November 2, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank Normally, voters are bored with presidential politics by mid-October in an election year, says Holli A. Semetko, assistant professor of communication and of political science. Not so this year. “This year people are very, very interested in this campaign. And the campaign is dealing with serious issues. We also have a…
November 2, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A U-M chemist has developed the first ultrasmall fiber-optic sensor capable of monitoring chemical properties within a living cell. With a tip visible only under magnification, the new sensor is 1,000 times smaller than existing fiber-optic sensors and responds in milliseconds, or 100 times faster than current optical…
November 2, 1992
Kallie Bila Michels Cancer Center Public Relations Researchers at the Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein that has the potential to determine the prognosis of sarcoma patients. Paul S. Meltzer, assistant professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases and of radiation oncology, and his colleagues say the finding is especially important because it may have…
October 26, 1992
An endowed professorship will be established at the College of Pharmacy by the three children of Charles R. Walgreen Jr., retired chairman of the Walgreen Co. The professorship will be funded by a pledge of $1.5 million by Leslie Ann Walgreen Pratt of Estes Park, Colo.; James A. and Victoria D. Walgreen of Woodstock, Ill.;…
October 26, 1992
Hensinger to head AAOS Robert N. Hensinger, professor of surgery and chief, Division of Pediatric Orthopedics, has been named president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. The Academy provides educational programs for orthopedic surgeons and allied health professionals. Canham wins Rice Award Donald B. Canham, director of athletics for more than 20 years, has…
October 26, 1992
In addition to presentations on various aspects of the College of Engineering and a 15-minute video tour of the unit, participants in this week’s orientation will receive a 27-page staff handbook. Among its more interesting and helpful items: —A full-page listing of 49 acronyms and their definitions, all relating only to the College of Engineering.…
October 26, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank A few years ago, a nationwide survey showed that 50 percent of prospective students who visit campuses make up their minds on what university to attend based on the appearance of the buildings and grounds, notes James E. Christenson. “The care that custodians give is vitally important to attracting students and…
October 26, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Tiny stones called otoliths that form within the inner ears of fish are actually paleothermometers preserving a record of seasonal temperature variations over the past 20 million years, according to a U-M graduate student. “By analyzing tiny bands of otolith material deposited on a daily basis, just like…
October 26, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M geologists may be close to determining the cause of an abrupt global “cold snap” that occurred about 10,000 years ago as the climate was warming and glaciers were retreating across North America at the close of the last Ice Age. Geologists Theodore C. Moore Jr. and David…
October 26, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Imagine three employees sitting beside each other at three computers, all of them writing and editing the same document at the same time. It may sound like “computers from hell,” but U-M researchers have created a software program, dubbed “ShrEdit,” and found that the parallel editing program results…
