March 29, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Researchers have received a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation and a $1 million grant from Ford Motor Co. to create a new research center for high-performance computing. The Center for Parallel Computing (CPC) will focus on the development and utilization of parallel computing technology for…
March 29, 1993
A free, public exhibition honoring Charles Sawyer features key additions to the Museum of Art’s permanent collection made during his tenure as director, 1957–1972. The exhibition, organized by students in the 1992–93 Museum Practice Program, features works from the 18th century, one of Sawyer’s favorite periods. A reception for Sawyer and his wife, Kitty, is…
March 29, 1993
From the Benefits Office Costs to staff members who currently have deductions for Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance will rise effective April 1, affecting deductions in April paychecks. Staff members who do not have a deduction will not be affected. The rate increase is prompted by a 50 percent increase in the number of disabled persons…
March 29, 1993
The Office of International Academic Affairs has mailed questionnaires to all instructional faculty on the Ann Arbor campus in order to compile a profile of their international interests and linkages. Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. and John H. D’Arms, vice provost for academic affairs, urge faculty to respond promptly to the questionnaire. They note that…
March 29, 1993
Road salt, the enemy of automobiles, corrodes underground steam tunnels too. The steam tunnel under State Street, between William and South University, that houses steam piping and other mechanical services feeding into buildings on the west side of State Street, has deteriorated because of road salt and needs to be rebuilt, according to Thomas G.…
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…
