March 22, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Gov. John Engler’s budget recommendations last week contained good news and bad news for the University. The good news: $89 million for capital outlay projects focusing on Central Campus renovations and the College of Engineering complex on North Campus. This is the first time in a decade that the U-M has…
March 15, 1993
Editors Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Why People Pay Taxes: Tax Compliance and Enforcement, edited by Joel Slemrod, director, Office of Tax Policy Research, School of Business Administration. Tax evasion has become a pervasive problem in all societies, contributing to fiscal deficits and undermining the fairness and efficiency of…
March 15, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A quantitative reasoning course would be “an excellent and timely addition to graduation requirements,” according to Department of Communication Chair Neil M. Malamuth. It is essential every graduate complete a course that requires quantitative reasoning, added Malamuth, who moved at the March 8 LS&A meeting that the faculty approve the principle…
March 15, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Those yearning for an end to winter will find a warm world of rhododendrons, roses and live butterflies March 25–28 at the 1993 Ann Arbor Flower and Garden Show at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. “This is the place to come if you’re truly fed up with winter…
March 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Two faculty members and two students from the U-M will be honored at the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Higher Education Convocation April 7 in East Lansing. The awards recognize distinguished faculty and outstanding students from each of Michigan’s 15 four-year public universities. Mary L. Brake, associate professor of nuclear…
March 15, 1993
An exhibition organized by College of Architecture and Urban Planning faculty members has received a special recognition award in a competition sponsored by Interiors magazine. The multi-media exhibition, part of the College’s conference on “Shelter, Women and Development: First and Third World Perspectives” last May, was developed by Betsy Williams, who was adjunct assistant professor…
March 15, 1993
The Henry Russel Lecture will be delivered by John H. Holland, professor of electrical engineering and computer science and of psychology, on Tuesday (March 16). The Russel lectureship is the highest honor the University gives to a senior faculty member. Holland’s public lecture, titled “Where’d You Get That Idea?” will begin at 4 p.m. in…
March 15, 1993
A proposed conflict of interest policy for Regents and Executive Officers garnered support from the Regents at their March meeting. The General Counsel’s office was advised to revise the draft slightly to indicate that it sets standards of disclosure beyond those of state statute and to proceed with the normal Regent Bylaw approval process, which…
March 15, 1993
Albright named Composer of the Year William Albright, professor of composition, has been named the 1993 Composer of the Year by the American Guild of Organists. Albright was lauded as an “outstanding musician who has distinguished himself as composer, performer, teacher and visionary, contributing in so many ways to the field of music in the…
March 15, 1993
By Terry Gallagher U-M-Dearborn Public Relations “An interactive university, responsive to the needs of the region,” is how James C. Renick describes the U-M-Dearborn. “We’re working to provide an intellectual center for this region and to apply brainpower to the processes that build our communities.” Renick became chancellor of the 8,000-student campus in January, succeeding…
