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October 29, 1996
The University Record, October 29, 1996 Degrees may not matter in 20 years, Bridges says By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services “Get ready to market yourself,” William Bridges told those attending this year’s M-Quality Expo in his keynote address. “Yesterday’s wisdom was to find a good job. Today’s wisdom is to create a career…
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October 29, 1996
The University Record, October 29, 1996 DOE recognizes U-M for energy conservation The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named the University as the recipient of one of six National Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Awards. The U-M was recognized for its Revolving Energy Conservation Project Account, an innovative funding mechanism that has been used…
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October 29, 1996
The University Record, October 29, 1996 THE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Editor’s Note: This week’s issue of the Record includes coverage of the first two candidates for president who were interviewed by the Regents last week and met with members of the community in town hall sessions: Carol T. Christ, vice chancellor and provost and professor of…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 Pritchard, University Wallenberg lecturer, became a rescuer in 1942 By Mary Jo Frank University Relations Photo of Marion van Binsbergen Pritchard Failing to acknowledge the heroic efforts of Jewish rescuers during the Holocaust “is a distortion of history that should not be,” asserts Marian van Binsbergen Pritchard, this year’s…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 Expo highlights M Quality projects Mark Cornwell of the Salt Team demonstrates the corrosive properties of salt used to remove ice from sidewalks, streets and parking structures. Advocating the use of non-corrosive de-ices, the Salt Team estimates it cost $350,000 to repair the dam age done by salt and…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 Vandermeer will receive Sokol Award, lecture on rainforests Oct. 28 John Vandermeer, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of biology, will receive the 1996-97 Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences for his contributions to graduate education and research. The award will be presented at a public…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 In Brief… Workshops focus on U-M-Medline and Netscape The Health Sciences Libraries offer two workshops. The first is noon-1:30 p.m. and the other is 12:30-2 p.m., both on Wed. (Oct. 23). The noon workshop, at 1B 394 Taubman Center, is designed to orient participants to search features of U-M-Medline.…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 U-M-Flint’s Regional Groundwater Center to complete analysis By Patricia Mansour U-M-Flint The U-M-Flint Regional Groundwater Center has contracted with Fenton Township to complete a groundwater vulnerability analysis. The analysis is a package of descriptive maps and an accompanying report that will determine which areas of the township are most…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 KUDOS Farley’s book publishedThe New American Reality: Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We Are Going, by W. Reynolds Farley, professor of sociology, has been published by Sage. The book examines trends in economics, families, immigration and race relations. Waller re-elected to board Patricia F. Waller,…
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October 22, 1996
The University Record, October 22, 1996 Cantor stresses need to build network during graduate studies By Mary Jo Frank University Relations Networking will be an important part of your future success, Rackham Graduate School Dean Nancy Cantor told students attending a forum last week that focused on issues confronting women in graduate school. “The old…
