April 5, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M chemists have synthesized the world’s largest pure hydrocarbon molecule—a gargantuan sphere with 100 times the volume of a buckyball and big enough to hold 1,000 carbon atoms with room to spare. Comprised of 1,134 carbon atoms and 1,146 hydrogen atoms, the mammoth molecule has a molecular weight…
April 5, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services More than 30 years ago, Matina Horner and her husband came to town as U-M graduate students. She entered psychology and he went into physics. In 1969, they left for Harvard with Ph.D.s. In the interim, “three kids and two dissertations were born.” Her dissertation was the first…
April 5, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass “Many faculty in our colleges believe that undergraduate education is important—indeed as important as research—but they do not think that others—faculty, colleagues, chairs, deans—share that belief. It seems that we need to get out of the way and let the faculty deliver on their commitment to their mission as educators.” That…
March 29, 1993
Alice M. Kern Alice M. Kern, professor emeritus of music, died on Feb. 23 in Tucson, Ariz. She was 86. Kern joined the U-M in 1949 as an instructor in piano. She became a full professor in 1965 and retired in 1976. A native of Illinois, Kern studied at Alabama College, Eastman School of Music…
March 29, 1993
Editor’s Note: Comments on the proposed new section of Regents Bylaw 1.14 on conflict of interest should be addressed by April 9 to the Office of the General Counsel, 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, 764-0304. Regental and Executive/Senior Officer Conflict of Interest Policy Regents and executive officers of the University of Michigan, and the senior…
March 29, 1993
Road salt, the enemy of automobiles, corrodes underground steam tunnels too. The steam tunnel under State Street, between William and South University, that houses steam piping and other mechanical services feeding into buildings on the west side of State Street, has deteriorated because of road salt and needs to be rebuilt, according to Thomas G.…
March 29, 1993
From the Benefits Office Costs to staff members who currently have deductions for Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance will rise effective April 1, affecting deductions in April paychecks. Staff members who do not have a deduction will not be affected. The rate increase is prompted by a 50 percent increase in the number of disabled persons…
March 29, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Researchers have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation and a $1 million grant from Ford Motor Co. to create a new research center for high-performance computing. The Center for Parallel Computing (CPC) will focus on the development and utilization of parallel computing technology for…
March 29, 1993
By Cindy Fox Aisen Medical Center Public Relations A six-team international research group that includes researchers from the Medical Center has identified the gene that causes Huntington’s disease, a progressive neurological disorder. As reported in the March 26 issue of Cell, the Huntington’s Disease Collaborative Research Group isolated the new gene IT15 (IT stands for…
March 29, 1993
The following activities have been scheduled in conjunction with SERVE Week on the Ann Arbor campus. SERVE Week, sponsored by Project SERVE, offers opportunities for members of the University community to “sample” volunteer activities to help them decide if they want to become involved in such programs, as well as an opportunity for recognizing individuals…
