April 11, 1994
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Bald eagles are making ratios, percentages and other math concepts more palatable to seventh-grade students in Polson, Mont. The students are mapping eagle sightings in their area and analyzing data to determine migration patterns and habitat preferences. Kindergartners in Topanga, Calif., are learning their ABCs with an environmental…
April 11, 1994
Men with male-pattern baldness who have hair transplantation surgery often find the results are not quite what they expect: Their new hair may be wavy and lusterless. This is especially startling to those with naturally straight, shiny hair. While the appearance of the new hair usually returns to normal within about a year, until recently…
April 11, 1994
Orientation programs focus on China, Eastern Europe The Center for Chinese Studies, the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) and the William Davidson Institute will offer separate intensive orientation courses on China, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia May 4–13. Each orientation program provides an overview of the political, social and economic…
April 11, 1994
A task force asked to look into how recent revisions of Regental Bylaw 14.06 would affect employment benefits, family housing, financial aid packages and student residency status released its report today. In September, the Regents revised the Bylaw to include sexual orientation, guaranteeing that a student, staff or faculty member will not be discriminated against…
April 11, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although recently ranked as the top graduate program of its kind in the United States, the School of Social Work and its faculty are not content to rest on their laurels in research, teaching and service. “One of the dangers is that when one does get recognition, there…
April 11, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Predictably, the 50-foot clear-air zone and proposed ban on smoking in virtually all University facilities were the focus of comments from the 20 University faculty, staff members and students who attended two open forums on revisions to the University’s current policy on smoking. The proposed policy would prohibit smoking in all…
April 11, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Scientists need to teach their students ethics for two reasons, says philosopher and ethicist David H. Smith: Education alters character. Science as a collective enterprise is built on honesty and trust. Smith, director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University, spoke last Monday…
April 11, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The advent of spring brings warm weather, blooming flowers and the baseball season, but it also means potholes, pavement upheavals and rough roads. “People blame the highway departments for having poor roads, but we need to recognize that, in Michigan, the environmental conditions are rather adverse to the…
April 11, 1994
During the recent debate over increasing federal funding for Project Head Start, the preschool program for disadvantaged children, supporters cited numerous studies documenting the immediate gains in children’s academic and social skills. Opponents cited studies showing that by third or fourth grade, the advantages gained from Head Start had vanished. Now a U-M study indicates…
April 11, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank The LS&A Curriculum Committee has approved a proposal from the College’s Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) Committee that will encourage students to use languages other than English in regular LS&A courses. The change is part of the U-M’s increased focus on international topics. Students will be able to earn certification in…
