-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 How to get here from ‘out there’—MichNet dial-in numbers From the Information Technology Digest How do I check my e-mail from Grand Rapids? Or Petoskey? Or Escanaba? These are common questions asked by U-M users who travel or live in Michigan locations outside of the Ann Arbor area and…
-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Task Force on Violence Against Women outlines steps taken By Mary Jo Frank University Relations Co-workers and classmates often are unaware of the plight of women around them who are entangled in abusive relationships, says Debra Cain, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Aware ness Center (SAPAC). However,…
-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Rackham announces new first-year fellowship program By Jared Blank The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies has created a new fellowship program for first-year graduate students. Rackham First Year Fellowships will provide two terms of tuition, a stipend and GradCare health insurance to 80 students. “Some of these…
-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Four faculty named to SACUA; terms start May 1 By Rebecca A. Doyle Four faculty members were elected to terms on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) at last week’s Senate Assembly meeting. Bunyan I. Bryant Jr., William D. Ensminger and Carol J. Loveland-Cherry, will serve three-year…
-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Forum on Social Security reform slated for April 4 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Leaders from academia, business and the media will discuss Social Security reform in a public forum 1–4:30 p.m. April 4 in the Business School’s Hale Auditorium. “Social Security Reform: Is the System or…
-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 Dow Chemical Co. awards $1. 2 million to School of Public Health By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The Dow Chemical Co. has pledged a gift of $1.2 million to the School of Public Health. The University later will submit a recommendation to the Regents to use these…
-
March 26, 1996
The University Record, March 26, 1996 U-M, IRS reach settlement The University and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have reached a court settlement over disputed back taxes, with the University paying only a small fraction of the original multi-million dollar assessment. In December 1994, after several months of discussions with University officials, the IRS originally…
-
March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 U-M-Dearborn researchers try breeding ‘metal-consuming plants’ By Terry Gallagher U-M-Dearborn In urban areas like Detroit, vacant plots of land that are currently useless because the soil is polluted “could be turned into lush gardens of metal-consuming plants, trees and shrubs,” if two scientists at the U-M-Dearborn have thei r…
-
March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 Van Cliburn will receive UMS Distinguished Artist Award In a celebration of musical harmony, Van Cliburn will begin a new tradition at the University Musical Society (UMS) when he accepts the University Musical Society Distinguished Artist Award on May 11. Sponsored by UMS and the Ford Motor Co., the…
-
March 19, 1996
The University Record, March 19, 1996 U-M, MSU team looks at attitudes on genome technology By Debbie Gilbert News and Information Services Who will decide how, when and to whom the emerging genome technology will be applied? Physicians and health professionals? Government policy-makers? Prospective parents? Ethicists? The U-M and Michigan State University have launched a…
