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April 18, 1994
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services As the University enters the 21st century a few years early, “we see a shift from the preservation and transformation of knowledge, to the creation of knowledge itself,” in an age characterized by fiber optic highways of information unrestricted by time, space and reality, says President James J.…
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April 18, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The University is launching a bold initiative that it hopes will foster the professional success of women faculty, staff and students. The initiative, the “Michigan Agenda for Women: Leadership for a New Century,” sets the year 2000 as a target date for becoming “the leader among American universities…
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April 18, 1994
The offices of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs, the Vice Provost for Information Technology and the Vice President for Student Affairs will sponsor a community forum on hate messages and electronic mail at 4 p.m. today (April 18) in the Koessler Library, Michigan League. The forum is an opportunity to discuss the…
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April 18, 1994
We are outraged over the recent incident that involved the use of a stolen University of Michigan student account name and password to send a racist electronic message through the Internet computer network to computer systems worldwide. We personally and collectively denounce such incidents within our institution, and as executive officers of the University, we…
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April 18, 1994
Women’s health issues subject of symposium Wednesday “Women’s Health—It’s Not a Trivial Pursuit” is the theme of the Michigan Initiative for Women’s Health (MIWH) symposium, 1–5 p.m. Wednesday (April 20) in the Hussey Room, Michigan League. History Prof. Martin S. Pernick will present the keynote address on “Historical Constructions of Women’s Health and Wellness” at…
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April 18, 1994
April 30 is the deadline for nominating School of Business Administration staff for the School’s Staff Recognition Program. The awards program will be at 10 a.m. June 9 in Hale Auditorium. The program, launched in fall 1993, was developed at the request of the School’s Quality Council to recognize the achievements and accomplishments of staff…
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April 18, 1994
Lovers who declare their devotion to be as constant as the stars above had better beware, according to U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske. Stars continually move around, causing familiar constellation patterns to change slowly. Careful study of these motions gives astronomers important clues to the history of our 15-billion-year-old Milky Way Galaxy. One example of…
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April 18, 1994
By Toni Shears Law School Editor Economic issues should be the focus of the civil rights movement today, according to panelists at the Black Law Students Alliance’s (BLSA) fifth annual symposium held at the Law School April 9. The focus of the symposium—“Civil Rights in the 1990s: Where Are We? Where Should We Go?”—was a…
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April 18, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank DrinkWise, an alcohol education program for people with mild to moderate alcohol problems, is being offered for the first time in Michigan through the U-M. Designed to help individuals quit or reduce alcohol consumption, the focus is on education rather than treatment, explains Keith D. Bruhnsen, manager of Drinkwise and of…
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April 18, 1994
An applicable portion of the ITD Policy on Proper Use of Information Resources, Information Technology and Networks at the University of Michigan ( Standard Practice Guide 601.7) is printed below. It is the policy of the University to maintain access for its community to local, national and international sources of information and to provide an…
