May 9, 1994
To speed up delivery of campus mail to Wolverine Tower offices, drop boxes will be installed at eight locations for deposit of mail for departments at Wolverine Tower. Mail will be picked up from these drop boxes every two hours. The drop boxes, a neutral putty color, will hang on a wall and be clearly…
May 9, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Human Resources & Affirmative Action (HR/AA) will move to Wolverine Tower this month, along with Payroll and the Benefits Office. HR/AA will move into 39,000 square feet of space, including a portion of the Low Rise, half of the second floor and the entire fourth floor of Wolverine Tower, an 11-story…
May 9, 1994
U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske emphasizes that it is dangerous to look directly at the sun and moon while observing the eclipse. The sun’s surface is so bright that even a brief glance might permanently impair vision. “Even if you observe through something dark like multiple sunglasses or stacked photographic negatives, you are taking a…
May 9, 1994
By Terry Gallagher U-M-Dearborn The Dearborn and Flint campuses are planning to celebrate student/faculty research collaborations in “A Meeting of Minds,” set for the Dearborn campus on Friday (May 13). “Because of our emphasis on undergraduate teaching and learning, students at the regional campuses have excellent opportunities to work closely with faculty members on significant…
May 9, 1994
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The School of Information and Library Studies (SILS) has received a $4.3 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to provide national leadership in educating information professionals for the 21st century. “The Kellogg Foundation’s grant is a splendid affirmation of the new directions that SILS is taking…
May 9, 1994
Michigan skywatchers will have a front-row seat for a solar eclipse tomorrow (May 10), according to astronomer Richard G. Teske. “A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes exactly between the sun and Earth, casting its shadow on us. It is a rare event that happens at most only a few times each year,” Teske…
May 9, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Jill Finkbeiner is a sixth grader in Saline Middle School who loves math, plays the violin and is an A student. She also wields a pretty mean screwdriver. Jill is one of the many eight- to 15-year-old children of University faculty and staff members who spent April 28 on campus seeing…
May 9, 1994
The University Musical Society (UMS) has been awarded a $130,086 grant to bring to Ann Arbor and southeastern Michigan an array of performances and events honoring the late Martha Graham. The grant was awarded by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund through its Art Partners Program, which is administered by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters…
May 9, 1994
Bradford wins career development award Carol Rossier Bradford, associate professor of otorhinolaryngology, has won a Clinical Research Career Development Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Recipients are young, full-time faculty members who have completed significant post-doctoral research and are dedicated to careers in clinical oncology research. Bradford will receive an annual grant of…
May 9, 1994
Gary Joe Lewis, assistant professor of music (conducting), will be the Donald R. Shepherd Assistant Professor of Conducting in the School. His new appointment, effective Sept. 1, was approved by the Regents at their April meeting. “Last December, the Regents approved establishment of this endowed professorship, named to honor Donald R. Shepherd, long-time supporter of…
