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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…
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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…
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October 19, 1992
Eight candidates, including one incumbent, are running for two seats on the Board of Regents in the Nov. 2 elections. Regents are elected for eight-year terms. Incumbent Neal D. Nielsen, a Republican, is seeking re-election. He has served on the Board since 1984. The other open seat currently is held by Regent Veronica Latta Smith,…
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October 19, 1992
Computers and fluorescent light fixtures were humming along last Wednesday afternoon. A minute later all was quiet. About half of the University’s buildings were affected by a 20-minute power outage, which began at 3:20 p.m. Director of Utilities Kenneth H. Beaudry attributed the temporary loss of power to “something being inadvertently tripped” during routine maintenance…
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October 19, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The School of Nursing will host “An Evening to Honor Carl D. Pursell” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23 at Weber’s Inn to benefit the Carl D. Pursell Nursing Research Fund at the U-M. Pursell, who has represented Michigan’s 2nd Congressional District since 1977, is retiring Jan. 1. “Carl…
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October 19, 1992
A collection of orchestral and ensemble pieces composed, conducted and, for the most part, performed by African Americans inaugurated the first season of the Black Art Series last Monday. But that is not the important thing about this concert series, says C. Earl Coleman Jr, associate professor of music and assistant dean for minority affairs…
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October 19, 1992
Ingalls Mall in front of the Rackham Building will be the site of a program and rally tonight (Oct. 19) for Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton. Clinton will be accompanied by his wife, Hillary, former Gov. James Blanchard, and Congressman William D. Ford, D-Taylor. Entertainment will begin at 8:30 p.m., followed by the rally at…
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October 19, 1992
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its October meeting. Rackham Building in Detroit to be leased to Wayne State The University will lease all or a large part of its portion of the Rackham Educational Memorial Building in Detroit to Wayne State University. The building at 60 Farnsworth…
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October 19, 1992
The University’s eighth annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week, scheduled Oct. 25–30, offers a variety of free, public workshops for women and men in addition to its annual “speakout” on sexual violence. Sponsored by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC), the week is designed to raise the campus community’s awareness and understanding of the…
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October 19, 1992
The U-M chapter of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, launches its 1992–93 Ethics and Science Lecture Series this week. Alan R. Price, chief of the investigations branch and senior scientist and assistant director of the Office of Research Integrity in the U.S. Public Health Service, will speak on the “Impact of the Federal Government…
