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  1. January 21, 1998

    600 help test new way to fight flu

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 Senior Rachel Facciolla did her part for science last week by participating in a study directed by Arnold S. Monto, professor of epidemiology. Funded by a private pharmaceutical firm, the study is designed to test whether one of the firmĀ¼s medications will help protect people from being infected with…
  2. January 21, 1998

    Healthy employees help companies reap financial benefits

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 Regular exercise is just one of many healthy activities individuals can undertake to move themselves from a high- to a low-risk health behavior group, ultimately saving money for their employer. File photo by Bob Kalmbach By Deborah GilbertNews and Information Services Corporations and businesses that resolve in 1998 to…
  3. January 21, 1998

    ITD announces changes to its delivery of telephone, data, video services

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 From the Information Technology Division The campus community will begin to see some changes this month when they order telephone, data or video services from the Information Technology Division’s (ITD) IT Communications (ITCom). These changes are the result of an intensive review of ITCom’s service delivery process. “When we…
  4. January 21, 1998

    Top journalists will take part in public debate on ‘Diversity and the News’

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 By Bernie DeGroatNews and Information Services Network news journalists Mike Wallace and Charles Gibson and film maker Michael Moore will join more than two dozen top media professionals from around the country in a public debate on “Diversity and the News” on Feb. 2. Co-sponsored by the Michigan Journalism…
  5. January 21, 1998

    Monet dinner theater adds third performance

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 Taste of Monet dinner theater case members are (seated) J. Lawrence Henkel (Monet) and Tom Franks and (standing, from left) Bradford Roberts, Rachel Urist, Bill Cross and Jennifer Schuetz. Photo by Jean Muscat Friends of the Michigan League have scheduled a third Taste of Monet, a dinner theater presentation…
  6. January 21, 1998

    U-M literature program takes students into the deep woods

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 NELP students ‘see the same mountains Robert Frost was writing about, they chop wood as Frost did and wrote about.’ NELP students do more than hike and read–they participate in everythinginvolved in daily living, including kitchen duties. Students in the summer program appreciate literature and writing innatural and sometimes…
  7. January 21, 1998

    Obituaries

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 Isadore A. Bernstein Isadore A. Bernstein, professor emeritus of biological chemistry and environmental and industrial health, died of cancer Jan. 11. He was 78. Internationally known for his work in environmental toxicology and cutaneous biochemistry, Bernstein won numerous honors throughout his career for his research in dermatology. “Isadore Bernstein…
  8. January 21, 1998

    Natural pesticide could safely prevent crop damage

    The University Record, January 21, 1998 By Randy FrankU-M-Dearborn When crops are sprayed with insecticides, fears arise about the harmful effects of chemicals to the environment and to humans. John Thomas, U-M-Dearborn assistant professor of biology and genetics, and his associate, Italian chemist Luca Mezzo, hope to eliminate some concerns about insecticides through use of…
  9. January 14, 1998

    Regents’ Roundup

    The University Record, January 14, 1998 Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their December meeting. McLaughlin named Flint provost Renate McLaughlin, interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at U-M-Flint, was appointed to the post on a permanent basis. She also is professor of mathematics. In recommending her appointment,…
  10. January 14, 1998

    Secretary of State’s office sports maize ‘nblue decor

    The University Record, January 14, 1998 State, local and University officials gathered Nov. 21 for the dedication of the new Secretary of State’s Office in the Maple Village Shopping Center. Why the University interest? Secretary of State offices are being decorated with local themes, and this one sports–what else–maize and blue colors. Eventually it will…