September 14, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Scientists at the U-M and the French National Atomic Energy Commission have achieved another breakthrough in the international race to create the world’s most powerful beam of laser light. The first scientific report of the laser beam breakthrough was made by the French group directed by C. Sauteret…
September 14, 1992
By Joseph H. Owsley News and Information Services University officials were surprised last week to find the U-M and Michigan State University sharing top billing in two crime categories in the newest FBI report listing eight kinds of criminal offenses reported in public universities across the United States. The book-length report contains 1991 crime data…
September 14, 1992
By Lew Morrissey U-M-Flint U-M-Flint’s Women’s Center, designed to meet the needs of the campus’s 3,900 women students, will open Sept. 23 in the University Pavilion. “We are very grateful for the support of the chancellor and the many students, faculty and staff who are helping us inaugurate an exciting era at U-M-Flint,” says Lora…
September 14, 1992
Vice President Farris W. Womack has announced that applications are being accepted for the 1993 Management Institute for U-M business and finance staff. The intensive course is designed to provide professional and administrative staff members with leadership and management training and a broad perspective about the special needs of higher education. Participants will be selected…
September 14, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Do you blame your flagging health and slow pace on old age, arthritis or heart disease? If you answered “arthritis” or “heart disease,” you may outlive your more resigned neighbors. Researchers at the U-M and Brown University have found that elderly people who blame their declining abilities on…
September 14, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle The U-M’s annual United Way campaign begins Wednesday (Sept. 16) with the traditional luncheon for volunteers. More than 350 volunteers have been invited to attend the noon kick-off meal at the Michigan League, which begins the University’s six-week-long drive to raise funds benefitting more than 60 area agencies. This year’s goal…
September 14, 1992
The largest beneficiary of the Campaign for Michigan will be the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, which has a $110 million goal. But even with such an impressive goal, LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg says “it’s a small part of our needs. We cut back on our target to what we can achieve,…
September 14, 1992
By Terry Gallagher News and Information Services The Dead Sea Scrolls were concealed in caves for 2,000 years, until they were accidentally recovered in 1947. Many claim that they have been concealed by scholars in modern libraries and offices ever since. Four scholars involved in the publication of the scrolls will discuss the documents’ contribution…
September 14, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Commuters who park for free at the Crisler Arena lot and ride to Central Campus or Medical Campus this year may find themselves hunting for a parking spot if they arrive after 8 a.m. Even the early birds who arrive for the 7:30 a.m. shuttle service will park much farther away…
September 14, 1992
Six receive state’s Distinguished Faculty Awards Carl P. Simon, professor of mathematics and of economics, and Deborah J. Oakley, professor of nursing, received the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of State Universities’ Distinguished Faculty Awards. Winners of the award from the U-M-Dearborn are Bruce R. Maxim, associate professor of computer and information science in the…
