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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…
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October 11, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Those who took home a Macintosh computer system last Tuesday may have gotten more than they bargained for. About 400 floppy disks packaged with Macintosh computers and sold through the Information Technology Division’s (ITD’s) Computer KickOff ’93 program contained the computer virus nVIR, according to Philip Harding, manager of ITD’s computer…
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October 11, 1993
The appointment of Prof. Richard E. Corpron to the Marcus L. Ward Professorship of Dentistry was approved by the Regents at their September meeting, effective Sept. 1. “Dr. Corpron’s contributions to the School, to teaching, and to research have been outstanding,” said School of Dentistry Dean J. Bernard Machen. Corpron is a teacher in pediatric…
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October 11, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Opening your door with a key for the first time. Getting mail from a mailbox. Baking chocolate chip cookies or cooking grits. For many adults, it’s hard to remember when they acquired these skills. Roommates Meegan McKenzie and Geneva Clark vividly recall the day they first turned the key to their…
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October 4, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Donald L. Fisher, professor of anatomy and cell biology, teaches gross anatomy to graduate students pursuing careers in physical anthropology, kinesiology, medical illustration and paleontology. He stands in front of his class each Monday, Wednesday and Friday, lecturing students on parts of the body, their functions and their relationship to each…
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October 4, 1993
Social science research assistant Rawhi Farha has been blind since birth. However, armed with a “can-do” attitude, helpful colleagues and a few basic tools like an Artic Vision Synthesizer attached to his personal computer, Farha is able to clean thousands of pieces of data and make them readable for social science colleagues at the U-M…
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October 4, 1993
Editor’s Note: See pages 6–9 for the award citations. Sixteen faculty members will be recognized for their teaching, research, service and creative activities at a reception and banquet tonight (Oct. 4). Two will receive the Amoco Foundation Faculty Teaching Award, which recognizes “demonstrated excellence in instruction at the undergraduate level.” The award, which carries a…
