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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Neal to speak at MSU commencement The rivalry between the U-M and Michigan State University may be alive and well on the football field, but relations between the two schools are a little friendlier when it comes to the serious business of graduating students. Interim President Homer A. Neal…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Good speaks on research policy Mary L. Good, undersecretary for technology in the United States Department of Commerce, spoke at the U-M last week as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series on National Research Policy. Speaking on the `Future of the Academic Research Enterprise,’ Good said the best way…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Faculty, staff salary increases average just over 4 percent for 1996 Faculty and staff salary increases at the U-M this year averaged just over 4 percent, according to the University’s Salary Record released yesterday (Nov. 25). Faculty salary increases at the Ann Arbor campus averaged 4.4 percent, and staff…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Moths become media stars Meet the University’s latest media stars. This collection of Biston betularia cognataria, hidden away for the past 16 years in a drawer at the U-M Museum of Zoology, made the front page of the New York Times science section Nov. 12. The moths were collected…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 CEW panel discusses ‘perfect balance’ in family life By Jared Blank The Center for the Education of Women’s Work/Life/Family Program continued last week with a presentation and discussion of “Resources and Resolutions in the Community.” Panelists offered ideas for at least beginning to balance home and work lives, though…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Commission for Women celebrates Barbara Newell, the first president of the University’s Commission for Women, was the keynote speaker at the 25th anniversary celebration of the group. Other speakers included President Emeritus Robben Fleming, Provost J. Bernard Machen, Barbara Murphy and Laurita Thomas. Photo by Bob Kalmbach
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 December Visiting Writers features Baxter The University’s Visiting Writers Series will feature a fiction reading by author Charles Baxter, professor of English, at 4 p.m. Dec. 3 in Rackham Amphitheater. Baxter, director of the University’s graduate program in creative writing, wrote the novels Shadow Play and First Light. He…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 ‘So Many Stars’ explores jazz Opera Star Kathleen Battle joins jazz notable Cyrus Chestnut (left) and others at 8 p.m. Dec 13 in Hill Auditorium for a performance featuring favorite spirituals, music by Duke Ellington, lullabies and love songs. Photo by David Katzenstein
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Washington office serves faculty, staff, students and legislators From the U-M Washington, D.C., Office The Washington Office serves as a liaison between the University and the the Federal Government, public policy makers and national organizations working in Washington to provide national leadership in matters affecting higher education and research.…
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November 26, 1996
The University Record, November 26, 1996 Museum of Art features religious works The Museum of Art features more than 17 works depicting such events as the Nativity of the Virgin, the Annunciation, and the Virgin and Child. This season the Museum adds to its collections a special exhibition of colorful 18th and 19th century prints…
