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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Benefits Office gets Silver Quill Award The Benefits Office has received the Silver Quill Award from the International Association of Business Communicators. The University received the award for its innovative approach to introduce the flex benefits plan last fall. Communications Supervisor Sue Lowe says the Office used “all kinds…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 U-M Health System joins Michigan Capital Healthcare, MSU in fight against cancer From Michigan Capital Healthcare In a precedent-setting partnership, the state’s two largest universities have joined in the fight against cancer with Lansing’s Michigan Capital Healthcare (MCH). The three organizations have formed a consortium to construct and operate…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Theme semester on food features full course menu The University’s theme semester on food features public lectures, an international conference, food films, exhibits and catering by local ethnic restaurants. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The U-M is offering an intellectual feast this fall…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Svejnar will direct Davidson Institue By Keith Decie Business School Jan Svejnar, one of the chief architects of the Czech Republic’s economic reforms and a leading authority on the transition from command to market economies, has been appointed executive director of the William Davidson Institute at the Business School.…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 U observes Pollution Prevention Week By Andrew Berki Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Protecting the environment is the focus of National Pollution Prevention Week, which is being observed in communities across the nation Sept. 16-22. It is a time to focus attention on strategies that prevent pollution, minimize waste…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Science Coalition works for university research funding By Jared Blank To view Projected Federal Investment graph click here. Following the election of the 104th Congress in 1994, the U-M collaborated with a small group of Universities to form the Science Coalition, dedicated, they said, “to sustaining the federal government’s…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Participants in vision plan must re-enroll this fall From the Benefits Office For faculty and staff currently enrolled in the Vision Plan, coverage may end in December. However, coverage can be easily continued during Open Enrollment this fall. Anyone whose coverage began in January of 1995 has a two-year…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Works of William Morris displayed in Special Collections Library A solid dark block of type is difficult to achieve when printing poetry. Morris’ solution was to print opening stanzas as paragraphs separtated by small leaf ornaments or numbers. Photo by Bob Kalmbach William Morris, a man who was at…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 New graduate student instructors learn from CRLT program Aurora Sherman (center), talks with a group of new graduate student instructors. By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Even award-winning graduate student instructors (GSIs) can have a bad first day of teaching. Peter Sherman, a zoology GSI and a recipient…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Five staff honored for excellence in service Five staff members and one work team at the College of Engineering have received Excellence in Staff Service Awards. A five-member committee chose the winners from nominations submitted by faculty, staff and students. Each winner received $1,000 and a certificate. A plaque…
