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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Mott Community College, U-M-Flint sign credit transfer agreements From the U-M-Flint The U-M-Flint and Mott Community College (MCC) have signed four articulation agreements that guarantee transfer of MCC course credits to U-M-Flint. The articulation agreements guarantee transfer of credit for students pursuing degrees in health care and health care…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 OBITUARY Robert H. Super Robert H. Super, professor emeritus of English language and literature, died March 29 after a massive stroke. He was 81. Super, who taught at the U-M from 1947–1984, was well known for his 1954 complete bibliography of the works of Walter Savage Landor, the only…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 LS&A faculty adopts changes in distribution requirements, gender-neutral language During their last meeting of the academic year on April 1, LS&A faculty members approved changes to the faculty code that will make area distribution requirements easier for students to understand and increase the number of qualified science courses. Although…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Study shows U’s recycling is 35 percent office paper From Grounds and Waste Management Services During the week of March 18–22, Grounds & Waste Management Services conducted a paper characterization study to determine what composes a typical week’s worth of paper put out for recycling. Since September, all types…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Grand prize for Envirothon winners: trip on the Laurentian By Janet N. Mendler News and Information Services A trip aboard the U-M research vessel Laurentian awaits the winners of this year’s Envirothon, an environmental “Olympics” that pits teams of high school students from across the state in a day-long…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 HIV/AIDS overview will be Health Night Out topic for April 16 “HIV/AIDS: How our community is meeting the challenge” is the Health Night Out Topic 7:30–9:30 p.m. April 16 in the Kellogg Eye Center Auditorium. Powel Kazanjian, director of the U-M HIV/AIDS Program, and K.C. Quirk, coordinator of the…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 U-M, GEO scheduled for state mediation tomorrow The University’s bargaining team and representatives of the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) had not reached an agreement at Record press time despite numerous negotiating sessions last week. GEO members had earlier voted in support of a work stoppage that was scheduled to…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Jacobs named chair of U-M Health System redesign team Lloyd A. Jacobs, associate professor of surgery and assistant dean for Veterans Administration Affairs, has been named chair of the seven-member committee that will evaluate and make recommendations for redesigning the University of Michigan Health System. Jacobs, who was appointed…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 $3 million gift designated for biomedical engineering By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University has received a $3 million Whitaker Foundation grant which, pending approval of the Board of Regents, will be used to create a new biomedical engineering department within the College of Engineering and establish…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 High school poets brainstorm, get help writing through IPG online By Matthew Thorburn News and Information Services A high school student at Lansing’s Waverly High School uses a modem to connect to the U-M, then begins downloading poems written by students in Germany and Japan. Another student reviews a…
