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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…
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March 29, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Poverty leaves measurable scars on 5-year-old children’s intelligence and behavior, according to a study presented last week at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. And the longer children have lived in poverty, the deeper those scars are likely to be. The study is the…
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March 29, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University of Michigan Maize & Blue, a new solar-powered car designed and built by U-M students, will be unveiled during a 1:30 p.m. ceremony tomorrow (March 30 )in the Power Center for the Performing Arts. The event is open to the public. Maize & Blue will be…
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March 29, 1993
A large contingent of U-M faculty members and graduate students were among more than 4,000 researchers to attend the 60th biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) in New Orleans last week. The articles here were written by Diane Swanbrow of News and Information Services. The U-M papers, poster presentations, lectures…
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March 29, 1993
The Office of International Academic Affairs has mailed questionnaires to all instructional faculty on the Ann Arbor campus in order to compile a profile of their international interests and linkages. Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. and John H. D’Arms, vice provost for academic affairs, urge faculty to respond promptly to the questionnaire. They note that…
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March 29, 1993
A free, public exhibition honoring Charles Sawyer features key additions to the Museum of Art’s permanent collection made during his tenure as director, 1957–1972. The exhibition, organized by students in the 1992–93 Museum Practice Program, features works from the 18th century, one of Sawyer’s favorite periods. A reception for Sawyer and his wife, Kitty, is…
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March 29, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Chewing gum with xylitol—a natural, “sugarless” sweetener—not only dramatically reduces new cavities—it helps to reverse the process of decay in already active cavities, according to a U-M study of more than 1,200 children. The gum must be chewed for at least five minutes, three to five times a…
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March 29, 1993
Medicaid Health Care Demonstration Project The existing Medicaid program allows patients to seek care anywhere Medicaid payment is accepted, which may encourage increased and inappropriate demand for care. At the same time, many physicians do not accept Medicaid patients. If they do, the care is often judged to be inferior. It is thought that this…
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March 29, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Do species become more complex as they evolve? Ever since Darwin, scientists have accepted the “fact” that plants and animals are more complex today than their ancestors were millions of years ago. A U-M paleontologist, who has just completed the first empirical test of this evolution-toward-complexity truism, says…
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March 29, 1993
The executive committee of the U-M Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is “greatly concerned” about the effects of the University’s policy on discriminatory harassment and accompanying procedures, according to a memo from President R. T. Lenaghan to Senate Assembly members. The March 15 memo states: “In particular, one faculty member recently…
