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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 ITD dial-in customer use prompts installation of 300 more modems By Jared Blank The University’s 24,500 modem dial-in subscribers recently have been hearing fewer busy signals, according to Andy Palms, product area manager of networking and sites. The Information Technology Division (ITD) added 150 modems in December and will…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 Kassebaum honored with first U-M Distinguished Legislator Award By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., has received the first University of Michigan Distinguished Legislator Award. It was presented at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., in January. Modeled after the national service academy scholarship…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 CAUP students blend education with practice in Detroit By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Dozens of students from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP) are blending education and practical experience while helping Detroit neighborhoods build bridges to the future. “This is part of an effort to…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 NASA shuttle mission will duplicate Ben Franklin’s experiment By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M scientist hopes to repeat Ben Franklin’s famous experiment with electricity next week. Instead of a kite, some string and a key, Gilchrist will use a 1,142-pound Italian satellite, a 13-mile-long cable and the…
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February 13, 1996
The University Record, February 13, 1996 U and Detroit leaders collaborate for better city By Paula Saha News and Information Services More than 200 Detroit neighborhood organization leaders and city officials, including Mayor Dennis Archer, joined University administrators, faculty and students Feb. 2 in a “show-and-share” symposium, “Commitment to Collaboration: New Strategies for Community-Based Development…
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February 13, 1996
The University Record, February 13, 1996 Next steps in appropriations process The next step in the higher education appropriations process is a hearing by the Senate Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee on the Ann Arbor campus 10 a.m.&endash;noon Saturday (Feb. 17) in the Hussey Room, Michigan League. The U-M, Wayne State University, the American Association of…
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February 13, 1996
LS&A admission requirements; Effective fall term 2000 Students must complete a four-year program of at least 15 units of study (a total of 20 is strongly recommended). A unit of study is one high school year’s work in a specific subject. Of the 15 units, 14 are prescribed. In special cases the admissions director can…
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February 13, 1996
FACULTY PERSPECTIVES And Now, The Managed Care ‘Revolution’ In The USA By Marilynn M. Rosenthal Professor and Director, Program in Health Policy Studies, U-M-Dearborn and Associate Director, Program in Society and Medicine, U-M Medical School. In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation, the ever turbulent health care market in the United States is producing its…
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February 13, 1996
The University Record, February 13, 1996 U ‘rocket scientists’ share Galileo mission successes By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services As the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey ” boomed through Rackham Auditorium last Wednesday evening, the U-M’s very own “rocket scientists ” took the stage to share new data from the Dec. 7 Galileo…
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February 13, 1996
The University Record, February 13, 1996 Monet’s garden theme of Flower and Garden Show By Margaret Vergith Matthaei Botanical Gardens Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as the paint and the soil and sky as the canvas.—Claude Monet This year’s Ann Arbor Flower and Garden Show March 28&endash;31 will highlight gardening as…
