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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Cancer/Geriatrics Center opened May 5 The U-M’s new Cancer/Geriatric Center building opened its doors to patients yesterday. Included in the new $88 million facility is the Pediatric Infusion unit, where children receive chemotherapy in a setting that includes games, television, computers and toys. Max Wicha, director of the Comprehensive…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Modem upgrade means more speed Thanks to upgrades of the modems that serve U-M dial-in users, you may now see an increase in connection speed when dialing in to the campus network. Merit Network Inc., the operator of the MichNet network that provides dial-in connectivity to MichNet members throughout…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 KUDOS U-M women cited as among Detroit area’s most influential A special section of the March 31, 1997, issue of Crain’s Detroit Business cited a number of women with U-M connections as among the 100 most influential in southeast Michigan. Included are Noreen Clark, dean, School of Public Health;…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 Manoogian Foundation adds $500,000 to Armenian Studies Program By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services The Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation has added another $500,000 to the nearly $2 million donation it has made to the University’s Armenian Studies Program. The initial gift enabled the Armenian Studies Program to…
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May 6, 1997
The University Record, May 6, 1997 U-M athletes entertain Mott patients Wolverine fullback Chris Floyd gets five from Zachary Darling, a patient at Mott Children’s Hospital. African American athletes teamed up with members of Omega Psi Phi, one of three Black fraternities at the U-M, to reach out to the community. Both athletes and fraternity…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 University a national leader in work abroad programs By Carlean Ponder News and Information Services When graduate student Tanus Saad first stepped off the plane in Brazil, the volunteer mission that took him there was the farthest thing from his mind. “The first thing I felt was insecurity,” Saad…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22,, 1997 Symposium explores experience of healing by ancient methods By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services A conch horn wailed, a drum throbbed and cedar incense wafted through the Pendleton Room at the Michigan Union April 15 as Cristino B. Perez, an Aztec shaman, opened the symposium, “Indigenous Healing: Alive…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Five faculty receive Johnson Diversity Awards By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Five U-M faculty members have been chosen to receive the 1997 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award for their outstanding commitment to the development of a more culturally and ethnically diverse campus community, Lester P. Monts,…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Homeless winners in bedroll project If you listened closely, you might have heard the words to “Do Re Mi” from the Sound of Music. But it wasn’t play clothes for the Von Trapp children that were being fashioned from drapes. Fabric that once graced the windows of the Michigan…
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April 22, 1997
The University Record, April 22, 1997 Four to receive honorary degrees at commencement May 3 Four persons—Mary Frances Berry, scholar and public servant; Robert B. Fiske Jr., trial lawyer and public servant; Sergei Godunov, mathematician from Russia; and Eugene L. Roberts Jr., newspaper editor—will receive honorary degrees at spring commencement May 3. President Lee C.…
