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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Fruit fly study may help explain genetic development By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M biologist has discovered that subtle variations in “master control” genes which regulate embryonic development in animals are responsible for the fact that most of us end up looking pretty much the same.…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Yamada leaves Medical Center to head Healthcare Services for SmithKline By Margo Schneidman Medical Center Public Relations Tadataka Yamada, the John G. Searle Professor of Internal Medicine and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, announced Jan. 10 that he is leaving the University to become president of Healthcare…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Legislators unveil recommendations to make universities more accountable to citizens and to remedy funding inequities By Jane R. Elgass Three members of the Legislature were on campus last Wednesday to unveil a report that calls for fairer funding for the state’s 15 public universities and affordable higher education for…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 The Senate Assembly Legal Advisory Council By Wilfred Kaplan Professor Emeritus of Mathematics On May 18, 1992, Senate Assembly passed a resolution establishing the Legal Advisory Council charged with maintaining a list of attorneys who could help in grievances or in defense within administrative procedures, and with informing the…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Is Affirmative Action for Women an Appropriate Instrument for Achieving Gender Equity? PRO By Ruth Barnard School of Nursing Yes, affirmative action was and is needed to achieve full gender equity in employment. Despite 30 years of non-discrimination law, gender prejudice and discrimination still persist. Let’s just look at…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Orion Nebula: cloud of gas is nursery for infant stars The constellation of Orion, the Giant Hunter, sparkles in Michigan’s winter evening sky. At the midpoint of his sword, which is marked by three stars hanging from his belt, observers can see the Orion Nebula—a glowing cloud of gases…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 U researchers breathe easier with funding approved for some federal agencies, opening of offices By Jared Blank U-M researchers received promising news last week when President Clinton signed into law a continuing resolution allowing research-related government agencies to resume working through Jan. 26. In what Robert Samors, government relations…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 POLICE BEAT By Rebecca A. Doyle Vending machines vandalized Over the holiday break, six incidents of vandalism of vending machine areas were reported. Damage is still being evaluated, reports Department of Public Safety (DPS) Capt. James Smiley, but in addition to theft of goods and money, some machines were…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Residents of western part of state want president who can almost ‘walk on water’ By Julie Peterson News and Information Services U-M alumni and members of the Grand Rapids community shared with Regents last week a list of qualities for a new president so ambitious that, as more than…
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January 16, 1996
The University Record, January 16, 1996 Higher education law specialist is next speaker in ‘Change’ series Steven G. Olswang, vice provost at the University of Washington in Seattle, will be the first winter term speaker in the series “Changing in a World of Change: The University and Its Publics.” Olswang, who also is professor of…
