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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Move-in at Michigan less stressful, easier for parents, students, staff Rich Ratke (right), a first-year nuclear engineering student from Dearborn, and his uncle, Jerome Blair, move an all-but-the-kitchen-sink assortment of items into South Quad. Loft building materials, computers, refrigerators, microwave ovens, file cabinets and storage boxes are common sights…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 SUMMER ROUNDUP $3 million grant will help fund Cancer and Geriatrics Center The Edward & Helen Mardigian Foundation has pledged $3 million toward the new facility to house the Cancer and Geriatrics Centers on the Medical Campus. The Cancer and Geriatrics Center will bring together research and treatment activities…
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September 3, 1996
The University Record, September 3, 1996 Go Speed Racer, Go The U-M’s Solar/Electric Boat Team beat 17 other university teams in the 300-meter sprint category of June’s national Solar Splash competition in Milwaukee, Wisc. The 480-pound Vee-N-Verse II finished the 300-meter sprint in a world-record-breaking time of 25.7 seconds—five seconds faster than their closest competitior.…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 Excessive doses of vitamin B6 can be dangerous, study shows Doctors who prescribe large doses of vitamin B6 aren’t doing their patients any good, and they might be causing harm, researchers found. By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Carpal tunnel syndrome sufferers who take vitamin B6 in hopes…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 Stargazers can see the Milky Way shining over Michigan in August By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Star watchers observing the giant planet Jupiter and the constellation Sagittarius in Michigan’s evening skies this month are actually looking into the center of our galaxy—25,000 light-years away, according to U-M…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 In Brief… Ford Library exhibition commemorates presidential campaigns Two hundred years of presidential campaigns are celebrated in “What it Takes: The (Sometimes) Bumpy Road to the White House,” on display now through Nov. 5 at the Gerald R. Ford Library. The exhibition, focusing on the trials and tribulations of…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 HHS Secretary Shalala tours U-M Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala (second from right) toured laboratories in Medical Science Research Bldg. III with Congresswoman Lynn Rivers, (left); Max S. Wicha, director, Comprehensive Cancer Center (second from left); and Irwin J. Goldstein (right), associate dean for research and graduate…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 H.S. students conduct research Offei Koram (right), a senior at Huron High School, discusses with Jill Northcross, a recent graduate of Community High School, a poster he created during his participation in the High School Students Research Apprentice Program in the School of Nursing. The program, now in its…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 Visitors’ Center open for business The Visitors’ Center hosted its first guests in August as the new atrium and Maynard Street entrance were opened to the public. The building’s atrium is filled with information useful to the first-time or repeat visitor. A formal dedication of the building will be…
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August 13, 1996
The University Record, August 13, 1996 Kellogg gives $5 million to School of Information By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Students, faculty and community organizations across the United States will benefit from a new $5 million grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation to the School of Information. The four-year grant will allow the…
