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January 11, 1993
Four faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their December meeting. Frederick W. Bertolaet, professor of education Bertolaet, who joined the education faculty in 1966, served as assistant dean of the School of Education in 1972–73 and as associate dean in 1973–79. He taught courses in educational administration and supervision and…
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January 11, 1993
Bernard Lafayette, president of the American Baptist College and a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, will speak Sunday (Jan. 17) as part of the Program on Studies in Religion’s free, public Visiting Professor of Religious Thought Series. Lafayette, pastor of Progressive Baptist Church in Nashville, is scheduled to speak at 5:45 p.m. in…
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January 11, 1993
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Dec. 21 issued a violation notice against the University and proposed a fine for a small, low-level radioactive materials spill in a Medical School research lab in September. A fine of $3,750 was set for a Class III (midrange) violation by the NRC for an incident Sept. 11…
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January 11, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Research expenditures at the University have increased by 170.5 percent over the past decade and totaled $346.5 million in the last fiscal year, according to William C. Kelly, vice president for research. By some measures, he says, the U-M is now the nation’s leader in funded research. A…
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January 11, 1993
1993 MLK Day Symposium “From Indifference and Inequality To Justice and Reconciliation” A Commemorative Symposium and Related Events Sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Minority Affairs, The University of Michigan All events are free and open to the public. January 17 “An Evening with Langston and Martin,” readings from the lives of…
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January 11, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Joycelyn Elders, health director for the state of Arkansas and President-elect Clinton’s choice for U.S. surgeon general, will present the keynote address at a U-M conference on the health of poor children in the United States. The conference, “Building Coalitions for Children: Turning Words into Action,” will be…
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January 11, 1993
“People just don’t understand that something as simple as an ear infection in childhood can affect a child’s whole life,” says third-year medical student Kevin N. Hibbert. “A child who can’t hear may not learn to speak or will learn slowly. Then he is labeled a `problem child’ in school, may not graduate and may…
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January 11, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A mailer’s worst nightmare: carefully crafted letters flowing aimlessly in the land of the undeliverable, doomed to never reach the students, parents, graduates or donors to whom they are addressed. Unfortunately approximately one out of three business letters nationally is undeliverable as addressed because of errors in addressing, the addressee has…
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January 11, 1993
Editor’s Note: A complete calendar of events related to commemoration of Martin Luther King’s birthday appears on pages 8–9. Two concerts and several community sing programs by the Urban Bush Women are among the events scheduled for the University’s commemoration of Martin Luther King’s birthday this week and next. The Urban Bush Women, established in…
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January 11, 1993
The University’s research expenditures increased by 6.9 percent in 1991–92, reaching a record total of $346,531,594. “The University’s fiscal year 1992 was still another financially sound year in research, one that saw our total research volume climb to levels that set both a record for this institution and a leading pace for the nation’s major…
