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November 9, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Broadening the reach of the University, saving departments time and money, and clearing the way for fast communication over long distances are the objectives of the Videoconferencing and Distance Learning Center. Staff at the center, located in 300 North Ingalls Building, will demonstrate the new technology to the University community 8…
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November 9, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank “We’re good enough this year. We’re going to do everything in harmony,” director James Nissen promises the choir as they launch into a few bars of Michael S. Burn’s “Family.” Rehearsing for a Jan. 18 performance at the Business and Finance Department’s Martin Luther King Day celebration, members of the Diversity…
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November 9, 1992
Gene D. Cohen, acting director of the National Institute on Aging, will deliver the 13th annual Winkelman Memorial Lecture at 4 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 12) in Rackham Amphitheater. Cohen will discuss “Understanding Creative Potential in Later Life: Impact on Research, Practice and Policy.” A specialist in geriatric psychiatry, Cohen has held a number of national…
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November 9, 1992
The Frey Foundation, the eighth largest foundation in Michigan, has made a gift of $1.2 million to the School of Business Administration. The gift will establish the Edward J. Frey Professorship of Banking, pending approval by the Regents. The professorship honors Grand Rapids native Edward John Frey Sr., who for 31 years headed one of…
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November 9, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Advance registration forms are now available for the 11th annual Career Conference for People of Color, which will be held Feb. 26. This year’s conference theme is “Globally Pulling our Cultures Together: Positioning Ourselves to Empower, Impact and Excel.” The deadline for advance registration is Dec. 4. This year there is…
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November 9, 1992
From the Institute for the Humanities Paula Gunn Allen, poet, novelist and short-story writer from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and one of the country’s most visible representatives of Native American culture, will be on campus for two weeks this month. She will be a visiting fellow at the Institute for the Humanities,…
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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…
