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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 HIV/AIDS overview will be Health Night Out topic for April 16 “HIV/AIDS: How our community is meeting the challenge” is the Health Night Out Topic 7:30–9:30 p.m. April 16 in the Kellogg Eye Center Auditorium. Powel Kazanjian, director of the U-M HIV/AIDS Program, and K.C. Quirk, coordinator of the…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 U-M-Dearborn prof design robot vehicle Yi Lu Murphey, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UM-Dearborn, is developing technology that will make it easier for unmanned military and commercial vehicles to operate in hazardous areas. On a multiprocessor video compression system provided by the U.S. Army, Murphey applies…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Grand prize for Envirothon winners: trip on the Laurentian By Janet N. Mendler News and Information Services A trip aboard the U-M research vessel Laurentian awaits the winners of this year’s Envirothon, an environmental “Olympics” that pits teams of high school students from across the state in a day-long…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Watch for the Owl in Michigan’s April skies, Teske says The Owl Nebula flies high in Michigan’s April night skies, passing almost straight above us by the middle of the evening, says astronomer Richard Teske. It is located just below the bottom of the Big Dipper’s bowl, nestled next…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Study shows U’s recycling is 35 percent office paper From Grounds and Waste Management Services During the week of March 18–22, Grounds & Waste Management Services conducted a paper characterization study to determine what composes a typical week’s worth of paper put out for recycling. Since September, all types…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 LS&A faculty adopts changes in distribution requirements, gender-neutral language During their last meeting of the academic year on April 1, LS&A faculty members approved changes to the faculty code that will make area distribution requirements easier for students to understand and increase the number of qualified science courses. Although…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 OBITUARY Robert H. Super Robert H. Super, professor emeritus of English language and literature, died March 29 after a massive stroke. He was 81. Super, who taught at the U-M from 1947–1984, was well known for his 1954 complete bibliography of the works of Walter Savage Landor, the only…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Mott Community College, U-M-Flint sign credit transfer agreements From the U-M-Flint The U-M-Flint and Mott Community College (MCC) have signed four articulation agreements that guarantee transfer of MCC course credits to U-M-Flint. The articulation agreements guarantee transfer of credit for students pursuing degrees in health care and health care…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 U-M-Flint adds two master’s programs The U-M-Flint Office of Graduate Studies and Programs will launch two new master’s programs this year, a Master of Public Administration (MPA) concentration in educational administration and a Master of Science in Health Education. The MPA in educational administration is designed to equip the…
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April 9, 1996
The University Record, April 9, 1996 Waldrop offers tips on science writing Author and science reporter M. Mitchell Waldrop will speak at the School of Information, sharing his views of what it’s like to research and write a science news story. The public presentation, “The Web of Knowledge,” will be from noon–1 p.m. Mon. (April…
