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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 U-M health clinic offers bilingual services to area Japanese By Mary Nehls-Frumkin News and Information Servcies In an effort to assist Japanese families living in southeastern Michigan, a family practice team at a Medical Center health clinic offers prenatal classes and primary care health services to Japanese parents through…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 U must continuously tell Congress and the public of the importance of federal research investment By Jane R. Elgass A recent survey by R&D Magazine says that more than 80 percent of the respondents—researchers in industry, academe and government—think that America will lose its competitive edge in industry within…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 Educators often puzzled by learning disabilities, report says By Randy Frank U-M Dearborn Although a majority of college and university teachers understand that students with learning disabilities are not mentally retarded, and that learning disabilities can affect language and reading without affecting math performance, faculty members often are puzzled…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 Home Gym tips help get peak performance from wallet, too By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Pressed for time and money but need to exercise? Set up a basic home gym that combines aerobic and strength training. “But make the investment worth while,” says Charles Kuntzleman, adjunct associate…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 U documenting NAGPRA items that may have to be returned By Jane R. Elgass It took more than five years and an army of workers, but the University has completed cataloging hundreds of artifacts and remains to comply with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 5 students honored for outstanding dissertations By Rebecca A. Doyle Five scholars who received doctoral degrees in 1996 were recently honored for their dissertation work and spoke about the dissertation process at a ceremony at the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The five were chosen from 24…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 KUDOS Fancher honored by U.S. Department of Transportation Researcher Paul S. Fancher of the Transportation Research Institute has received the National Award for the Advancement of Motor Vehicle Research and Development from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The award is given annually to one person who has contributed prominently…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 147 awarded promotions and/or tenure The recommendations for promotion and/or tenure of 147 faculty members on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, effective next academic year, were approved by the Regents at last week’s meeting. Of the total, 125 are at the Ann Arbor campus, 12 at U-M-Dearborn,…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 Obituaries Edmund H. (Ned) Creeth, professor emeritus of English, died April 24 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was 69. Creeth, who received a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1956, began his academic career as a lecturer at Berkeley, then served as an instructor at Pomona…
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May 20, 1997
The University Record, May 20, 1997 Pools and ponds coming to North Campus By Ryan Solomon The Board of Regents last week received a report on landscaping changes under way or being planned for North Campus. At Thursday’s meeting in the Robert Lurie Engineering Center on North Campus, University Planner Fred Mayer detailed the history…
