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October 11, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Raoul Kopelman, professor of chemistry and adjunct professor of physics, will receive the 1993 Margaret and Herman Sokol Faculty Award for his contributions to graduate education and research. The award will be presented at a public lecture given by Kopelman at 4 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 14) in Room…
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October 11, 1993
The Benefits Office will be hosting several Information Fairs over the next few weeks for those who have questions about open enrollment in health insurance plans. Enrollment process changes will be explained by Benefits staff and the new M-CARE Triple Option Health Plan (M-TOP) will be discussed by M-CARE representatives. Representatives of the various health…
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October 11, 1993
An 18-member executive committee has been formed to oversee the transition at the U-M from the Michigan Terminal System (MTS) to a distributed computing environment. An explosion in recent years of more powerful desktop computers prompted the Information Technology Division (ITD) to look at the future need for its mainframe environment. ITD plans to have…
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October 11, 1993
Twelve faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their September meeting. They are: Allan R. Beaudoin, professor of anatomy and cell biology Beaudoin, who joined the faculty in 1961, conducted his research in experimental teratology and taught medical histology and embryology. “On several occasions, Prof. Beaudoin was also called upon to…
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October 11, 1993
The Faculty Women’s Club will hold its annual fall reception 2–4 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Michigan League Ballroom. The club, which has been active for 73 years, is open to all women faculty and wives of faculty members. The club’s goal is to make a contribution to the academic community. Helen Birdsall is the…
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October 11, 1993
Expenditures in the General Fund of the University’s three campuses in 1992–93 totaled $711,335,000, a 6.9 percent increase over the previous year. The General Fund relies largely on student fees and state appropriations, and pays for teaching, research, library services, student scholarships and fellowships, and maintenance and operation of physical properties, among other services. Farris…
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October 11, 1993
Botanical Gardens offers Conservatory tours Matthaei Botanical Gardens’ October Conservatory tours will focus on “Plants of the World.” Tour dates and times are 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sat. (Oct. 9), Oct. 16, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and…
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October 11, 1993
“Hannah Hoch: Collages,” an exhibition of photo-collage works by Dada artist Hannah Hoch, will be on view at the Museum of Art Saturday through Nov. 28. Circulated by the Goethe Institute, the free, public exhibition traces Hoch’s achievements in this medium from 1920 through 1967. An exhibition catalogue is available for purchase in the Museum…
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October 11, 1993
A greater emphasis on campus security within the past several years, including more street lights and emergency phones, appears to be netting results, based on the most recent statistics released by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Violent crime decreased by 50 percent, from 54 incidents reported in 1990 and 54 again in 1991 to…
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October 11, 1993
Several U-M units have received publications awards in competition sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). “Portraits from the Promised Land: The Grapes of Wrath Revisited,” written by freelancer Suzanne Burr and published in the Michigan Alumnus, won a gold medal in the Best Articles of the Year category. Former Alumnus…
