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May 9, 1994
Michigan skywatchers will have a front-row seat for a solar eclipse tomorrow (May 10), according to astronomer Richard G. Teske. “A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes exactly between the sun and Earth, casting its shadow on us. It is a rare event that happens at most only a few times each year,” Teske…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Jill Finkbeiner is a sixth grader in Saline Middle School who loves math, plays the violin and is an A student. She also wields a pretty mean screwdriver. Jill is one of the many eight- to 15-year-old children of University faculty and staff members who spent April 28 on campus seeing…
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May 9, 1994
The University Musical Society (UMS) has been awarded a $130,086 grant to bring to Ann Arbor and southeastern Michigan an array of performances and events honoring the late Martha Graham. The grant was awarded by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund through its Art Partners Program, which is administered by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters…
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May 9, 1994
Bradford wins career development award Carol Rossier Bradford, associate professor of otorhinolaryngology, has won a Clinical Research Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Recipients are young, full-time faculty members who have completed significant post-doctoral research and are dedicated to careers in clinical oncology research. Bradford will receive an annual grant of…
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May 9, 1994
Gary Joe Lewis, assistant professor of music (conducting), will be the Donald R. Shepherd Assistant Professor of Conducting in the School. His new appointment, effective Sept. 1, was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. “Last December, the Regents approved establishment of this endowed professorship, named to honor Donald R. Shepherd, long-time supporter of…
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May 9, 1994
The works of nearly 20 scholars and writers are featured in the spring 1994 edition of Michigan Quarterly Review (MQR) . Published by the U-M, MQR contains essays, poetry, fiction, memoirs, reviews and graphics. U-M contributors are Gorman L. Beauchamp, associate professor of humanities and adjunct associate professor of English, who reviews John Gross’ Shylock:…
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May 9, 1994
Construction of the Tennis Center, on a phased basis as funding is identified, was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. The project, first approved by the Regents in 1990, will be located on State Street adjacent to the U-M Golf Course. “In order to meet the program requirements for a Tennis Center, it…
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May 9, 1994
Editor’s Note: These summaries of research projects were presented to the Regents at their April meeting by Homer A. Neal, vice president for research. The material here was prepared for the Record by the staff of ResearchNews, a publication of the Division of Research Development and Administration. Prevention of substance abuse through worksite wellness Employers,…
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May 9, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Ronni L. Sanlo of Jacksonville, Fla., has been named the new coordinator of the University’s Lesbian-Gay Male-Bisexual Programs Office, effective June 1. Since 1987, Sanlo has served as human services program manager in the AIDS Surveillance Program Office, Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services. “I am very…
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May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Robert G. Forman, who has served as director of the Alumni Association for the past 28 years, will be honored at a Universitywide reception 4–6 p.m. May 18 in the Founders Room, Alumni Center. He will retire June 30. “Over time, some people come to personify the institutions they represent. Bob…
