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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Works of William Morris displayed in Special Collections Library A solid dark block of type is difficult to achieve when printing poetry. Morris’ solution was to print opening stanzas as paragraphs separtated by small leaf ornaments or numbers. Photo by Bob Kalmbach William Morris, a man who was at…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 POLICE BEAT By Rebecca A. Doyle Computer theft leads to arrest, trialA former consultant to the University was bound over to trial following his arraignment and preliminary hearing in 15th District Court on charges of theft. He was charged with breaking and entering in the alleged theft of three…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Participants in vision plan must re-enroll this fall From the Benefits Office For faculty and staff currently enrolled in the Vision Plan, coverage may end in December. However, coverage can be easily continued during Open Enrollment this fall. Anyone whose coverage began in January of 1995 has a two-year…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Visitors Center open house is Sept. 20 All members of the University community are invited to attend the dedication of the Frederick G.L. Huetwell Visitors Center and the Bruce L. Cook Atrium on the south side of the Student Activities Building. The ceremony will be held 1:15-2 p.m. Fri…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Science Coalition works for university research funding By Jared Blank To view Projected Federal Investment graph click here. Following the election of the 104th Congress in 1994, the U-M collaborated with a small group of Universities to form the Science Coalition, dedicated, they said, “to sustaining the federal government’s…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 U observes Pollution Prevention Week By Andrew Berki Occupational Safety and Environmental Health Protecting the environment is the focus of National Pollution Prevention Week, which is being observed in communities across the nation Sept. 16-22. It is a time to focus attention on strategies that prevent pollution, minimize waste…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Task force proposes expansion of living-learning programs Classes in the Residential College sometimes meet outside, this one on the lawn and gardens of East Quadrangle. Photo courtesy of University Housing By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The Living-Learning Task Force, appointed in July 1995 by Maureen A. Hartford,…
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September 17, 1996
The University Record, September 17, 1996 Svejnar will direct Davidson Institue By Keith Decie Business School Jan Svejnar, one of the chief architects of the Czech Republic’s economic reforms and a leading authority on the transition from command to market economies, has been appointed executive director of the William Davidson Institute at the Business School.…
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September 10, 1996
The University Record, September 10, 1996 Travelers: Beware of laptop thieves Hold on to your laptops when you’re at the airport. A scam has been reported at airports across the country involving the thefts of laptop computers. Two people look for a victim who is approaching a metal detector and carrying a laptop computer. The…
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September 10, 1996
The University Record, September 10, 1996 Ann Arbor native will be part of Michigan Radio’s local sounds Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Rebecca A. Doyle Welcome back, Lauren Wagner. A soprano whose work has been lauded from New York to Vancouver, across Europe and Canada, returns to her native Ann Arbor this season as Michigan…
