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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Michigan Radio makes ‘most dramatic changes’ in its history Michigan Radio last week unveiled what it termed “the most dramatic changes in the station’s 48-year history,” according to Donovan Reynolds, director of broadcasting. The station is among the first nationwide to air a new midday news/talk programming package offered…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 13th constellation visible in July evening skies, astronomer says July’s evening sky brings Michigan skywatchers a view of the 13th constellation in the Zodiac, the band of constellations through which the sun passes on its yearly journey among the stars, according to U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske. “In mid-sky…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 Goldenberg: U-M working hard on undergraduate education By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Major research universities like the U-M are often criticized—wrongly or rightly—for neglecting the education of undergraduate students in favor of devoting more resources to research. “While the U-M’s academic eminence is unquestioned,” LS&A Dean Edie…
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July 9, 1996
The University Record, July 9, 1996 HOT OFF THE PRESS The Geography of Identity, edited by Patricia Yaeger, associate professor of English and of women’s studies. Deterritorialization, translocality, globalization, postcolonial, postnational, transnational: we are in the midst of a redefinition of space. In the very moment that national and ethnic boundaries are breaking down, we…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Registrar’s Office staff win award The staff of the Office of the Registrar has received the Staff of the Year Award from the Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO). The office will display a plaque, and individual staff members received certificates to commemorate their accomplishments. University…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Therapy shows promise in fight against non-Hodgkins lymphoma An innovative treatment using radioactive antibodies that target and destroy cancer cells appears to shrink tumors in patients who have failed numerous conventional therapies for the most common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers presented findings from a Phase…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Media Union will be a key to state of Michigan’s future U-M chemical engineering lecturer John T. Bell demonstrated Vicher I—one of two virtual reality educational modules he has developed for engineering students—at an open house for the new Media Union on June 21. Using the head-mounted display an…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Now users can route, track requests for data access Users who request access to administrative data on the Data Systems Center (DSC) mainframe and servers will now have more control over the authorization approval process. The new process, implemented by the Information Technology Division (ITD) Operations Management Administrative Data…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Use of Social Security #s by U databases to be phased out by 2002 In a recent memo to more than 190 U-M deans, directors and department chairs, J. Bernard Machen, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs; Farris W. Womack, executive vice president and chief financial officer;…
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June 25, 1996
The University Record, June 25, 1996 Students gear up for phase one of FutureCar Challenge U-M engineering students make last-minute modifications to a 1996 Ford Taurus, which they configured to run on diesel fuel and electricity for the national FutureCar Challenge. Students and their car competed against 11 other student-designed hybrid vehicles June 17–24 in…
