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September 8, 1992
Paleontologist James Madsen, an expert on allosaurus and other dinosaurs that lived in western North America during the late Jurassic Period 145 million years ago, will give a seminar at 4 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 10) in Room 1300, Chemistry Building. In the mid-1960s, Madsen directed the assembly of the Exhibit Museum’s standing skeletal reconstruction of…
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September 8, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services College of Pharmacy researchers have developed a biochemical “Trojan horse” designed to smuggle oral medication through gastrointestinal tract membranes and into the bloodstream before the drug is destroyed during the digestive process. In recent tests of the technique using alpha-methyldopa (marketed as Aldo-met)—a common generic drug used to…
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September 8, 1992
From the Women’s Studies Program “Differences among Women: A Multicultural Research and Teaching Agenda for the Women’s Studies Program” has been awarded a $50,000 Presidential Initiatives Fund grant by President James J. Duderstadt. The grant will be matched by the Office of the Vice President for Research. In announcing the grant, Duderstadt said: “The program…
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September 8, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass The appointment of three associate deans in the Office of Student Affairs will allow that unit to undertake a “thoughtful, deliberate shift” toward an organization that is committed to complementing, enhancing and promoting students’ lives outside the classroom. Dean of Students Royster Harper says the three new appointees—Richard Carter, Frank Cianciolo…
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September 8, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank Four out of five freshmen who enroll at the U-M this fall will graduate within six years, assuming they are as successful as recent grads. The U-M’s 83.6 percent graduation rate, which jumped more than 20 percentage points in one decade, is among the highest in the nation. Of the 4,461…
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September 8, 1992
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles about M-Quality. Future articles will explore the underlying principles of the M-Quality approach, the rationale for the University’s interest in M-Quality, a look at quality teams already at work, and information on the experiences of other research universities. Comments on these articles by Record…
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September 8, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Immersed in academic study as well as athletics, Michigan’s women student athletes for years have still found time to volunteer in the community outside the University—hosting Special Olympics teams, collecting and packing food baskets and participating in bucket drives. But until this year, they volunteered as individuals or part of a…
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September 8, 1992
Helen Suzman, former senior front-bencher in South Africa’s House of Assembly, will deliver the annual Raoul Wallenberg Lecture, titled “South Africa in Transition: Past and Present Influences,” at 8 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Rackham Auditorium. President James J. Duderstadt will present the Raoul Wallenberg Medal to Suzman. The lecture and medal were established in…
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September 8, 1992
“Through its teaching, research and service, The University of Michigan has secured a place for itself among the country’s elite centers of higher learning. This position has been achieved and maintained, at least in part, by the University’s long tradition of continuously evaluating and improving its academic programs. Just as the University is continually looking…
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September 8, 1992
Hispanic Heritage Month will be observed at the U-M-Flint Sept. 11–Oct. 2 with a series of programs featuring a former U.S. Justice Department official, scholars, artists and musicians. Grace Flores Hughes, one of the highest-ranking Hispanic Americans in the Reagan Administration, will speak on “The Power of Diversity in the Hispanic Culture” Oct. 2. Hughes…
