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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Photo Services staff (from left) Bill Wood, D.C. Goings, Bob Kalmbach, Kim Haskins and Paul Jaronski. Photo by Rebecca A. Doyle By Kerry Colligan Photo Services is under new management. Sound a bit uninspiring? When Photo Services became a division of News and Information Services (NIS) in July, there…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Courant Knepp By Jane Elgass The Regents will be asked to approve the appointment of Paul N. Courant as associate provost-academic and budgetary affairs and Marilyn Knepp as assistant provost for university budget and planning at their Sept. 18-19 meeting. Knepp’s appointment will be effective Sept. 1, Courant’s as…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The U-M is tied for 23rd in the annual fall rankings of undergraduate programs by U.S. News & World Report, released Aug. 21. The University also ranks second in the magazine’s first-ever ranking of the nation’s top public colleges and universities. Last…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Rebecca A. Doyle The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) offers workshops for faculty and graduate student instructors who wish to learn more or improve their teaching skills. Workshops scheduled for faculty this fall include: Sept. 23, Fundamentals of Lecturing. Anne White Harrington, director of teacher…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Welcome to The University Record, the U-M’s official faculty-staff newspaper, published by News and Information Services. The Record is published on Wednesdays, weekly September-April except for holiday breaks, twice a month May-July and once in August. (Publication Dates.) It can be found in racks in more than 65 campus…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By David Wilkins Medical Center Public Relations Researchers have a new understanding of the way dengue virus binds to human cells–and how to stop it from doing so. The mosquito-borne dengue virus causes dengue fever, a severe flu-like illness the World Health Organization (WHO) calls “the most important and…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Roberson By Jane R. Elgass Athletic Director M. Joseph (Joe) Roberson announced in August that he plans to retire after 31 years of service to the University as soon as a successor can be appointed. President Lee C. Bollinger has indicated he will announce information about the post Sept.…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Fermi Award Nominations Invited The U.S. Department of Energy invites nominations for the Enrico Fermi Award, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology awards given by the U.S. government. The Fermi Award recognizes people of international stature for their lifetime of exceptional achievements in the development,…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 Fire department trains on Dental School Building Museum of Art kept kids busy during Art Fairs Lieutenant Ed Dzinbimski of the Ann Arbor Fire Department descends the 125-foor height of the Dental School Building. The Fire Department used the U-M campus as a training site for rappelling exercises in…
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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 This rock is covered with a dark, 4-inch-thick crust of iron-manganese deposits, which have been building up for 50-60 million years. Photo by James R. Hein, U.S. Geological Survey By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M geologists have decoded a precise record of long-term changes in Earth’s ancient…
