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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 Summer program guide has activities for all ages A new summer-only catalog that lists special programs, workshops and academic and recreational programs for students and non-students, and for young people from pre-school through high school, is available from the Office of Academic Outreach. The programs listed range from regular…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 ‘Watch your mouth’ is no reprimand from this theater prof By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services She’s listening, always listening. She tapes radio and video interviews, studies movies and is particularly attracted to documentaries. It is not the story line that interests Annette Masson, but who is speaking…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 U-M Gilbert and Sullivan Society celebrates 50 years By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Combine a sharp tongue and topsy-turvy imagination with an amiable but ambitious composer and you get an unlikely but highly successful partnership—William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Combine U-M students, faculty and staff and…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 ‘Art of Diorama’ topic of brunch talk Robert S. Butsch will discuss `Art of the Diorama’ following a 10:30 a.m. brunch at the Exhibit Museum Sun. (April 13). Butsch is the creative genius behind 14 Native American dioramas, favorites of Museum visitors for more than three decades, located at…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 KUDOS Florida receives AAS prize Nancy Florida, associate professor of Indonesian languages and literature, has received the 1997 Harry J. Benda Prize in Southeast Asian Studies from the Association for Asian Studies. Florida was cited “for a work that successfully marries erudition to passion and builds bridges to both…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 Safety walk points out safe, unsafe campus areas University photographer Bob Kalmbach joined walkers last week touring the campus to point out areas they felt were unsafe due to poor lighting, overgrown shrubbery or buildings that formed alcoves where an attacker might hide. Leo J. Heatley (left), director of…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 Grand opening celebrates Union renovation Vice President for Student Affairs Maureen Hartford (left) joined President Lee C. Bollinger, Andrew Shotwell and Liz Ryan, both Michigan Union Board of Representatives members, at a ceremony last week marking the grand opening of the fourth floor of the Michigan Union. The whole…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 Goal of ISR training program for South Africans: overcome ‘legacy of distortion’ By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The Institute for Social Research (ISR) will begin training South Africans in social science research methods this summer, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The three-year pilot program,…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 Dearborn gift provides video equipment The U-M Dearborn Communications Program will receive a $65,982 in-kind gift of video production equipment this month from the Dearborn Cable Fund. The equipment will be used for a media lab. “The gift gives the University’s Communications Program a tremendous boost, allowing students in…
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April 8, 1997
The University Record, April 8, 1997 U to be part of high-performance computing initiative By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University has been selected by the National Science Foundation to help create the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI) to provide unprecedented computing power for advanced scientific and engineering research. The University…
