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September 3, 1997
The University Record, September 3, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass Hiring someone new? The process won’t be finalized until INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) Form I-9 has been completed. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which outlawed the employment of unauthorized aliens, mandates completion of this form to verify the identity and employment…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 Mayer awarded SCUP Founder’s (Casey) Award Fred Mayer, assistant director of capital planning and university planner, was awarded the Society for College and University Planning’s (SCUP) Founder’s “Casey” Award for Distinguished Achievement in Higher Education Planning. The award recognizes achievement in higher education planning and contributions to the literature,…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 By Jane R. Elgass At the recommendation of President Lee C. Bollinger, the M-CARE preference initiative has been put on hold to allow for further campuswide discussion of this and other compensation issues. The initiative is a plan to give preferred payment rates to employees who choose the M-CARE…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 This limestone outcropping in the eastern mid-continent of the United States was one of many sampled in the U-M study. Although the layers of limestone are flat and seemingly undisturbed, they contain stress-induced deformations in microsco pic grains of calcite created when the Appalachians formed about 300 million years…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 Workers ready Alice Lloyd Residence Hall for students. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Janet Nellis Mendler News and Information Services A Labor Day weekend move-in schedule for students, while creating some degree of congestion around the residence halls, should not prove disruptive for Ann Arbor residents or for most…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 By David Wilkins Medical Center Public Relations Time and time again, Danish dermatologist Gunnar Lomholt came close to understanding how psoriasis is passed from one generation to the next. After years of study, however, he remained baffled by its complex patterns of inheritance. “It is hoped that another investigator…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 The flight team and hospital staff work together to ensure the safe delivery of the patient to the hospital facility. Photo by Bob Kalmbach Survival Flight, the Medical Center’s airborne medical transport program, is now one of only two services in the United States to be fully accredited in…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 Volunteers gave away yo-yos at the Ann Arbor Art Fairs this summer to publicize the Year of the Humanities and Arts (YoHA). Photo by Paul Jaronski “Welcome to Michigan,” a week-long series of programs and activities to welcome new students, will kick off Aug. 30 and continue through Sept.…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 Harald Eberhart, master glassblower in the College of Engineering, demonstrated glassblowing techniques for secondary students at the third annual Summer Engineering Academy Aug. 7. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Kerry Colligan Last week, 145 high school and middle school students attended the third annual Summer Engineering Academy’s (SEA) Engineering…
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August 13, 1997
The University Record, August 13, 1997 Iwan Ulrich, a graduate student in the College of Engineering, tests the GuideCane. Ulrich built the cane designed by Johann Borenstein. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services It doesn’t have fur. It won’t fetch a ball. It runs on batteries, instead of dog food.…
