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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Reading and Learning Skills Center closes after 40 years of service The Reading and Learning Skills Center, a unit of the Institute for Human Adjustment (IHA) for more than 40 years, closed June 30. After a review conducted by IHA administration, and consultation with a faculty committee during Fall…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 ABPAFS recognizes four U-M staff Four University employees were honored at the U-M Association of Black Professionals, Administrators, Faculty and Staff (ABPAFS) 11th Anniversary Awards Program held June 26. Dwight L. Fontenot, assistant director of the Comprehensive Studies Program, received the Outstanding Public Service award for “unselfish dedication in…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Forsyth to leave Medical Center, will head Iowa health service firm By Michael Harrison Medical Center Public Relations John D. Forsyth, president and chief executive officer of the U-M Health System, has been appointed president and CEO of ISAD Health Services Corp., which does business as Blue Cross and…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Nursing student connects patient with friends at home, school Without leaving her bed, bone marrow transplant patient Jillian Bouwens (left) was able to see and talk to her friends and teachers back home, thanks to videoconferencing technology. Jillian is pictured here with her mom, Debra. By Kristen Lidke Finn…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Regents approve new deans of SNRE, Pharmacy James W. Richards, interim dean of the College of Pharmacy since January, will serve as dean for the next two years beginning July 1. “This appointment will provide continuity and stability within the College for the next two years,” Provost J. Bernard…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Regents approve building renovations at June meeting The Regents approved these renovation projects: The Lloyd and Winchell Houses in West Quadrangle, which have been used as faculty and departmental administrative offices since the late 1960s, will be renovated and returned to University Housing for student use, Executive Vice President…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Quinn to direct new program Tim Quinn, president of Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City for the past seven years, has accepted a new position at the University. Beginning Sept. 1, Quinn will join the new Academic Outreach Program, which was established in late 1995 to extend the U-M’s…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Poor training, anatomy are blamed for knee problems of many female athletes, U-M researchers say U-M researchers have found that women who play soccer, basketball and volleyball suffer twice as many knee injuries as their male counterparts. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Michelle Donaldson Medical Center Public Relations “Women…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Registrar’s Office staff win award The staff of the Office of the Registrar has received the Staff of the Year Award from the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO). The office will display a plaque, and individual staff members received certificates to commemorate their accomplishments. University…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Therapy shows promise in fight against non-Hodgkins lymphoma An innovative treatment using radioactive antibodies that target and destroy cancer cells appears to shrink tumors in patients who have failed numerous conventional therapies for the most common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers presented findings from a Phase…
