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February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 College degree is not the only path to a well-paying job Chicago-based Bess Lee checks her watch at the Amtrak station in Ann Arbor. Railroad and shipworker employees are one group that Grimes’ study mentions as making a good wage without a four-year college degree. By Bernie DeGroat News…
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February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 HOT OFF THE PRESS Editor’s Note: Hot off the Press features books published recently by the U-M Press. A Visit to the Gallery, edited and with an introduction by Richard Tillinghast, professor of English, Department of English Language and Literature. Thirty poets and fiction writers were recently invited to…
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February 18, 1997
The University Record, February 18, 1997 In Brief… Regents meet this week The Regents will begin their monthly meeting at 2:30 p.m. Thurs. (Feb. 20) in the Regents’ Room, Fleming Administration Bldg. Agenda items include remarks by President Lee Bollinger, a report on the U-Mradio and television stations, as well as discussion of the School…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Project analyzes risks, costs of computer incidents By Theresa Hofer Information Technology Division Financial losses due to computer crimes may run as high as $10 billion a year, according to the Feb. 3 issue of Fortune magazine. If you include the indirect costs of computer crime, the losses may…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Reach! Stretching in more than just physical ways, student dancers rehearse with Robin Wilson, instructor in the Dance Department of the School of Music. Wilson encourages dancers from the Detroit Middle School All-City Dance Company, selected from the best dancers in the Detroit Public Schools.
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Weather Web sites deluged with awards By Stephenie Koehn Two Web sites operated by the University’s Weather Underground Project have received a flood of recognition for excellence in design and content. The Weather Underground Project web page and WeatherNet have both been named “Platinum Sites” by NetGuide, an on-line…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Spartans are no match for Wolverines on the prowl The U-M’s Bill Lacure, 150-pound junior in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, won a major decision over MSU’s Adam Elderkin in the Jan. 29 match in East Lansing. It was his 20th win of the year. In one…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Stage-struck staff appear in Comic Opera Guild’sThe Merry Widow Feb. 22 Although he probably won’t quit his day job in the Dental School (determining the appropriate tools for dental students to use), Brad Rondeau is hooked on singing and operatic theater. Here he assembles a mannequin head to be…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Kellogg Foundation’s Richardson urges University-community partnerships By Jared Blank Speaking in Rackham Amphitheater last Thursday, William C. Richardson, president and CEO of the Kellogg Foundation and former president of Johns Hopkins University, urged universities to accept that they must alter their missions now that the Cold War is over.…
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February 11, 1997
The University Record, February 11, 1997 Matthaei conservatory to be revamped Collections in the conservatory’s doors will grow to include plants from China and Japan and a bog garden that features insectivorous plants. Benches and informative displays will explain the plantings and their relationship to the environment. By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services The…
