April 5, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank “The best teaching, the teaching that has the greatest effect on students not just for the moment but in the long run, is by dedicated researchers who take their classroom responsibilities seriously and know how to convey information and the results of research and to stimulate critical thinking.” History Prof. Sidney…
April 5, 1993
A series of seminars—The Asset Planning Conference—on pre- and post-retirement planning needs will be hosted by the Benefits Office April 12–14 at the Rackham Building. The conference seminars will focus on such topics as starting a retirement plan, preserving accumulations for estate considerations and long-term care. Seminar presentations will be made by representatives of TIAA-CREF…
April 5, 1993
The Review Committee for the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) will hold a public forum 3–7 p.m. April 12 in the Vandenberg Room, Michigan League. The special committee appointed to review PPIH under the procedures set forth in Section 601.2 of the Standard Practice Guide will receive comments from students, staff, faculty…
April 5, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services A few years ago, a seven-year-old girl went on the Today Show and told Jane Pauley and the nation that McDonald’s “clamshells”—those infamous, non-biodegradable polystyrene containers for Big Macs—were terrible for the environment. Such testimonials, along with movements like the Ronald McToxic campaign, convinced executives of McDonald’s Corp.…
April 5, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Three U-M undergraduates have received the General Motors Volunteer Spirit Award for community service. Reed P. Bingaman, Michael K. Dorsey and Sabina Lim were honored in a ceremony held last week at the Michigan Union. Each received five shares of General Motors common stock and a plaque presented…
March 29, 1993
A large contingent of U-M faculty members and graduate students were among more than 4,000 researchers to attend the 60th biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) in New Orleans last week. The articles here were written by Diane Swanbrow of News and Information Services. The U-M papers, poster presentations, lectures…
March 29, 1993
Editor’s Note: Comments on the proposed new section of Regents Bylaw 1.14 on conflict of interest should be addressed by April 9 to the Office of the General Counsel, 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, 764-0304. Regental and Executive/Senior Officer Conflict of Interest Policy Regents and executive officers of the University of Michigan, and the senior…
March 29, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The University of Michigan Maize & Blue, a new solar-powered car designed and built by U-M students, will be unveiled during a 1:30 p.m. ceremony tomorrow (March 30 )in the Power Center for the Performing Arts. The event is open to the public. Maize & Blue will be…
March 29, 1993
Alice M. Kern Alice M. Kern, professor emeritus of music, died on Feb. 23 in Tucson, Ariz. She was 86. Kern joined the U-M in 1949 as an instructor in piano. She became a full professor in 1965 and retired in 1976. A native of Illinois, Kern studied at Alabama College, Eastman School of Music…
March 29, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Poverty leaves measurable scars on 5-year-old children’s intelligence and behavior, according to a study presented last week at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. And the longer children have lived in poverty, the deeper those scars are likely to be. The study is the…
