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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 MSRB III custodial staff reap benefits of teamwork By Jared Blank The enthusiasm radiating from the eight members of the Medical Science Research Building III (MSRB III) Self-Directed Work Team is a strong contrast, they say, to the punch-clock, fend-for-yourself mentality of the past. “When I come to work,…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Achenbaum to deliver Winkelman Lecture By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services W. Andrew Achenbaum, deputy director of the Institute of Gerontology, will discuss “Social Security: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” at the Leon and Josephine Winkelman Lecture at 4 p.m. March 12 in the Michigan Union’s Pendleton Room. Achenbaum,…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 CCRB incident under review Described by President James J. Duderstadt as “a series of unfortunate events,” a Feb. 17 incident involving a University administrator and officers from the Department of Public Safety is being reviewed. As of Record presstime late last Friday (Feb. 23), there was no word on…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 11 Faculty members are granted emeritus status by Regents Eleven faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their February meeting. Those retiring are Seymour M. Blinder, professor of chemistry; C. William Castor Jr., professor of internal medicine; Joseph A. Clayton, professor of dentistry; Richard G.…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Unusual ‘crossed page’ letter among holdings at Bentley Library By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A young woman of 20, Julia Maria Buel, daughter of a Detroit lawyer and political figure, wrote to her sisters from Washington, D.C., where she was attending the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Miller to hold Townsend Professorship in Communication Disorders Josef M. Miller, professor of otorhinolaryngology and director of the Kresge Hearing Research Institute, also will hold the Lynn and Ruth Townsend Professorship of Communication Disorders. The appointment, effective Feb. 16, was approved by the Regents at their February meeting. “This…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Nine receive awards in arts, humanities Nine faculty in the arts and humanities will receive support through two programs designed to increase opportunities fro scholarly and creative work for tenured faculty in these ares. Eight faculty members will be supported by Michigan Humanities Awards and be released from teaching…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Understanding semantics is key to gender communication By Mary Jo Frank University Relations Gender differences—including how men and women talk and view life—can generate misunderstanding and even hostility at work and in family relationships. “That’s why it is so important that we recognize the differences so we can move…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Duderstadt pleased with governor’s higher ed budget recommendations; concerned about capital outlay By Jared Blank In a self-described “swan song,” President James J. Duderstadt testified before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education on Feb. 17, expressing his satisfaction with Gov. John Engler’s recent budget recommendation of a 4.4…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Law School hosts meeting on Third World development By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Leaders in economic, political and social development from around the world will take part in an international symposium on Third World development March 15-17 at the Law School. “Making Development Work Without Forgetting the…
