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March 28, 1994
In the early treatment sessions, the therapist stands outside the restroom and reassures the patient that no one will enter. Once the patient is calm enough to start urinating, the therapist gradually moves closer and closer. Eventually the patient is able to use a urinal even as the therapist stands directly behind him. “I might…
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March 28, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Adding finely ground shale to barrier or “slurry” walls appears to be an inexpensive and effective way to retard the spread of toxic contaminants from landfills and hazardous waste sites, according to U-M researchers. “Natural shale could prove to be an ideal material for use in slurry walls…
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March 28, 1994
By Kristen Lidke Finn Medical Center Public Relations It’s the biggest game of the year. Although halftime is almost over, there’s still a long line of people behind you waiting for their turn in the restroom. You finally get up to a urinal and… nothing happens. No matter how hard you try, it’s a fumble.…
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March 28, 1994
The Michigan Journalism Fellows program will develop the nation’s first mid-career fellowship program in education reporting with a three-year, $165,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Fellowships, which are part of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, will operate the program in cooperation with the School of Education.…
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March 28, 1994
March 7, 1994 by: Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs Tenure Committee Tenure is important. It is something we work very hard to get, and, when we get it, it is something we spend a lot of time awarding or denying. But once someone “has” tenure, what does it mean? What en- titlements and responsibilities…
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March 28, 1994
Provided the men’s basketball team continued its winning ways in third-round NCAA tournament games this past weekend, a pep rally to send the team to the Final Four is tentatively scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday (March 29) in Crisler Arena. Other events for Michigan Madness, based on the assumption the team wins: Fans can cheer…
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March 28, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank The American Association of University Professors’ (AAUP) watchdog of academic freedom—Committee A—has stood guard for 79 years. Committee A’s traditions are still useful, according to Walter P. Metzger, emeritus professor of history at Columbia University, who gave the fourth annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom March 21.…
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March 28, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Nancy Felipe Russo, noted feminist, psychologist and educator, will visit the University April 4–8. She will speak on “Post-Abortion Responses: The Construction of a Syndrome” 4–6 p.m. April 6 in the Rackham Amphitheater. She also will discuss “Latinas and Mental Health” at a Women’s Studies brown bag at…
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March 28, 1994
The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to seven faculty and five graduate students for work they will pursue while in residence at the Institute during 1994-95. The projects are connected to the Institute’s theme for the year, “Work and Play.” Institute Director James Winn, who chaired both selection committees, emphasizes the excellence of…
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March 28, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass The U-M, Howard University and AT&T Bell Laboratories have created a collaborative team to conduct research at the $467 million Advanced Photon Source (APS) facility at Argonne National Laboratory. Physics Prof. Roy Clarke, who is director of the U-M’s Applied Physics Program, will co-direct the project with Ronald Pindak of AT&T…
