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October 11, 1993
An 18-member executive committee has been formed to oversee the transition at the U-M from the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) to a distributed computing environment. An explosion in recent years of more powerful desktop computers prompted the Information Technology Division (ITD) to look at the future need for its mainframe environment. ITD plans to have…
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October 11, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Raoul Kopelman, professor of chemistry and adjunct professor of physics, will receive the 1993 Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award for his contributions to graduate education and research. The award will be presented at a public lecture given by Kopelman at 4 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 14) in Room…
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October 11, 1993
Approximately 20 U-M organizations and the city of Ann Arbor are joining together to mark Oct. 18–24 as AIDS Awareness Week. In her proclamation recognizing AIDS Awareness Week, Ann Arbor Mayor Ingrid Sheldon said: “All of us are affected by the present and future spread of AIDS and there is great concern about the health…
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October 11, 1993
The University will establish an International Institute to serve as “a campuswide resource, providing coordination and leadership in a broad range of activities concerning international and area studies.” Approved by the Regents at their September meeting, the Institute will be located within LS&A. The Institute will “enhance dramatically a tradition of scholarship and teaching in…
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October 11, 1993
The Museum of Art has received a second prize award in the 1993 American Association of Museums Publications Design Competition for its Janice Gordon exhibition catalogue. The competition, which acknowledges excellence in the graphic design of museum publications, is the only national, juried event involving publications produced by museums of all kinds and sizes. Designed…
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October 11, 1993
A new Administrative Information Technology Coordinating Committee (AITCC), chaired by Robert N. Moenart, controller and director of financial operations, has been formed as a result of the recommendation of the Administrative Technology Working Group (ATWG). ATWG, one of three groups commissioned by Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. as part of a Universitywide evaluation of information…
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October 11, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Trevor D. Wooley, assistant professor of mathematics, is one of 20 science and engineering researchers nationwide to receive a five-year $500,000 fellowship from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. The Packard Fellowships were established to support the work of promising young scientists and engineers and to encourage talented…
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October 11, 1993
The Lesbian-Gay Male-Bisexual Programs Office’s (LGMBPO) Pride-Awareness-Commitment Week begins today (Oct. 11) with an open house and reception 4:30–6:30 p.m. at Counseling Services, 3100 Michigan Union. A rally will be held at 7 p.m. today on the steps of the Rackham Building. Rain location is the Henderson Room, Michigan League. The rally will be followed…
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October 11, 1993
The U-M has received a grant of $100,000 from DuPont Automotive for its new Corporate Environmental Management Program (CEMP). CEMP is a joint initiative by the School of Business Administration and the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Its goal is to train new environmental and corporate managers who have an understanding of economic growth…
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October 11, 1993
Administrative appointments approved by the Regents at their September meeting included: Donald R. Brown, professor of psychology, will continue to serve as director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching until Oct. 31. Glenda Radine will continue to serve as interim director of the U-M Extension Service until June 30, 1995. George I.…
