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  1. May 6, 1998

    Snapshots

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 Snap Shots Exercise program aims to prevent teen smoking
  2. May 6, 1998

    Raccoon rabies headed toward Michigan

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 Racoon rabies headed toward Michigan By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A new rabies epidemic transmitted by wild raccoons is virtually certain to move across northern Ohio into Michigan, according to Mark L. Wilson, associate professor of biology and epidemiology. The only question is when the first Michigan…
  3. May 6, 1998

    Regents’ Roundup

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 Regents’ Roundup Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their April meeting. Parnes named associate vice president for research Marvin G. Parnes will serve as associate vice president for research and executive director of research administration and interim director of the Technology Management Office (TMO).…
  4. May 6, 1998

    Campus safety committee appointed by Cantor, Kasdin

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 Campus safety committee appointed by Cantor, Kasdin By Jane R. Elgass A 15-member faculty/staff/student Campus Safety and Security Advisory Committee has been appointed by and will report to Provost Nancy Cantor and Robert Kasdin, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Appointment of an advisory committee was among the…
  5. May 6, 1998

    ‘I look forward to working with you,’ Satcher tells graduates

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 ‘I look forward to working with you,’ Satcher tells graduates By Amy Reyes News and Information Services U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher challenged graduating students in the School of Public Health to never lose sight of their goals as they begin careers. “I challenge you tonight to take with…
  6. May 6, 1998

    Assembly Roundup

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 Assembly Roundup By Kerry Colligan Reports from the Committee on the Economic Status of the Faculty (CESF), the Study Group on the Changing Nature of the Professoriate and the Committee for a Multicultural University were among the topics discussed at Senate Assembly’s April 20 meeting. In addition, outgoing Assembly…
  7. May 6, 1998

    Student Recruiting software being used by 30 campus units

    The University Record, May 6, 1998 Student Recruting software being used by 30 campus units By Gretchen Weir M-Pathways Even though applications to the U-M are on the rise, schools and colleges know they need to establish relationships with students they want. It’s not enough to shake a student’s hand at a college fair. Schools…
  8. April 22, 1998

    Some people are ‘born to smoke’

    The University Record, April 22, 1998 By Dave Wilkins Health System Public Relations Only about one-third of the teenagers who experiment with tobacco go on to smoke regularly. What makes them different from kids who try a cigarette or two and decide smoking is not for them? Although social factors such as peer pressure undoubtedly…
  9. April 22, 1998

    Trophies chronicle a year of U-M football

    The University Record, April 22, 1998 A portrait of former president and U-M football player Gerald Ford keeps watch over the collection of all the trophies the Wolverines won this year. Photo by Bob Kalmbach
  10. April 22, 1998

    The year 2000 and your computer: ‘Things are going to happen’

    The University Record, April 22, 1998 Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on the Year 2000 computer problem and how it is being addressed at the U-M. By Kerry Colligan You’d have to be crawling around under a rock to miss the latest media blitz known as the millennium bug.…