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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 ‘Sesame Street’ celebrated its 30th birthday with Wolverines last week when ‘Sesame Street Unpaved’ stopped at the Michigan Union as part of a nation-wide tour of college campuses to mark its landmark anniversary. Jerry Nelson, voice of the Count, along with the show’s writers, actors and producers, gave the…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Kids and parents braved the snowstorm Saturday to visit the Exhibit Museum’s Cosmic Capers Discovery Day. Above, NASA Aerospace Education Specialist Jim Fitzgerald fits a helmet for potential future astronaut David Van Dyke of West Bloomfield. Other activities included building Alka-Seltzer rockets and comets, and experimenting with color and…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Warren at last week’s Regents’ meeting. Seated in front is Robert Kasdin, executive vice president and chief financial officer. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle By Dave WilkinsHealth System Public Relations Larry Warren has been named executive director of the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers, a position he has filled…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 By Peggy BrittMichigan Sea Grant Only recently have researchers realized that ballast water (water stored in the hulls of ocean-going ships) is the primary transport for harmful invaders that are settling in the Great Lakes. Ships release and take up this water as they travel from port to port,…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Annalisa D. Van HoutenM-Fit Employee Wellness Program In the past, conventional wisdom categorized drinkers as “social or responsible” or “alcoholics.” We now know a third group of drinkers exists, those who are “at risk” for developing a problem, or problem drinkers who exhibit mild to moderate dependence. While recent…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Phoebe Ellsworth thanked Robert Zajonc for telling her to ‘never do anyting in the mainstream’ when she delivered a lecture named for him. Photo by D.C. Goings, U-M Photo Services By Diane SwanbrowNews and Information Services Never do anything in the mainstream. That’s the message Phoebe Ellsworth, the newly…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 LeonardAlcockBahtiEleyHendersonKnottLinSklarVicinus By Lee KattermanOffice of the Vice President for Research The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), LS&A, and the Vice Provost for the Arts have announced the recipients of the Michigan Humanities Award and Michigan Arts Award for 1998-99. Now in their fourth year, these award…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 AdamsGomezKirshnerDauge-RothInuzukaMetzlMannheimMuegglerSomersSu By Elizabeth WoodfordInstitute for the Humanities The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to six faculty and five graduate students to work at the Institute in 199899. Their projects are related to the Institute’s theme for the year, “Form and Pattern.” Institute Director Tom Trautmann, who chaired…
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March 25, 1998
The University Record, March 25, 1998 Kenyon By Jane R. Elgass George L. Kenyon will be the dean of the College of Pharmacy, effective Sept. 1. His appointment to the post, as well as appointments as professor of pharmaceutical chemistry with tenure and as the Tom D. Rowe Collegiate Professor of Pharmacy, were approved by…
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March 25, 1998
Gilbert S. Omenn detailed some of the steps the Health System is taking to ensure a solid patient base. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Jane R. Elgass The chief physician for Ford Motor Co. probably didn’t realize last fall that he had thrown down the gauntlet when he told a Grand Rounds audience at University…
