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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…
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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…
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March 29, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Using short pulses of intense laser light, U-M physicists have created “designer atoms”—new types of matter never before seen in nature. Physics Prof. Philip H. Bucksbaum leads the research group that has used laser pulses to knock electrons away from the nucleus of an atom, produce atoms with…
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March 29, 1993
Michigan Radio’s on-air fund drive has shrunk to fewer than two days. The station promised listeners that fund-raising efforts, scheduled for April 1–7, would be reduced by one day for every $16,000 pledged by March 31. As of Record presstime, the station had received $91,722.63, reducing the Incredible Shrinking Week to just 21.5 on-air hours.…
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March 29, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Even if they are not in a state of conflict-free bliss, newlyweds keep their rose-colored glasses firmly affixed, according to a U-M study. About 40 percent of the 373 couples in the study either said they could not think of a single argument they’d had in the last…
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March 29, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services A study of more than 300 institutionalized juvenile delinquent boys found that they respond differently to peer pressure depending on their personality type. They were in training schools that use “Positive Peer Culture” programs, which employ peer pressure—often a negative force—to generate positive group and individual behavior. “But…
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March 29, 1993
Blanche Wiesen Cook, author of “Eleanor Roosevelt: Volume I, 1884–1933,” will present the annual CEW Elizabeth Mullin Welch Lecture at 4 p.m. Tuesday (March 30) in the Hussey Room, Michigan League. Cook will discuss “Writing Biography from a Woman’s Perspective.” Sponsored by the Center for the Education of Women (CEW), the lecture is free and…
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March 29, 1993
Most inner-city parents don’t adopt a hands-off, laissez-faire attitude about how their teen-age children spend their time, according to a study presented last week at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Low-income parents—much like middle-class parents—actively try to orchestrate their children’s lives, encouraging them to work hard and develop their talents,…
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March 29, 1993
Like racial stereotypes themselves, the most common beliefs about children’s racial awareness turn out to be false, according to a U-M study presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. A more accurate understanding of how children think about race is essential if society hopes to eradicate the roots of racist…
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March 29, 1993
Part-time work during high school may have more costs than benefits, a U-M study shows. The study, based on nationally representative samples of more than 70,000 high school seniors, links number of hours worked to a range of undesirable behaviors and outcomes, including poor school performance, drug use, aggression, fighting with parents, and failing to…
