February 1, 1993
William Mirsky William Mirsky, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, died Jan. 22. He was 70. Mirsky was born July 10, 1922, in Prystan, in what is now the Ukraine. He was the son of Peter and Mary (Yewush) Mirsky. He attended public school in Hartford, Conn., then received a B.S. in mechanical engineering at the…
February 1, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Help is at hand for parents of young children who find themselves in a bind when the children are ill, the day care provider is unable to work or some other emergency arises. Care in a Crunch, a program developed by the Family Care Resources Program, will provide parents with names…
February 1, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle From public safety to pest control, from roofing to recycling, the departments that comprise business and finance units are as diverse in the services they provide as they are in job families and in racial and ethnic composition. Recognizing that diversity, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Farris W. Womack decided…
February 1, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University has joined the Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP), a seven-university consortium whose goal is to bring about, over the next five years, “a 100 percent increase in minorities and women who enroll in and graduate from their universities’ science and engineering programs.” The initiative has received…
February 1, 1993
Columbia Cable (Ann Arbor) of Michigan will carry the University’s WFUM-TV 28, beginning March 1, U-M and Columbia Cable officials announced. WFUM, a PBS channel owned by and licensed to the U-M, is based in Flint. It will be on Columbia Cable for nine months at no cost to subscribers. “WFUM has a sound reputation…
February 1, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass “The modern research university is in a unique position to expand the horizons of artistic expression, and has a fundamental obligation to do just that,” says School of Music Dean Paul C. Boylan. “It should not only tolerate, it should exploit the tension and conflict that legitimately arise between research and…
January 25, 1993
The concept of a collaboratory was discussed by President James J. Duderstadt last fall in an address to the Senate Assembly on “Redrawing the Boundaries.” In his address, he explored ways in which “we can provide an environment on this campus that responds adequately to the dramatic intellectual changes occurring in the nature of teaching…
January 25, 1993
William S. Benninghoff William S. Benninghoff, 74, professor emeritus of botany and director of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens from 1977 to 1986, died Jan. 8 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Internment will be at Arlington National Cemetery later. In 1957 Benninghoff joined the botany faculty, and during his 31-year academic career taught plant ecology, general…
January 25, 1993
School of Music Dean Paul C. Boylan will discuss “Artists in the Academy” at 4 p.m. today (Jan. 25) in Rackham Amphitheater as part of the Presidential Lecture Series on Academic Values planned in conjunction with the University’s 175th anniversary. A reception will follow in Assembly Hall. President James J. Duderstadt will moderate a panel…
January 25, 1993
The Personnel Office has announced the 1993 designated University holidays and season days. Staff members should note that they may substitute up to three holidays of their choice for any three University holidays with written notice to their supervisor on or before July 1. Official holidays are Memorial Day (observed May 31), Independence Day (observed…
