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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Tornado season is upon us Tornado season is here and when a tornado approaches, your immediate action may mean life or death, says Robert Patrick, associate director of the Department of Public Safety (DPS). “Many people do not know how to properly protect themselves when an actual tornado is…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Be aware of office politics A workshop on “Office Politics: How to Make it Work for You” recently spurred a lively discussion of the not-so-kind ways that some people try to move up the corporate ladder. Part of the Women of Color Task Force Career Conference for People of…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Web site supplements course materials for MSE 250 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Steve Yalisove faced a problem that is all too familiar to many members of the U-M faculty—how to keep hundreds of undergraduates interested in a required fundamentals course when the main reason they enroll…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 KUDOS Ukadike awarded residency in Bellagio, Italy N. Frank Ukadike, assistant professor of film and video studies, of communications studies and of Afroamerican and African studies, is the recipient of a residency at the Bellagio (Italy) Study & Conference Center of the Rockefeller Foundation. The Foundation’s Bellagio Committee invited…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Medical illustrator makes all the puzzle pieces fit By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services After nearly 200 hours of concentrated effort, John Klausmeyer just about has the 60-piece, 3-D jigsaw puzzle completed. Using a heat gun, leather gloves, drills and bits, oil and acrylic paints, and various size…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Orthotics and Prosthetics Center helps mold new lives Jeff Van Sickle (left photo, standing) and Steve Cielinski form plastic wrap around a mold of a patient’s lower leg. After the wrap is formed and cooled, it will be cleaned and trimmed by Cielinski, as in the right photo. Paul…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 LTD plan rates increase this month By Vivian Byrd Benefits Office The Benefits Office has released new rates for the long-term disability (LTD) plan, effective March 1, 1997. “In 1996, we projected an annual rate increase for LTD over the next several years. Rate increases are expected to continue,”…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 Obituary Charles Overberger Charles G. Overberger, professor emeritus of chemistry and vice president emeritus for research, died March 17 at Riverview of Ann Arbor after an extended illness resulting from Parkinson’s Syndrome and related disorders. He was 76. An educator and internationally known expert on organic polymer chemistry, Overberger…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 National discussion of women’s, human rights needed By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Women throughout history have been leaders and creators of the “civil society.” They have solved local problems and have held the community’s cultural fabric together through difficult, sometimes brutal, times. “Women’s leadership is not new…
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March 25, 1997
The University Record, March 25, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Note: Regents’ Roundup appears as a semi-regular feature in The Record. Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Regents at their March meeting. $10.3 million in gifts accepted At their March meeting, the Regents accepted $10,358,090 in gifts received during February. The total included $6,109,497…
