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November 9, 1992
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services A neon sign above Lenin’s tomb could flash useful information bulletins for Russian citizens, as well as brighten up the monument. Miniature sculptures of the leader of the Russian revolution lend themselves to household uses, such as candleholders, to serve “an enlightened people.” Russian emigre artists Vitaly Komar…
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November 9, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services An endowed professorship in reading and literacy will be established at the School of Education by Jean and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Walgreen, the retired chairman of the Walgreen Co., received a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from the U-M in 1928. The endowed professorship, which will be funded…
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November 2, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass Beginning Jan. 1, 1993, certain groups of graduate students will be able to enroll in a health insurance plan that has been tailored to meet their special needs. Called GradCare, the program has been developed by M-CARE and will be available on a group basis to newly appointed graduate student research…
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November 2, 1992
Shien-Ming Wu Shien-Ming Wu, the J. Reid and Polly Anderson Professor of Manufacturing Technology, died of complications from heart surgery on Oct. 28 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 68 years old. An internationally known researcher in the fields of manufacturing engineering and dynamic systems analysis, Wu created and defined the modern field of…
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November 2, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass The appointment of an 11-member advisory committee to assist in the search for a new vice president for research has been announced by President James J. Duderstadt. William C. Kelly, who has been vice president since January 1990, will retire from the post this summer. “Dr. Kelly has served the University…
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November 2, 1992
By Harriet Teller Michigan Radio Michigan Radio will begin its 10-day Autumn Drive on Nov. 10. This year’s drive has a goal of $160,000. While Michigan Radio is a broadcast service of the University, contributions from listeners cover almost 40 percent of the station’s operating expenses. “Fund raising is very serious business and crucial to…
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November 2, 1992
By Leslie Stainton Museum of Art Clifton Olds, the Edith Cleaves Barry Professor of the History and Criticism of Art at Bowdoin College, will deliver this year’s Doris Sloan Memorial Lecture at the Museum of Art at 8 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 7) in Auditorium B, Angell Hall. Olds, who formerly was associate professor of the…
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November 2, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Lois Moses likes people. Through her work in the admissions office of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, she meets lots of people, including international students, and enjoys them all. But that isn’t enough. Each week, Moses volunteers her time to Respite Volunteers of Washtenaw, through Catholic Social Services.…
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November 2, 1992
Media critic Jean Kilbourne will kick off the National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (Nov. 8–13) at U-M with a presentation on alcohol advertising 8 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 8) in Auditorium 3, Modern Languages Building. The writer, lecturer and documentary filmmaker will present “Under the Influence: The Pushing of Alcohol Via Advertising,” a lecture and slide…
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November 2, 1992
Kallie Bila Michels Cancer Center Public Relations Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein that has the potential to determine the prognosis of sarcoma patients. Paul S. Meltzer, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and of radiation oncology, and his colleagues say the finding is especially important because it may have…
