November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U-M will compete with other universities for shrinking student base, Spencer tells LS&A By Jared Blank Theodore Spencer, director of undergraduate admissions, addressed the LSA faculty at their monthly meeting last week and discussed the trends he has noticed in the applicants to the University’s undergraduate programs. Of foremost…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 $900,000 grant will benefit U-M AIDS treatment program By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations AIDS patients in southeastern Michigan will now have greater continuity of care and access to primary care service, thanks to a $900,000 grant from the Ryan White Fund to the Medical Center’s AIDS Program.…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Bollinger praised as scholar, listener and person of ‘great integrity’ as Regents vote to offer him the presidency Editor’s Note: Extensive coverage of the final phases of the presidential search will appear in a future Record. By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The Board of Regents, acting as…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U-M chemist identifies compounds that block first step in lupus-related kidney damage By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M researcher has identified chemical compounds that lock onto antibodies produced by mice with the autoimmune disorder systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and prevent those antibodies from binding to DNA.…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Man charged on four felony counts, preliminary hearing set The Washtenaw County Prosecutor has authorized a four-count warrant for Steven Dwain Smith, 33, in connection with an armed robbery and sexual assault that occurred in parking lot NC-31 on North Campus, according to Capt. James Smiley, Department of Public…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Evenings at Rackham begins new season with controversial Sokal hoax By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services New York University physicist Alan D. Sokal, author of a highly controversial “hoax” article published in the journal Social Text earlier this year, will launch the University of Michigan’s 1996-97 “Evenings at…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 Commission for Women celebrates 25 `historic, often contentious’ years By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The U-M Commission for Women is alive and well and about to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its rip-roaring birth. Robben Fleming, president emeritus of the University, and Barbara Newell, first director of…
November 12, 1996
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November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 U will participate in nationwide videoconference on diversity From the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs The University is one of 200 campuses nationwide that will be part of a videoconference titled “Diversity—The Way Things Are . . . The Way Things Can Be.” Panelists include Ronald Takaki, professor of…
November 12, 1996
The University Record, November 12, 1996 In Brief… Bornstein and Wilson will discuss teaching using multimedia tools George Bornstein, professor of English, will present “Teaching Poetry Electronically: The Yeats Prototype”; and Skip Wilson, assistant professor of education, will talk about “Learning to Teach Mathematics with Hypermedia,” 3-5 p.m. Thurs. (Nov. 14) in Room 1300, Dow…
