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October 17, 1994
If attending the M-Quality Expo later this week whets your appetite and you want to find out more about this initiative, check out GOpherBLUE. M-Quality news can be found in the Gopher folded titled University of Michigan and Ann Arbor. Among the information available: —The M-Quality Expo. Descriptions of all the exhibits and presentations. —Teams…
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October 17, 1994
By John Woodford News and Information Services Is being polite the same thing as being good? The answer in England during much of the early modern era would have been yes, at least among the middle and upper classes, says Keith Thomas, professor of history at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University. Thomas, who is president…
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October 17, 1994
Rhetaugh G. Dumas, vice provost for health affairs, has received the Hall of Fame President’s Award from the National Women’s Hall of Fame “for achievements that are leading women into the 21st century.” The Hall of Fame noted that throughout her career, Dumas has “pioneered significant advances in nursing education and research that are having…
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October 17, 1994
Staff members who use the Benefits Enrollment Line (BEL) to select their benefits for 1995 will be sent a confirmation statement soon after they record their elections. Many staff members will be required to sign and return this statement by Nov. 11, 1994. The Benefits Office cannot complete the staff member’s enrollment without the signed…
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October 17, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle “Society sees dying as ominous and scary,” says Diane Trew, an intern at Hospice of Washtenaw. “But this is something people should talk about. Everybody asks me if it isn’t depressing working with people who are dying, but I’ve worked with victims of sexual assault and abused teens, too. Which is…
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October 17, 1994
Harold James Lockett Harold James Lockett, formerly a clinical assistant professor at the Medical School, died here Oct. 6 at age 70. Lockett held a B.A. from Indiana University and received his M.D. from Meharry Medical College. He served his residency in adult psychiatry at the U-M and a residency in child psychiatry at the…
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October 17, 1994
By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A $4 million federal grant, along with an additional $4.5 million from the U-M and other sponsors, will enable the University to play a major role in the national effort to develop new technologies and patterns of use for digital libraries—storehouses of information available through the Internet. Funding…
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October 10, 1994
Dear Colleagues: Considerable progress has been made in teaching, research and international activities by faculty and staff at the U-M during the past academic year. Since we are beginning a new academic year, this seems like a good opportunity to pause and reflect on some of the achievements of the past year. My thoughts first…
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October 10, 1994
Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of articles on changes in benefits. Open enrollment begins today (Oct. 10). It lasts three weeks this year, ending at 4:30 p.m. EST, Oct. 28. During this time period, staff members and retirees will see some important changes and innovations in their benefit plans. Active staff members…
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October 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank LS&A will try a new approach to handling student cheating, assuming a proposal from the College’s Joint Faculty-Student Policy Committee is approved at the November LS&A faculty meeting. David Schoem, committee chair and assistant dean for undergraduate education, moved at the Oct. 3 faculty meeting that the section of the Faculty…
