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March 14, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Selections by Chick Corea, Debussy and Prince may make an improbable concert program. But in the hands of the University’s unique Digital Music Ensemble, the odd triad works. Besides, the group is eclectic not by choice but by necessity. Directed by Assistant Professor of Music Steve Rush, the…
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March 14, 1994
‘The car couldn’t have broken down at a worse time,’ Diane muttered. Her family’s finances were pushed to the limit just paying for groceries, rent, transportation to work and child care for her three sons—all on only $10,000 a year. ‘Now the transmission dies and the exhaust needs replacing—right after I’ve already gone over my…
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March 14, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass The School of Social Work has been named tops in the nation in the fifth annual “America’s Best Graduate Schools” rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The School of Public Health’s master’s degree program is ranked fifth, and the School of Music fourth. This is the first time the magazine…
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March 7, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank A University reading of David Mamet’s provocative play Oleanna will be the starting point of the next Rackham Conversation on Academic Priorities program titled “Learning from Oleanna.” Leigh A. Woods, associate professor of theater, and Ceci Grinwald, a junior in the Department of Theatre, will perform a rehearsed reading of Oleanna…
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March 7, 1994
Eight candidates are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). The election will be held at the March 21 Senate Assembly meeting. Three candidates will be elected to serve three-year terms beginning May 1, succeeding John Birge, George Cameron and Ronald Lomax. The candidates and their “campaign statements” are:…
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March 7, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Walter P. Metzger, emeritus professor of history at Columbia University, will give the fourth annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom at 4 p.m. March 21 in Rackham Amphitheater. Metzger, author of Academic Freedom in the Age of the University, will discuss “A Walk Along the New Frontiers…
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March 7, 1994
Marilee Benore-Parsons, assistant professor of biology at U-M-Dearborn, has received the Susan B. Anthony Award from U-M-Dearborn’s Commission for Women. The annual award is given to a Dearborn faculty, staff member, alumnus or University supporter “who exemplifies the dedication, fortitude and involvement of Susan B. Anthony, a leader of the women’s suffrage movement.” Linda E.…
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March 7, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Perry J. Samson wants to bring the world of weather to the desk of every elementary and secondary school student in Michigan. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Samson and his students are developing a full-color interactive software package called Blue-Skies that will provide access to…
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March 7, 1994
Rhetaugh Graves Dumas, dean of the School of Nursing, will be recommended to the Regents at their March meeting as the University’s vice provost for health affairs, effective July 1. In announcing the recommendation, Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. said the primary responsibility of the position will be to work with him to foster cooperation…
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March 7, 1994
Donahue honored Thomas M. Donahue, the Edward H. White II Distinguished University Professor of Planetary Science, has received the 1994 Atwood Award from the College of Engineering. Hoff named to professorship Julian T. Hoff, professor of surgery and section head, Department of Neurosurgery, has been named the first Richard C. Schneider Professor of Neurosurgery. The…
