez with events dedicated to his memory. “We feel it is important to reflect on his life, what his death means for many people, and to publicly recognize the passage of a man who shaped history—labor history, Chicano history and…
