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…
January 25, 1993
Martha J. Vicinus, the first female full professor in the Department of English, will receive the Sarah Goddard Power Award this week. Vicinus is professor of English, of history and of women’s studies. Sponsored by the Academic Women’s Caucus, the award “honors and recognizes those individuals who have contributed to the betterment of women through…
January 25, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The fourth annual Ann Arbor Flower and Garden Show is the place to be for those who prefer gardens populated with hummingbirds, butterflies and other fauna. Visitors will take a “Walk on the Wild Side” through exhibits designed to reflect this year’s theme at the March 25–28 show…
January 25, 1993
‘Speaking of God in a Pluralistic Age’ The teleconference of a roundtable discussion titled “The Art of Conversation: Speaking of God in a Pluralistic Age” will be shown Feb. 2–3 in the Hussey Room, Michigan League. Sponsored by the Office of Ethics and Religion, participants include Martin E. Marty, professor of the history of modern…
January 25, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Scientific misconduct poses a serious threat to the research enterprise and to the intellectual integrity upon which the advancement of knowledge depends, President James J. Duderstadt warned fellow scientists in Rackham Auditorium last Tuesday. Duderstadt, who also is chair of the National Science Board, addressed members of Sigma Xi and the…
