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December 5, 1995
The University Record, December 5, 1995 Tailor dress to season to help conserve energy, save money By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services You might not gain points with French couturiers, but the environment will love you. Dressing appropriately from head to foot in accordance with outdoor temperatures can help University save energy and become…
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December 5, 1995
The University Record, December 5, 1995 Research expenditures topped $409 million in 1994-95, all-time high Research expenditures at the University exceeded the $400 million mark in 1994-95 for the first time in the University’s history. The total—$409,235,763, to be exact—is a 6 percent increase over the previous year. “Increases in the annual research expenditures demonstrate…
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December 5, 1995
The University Record, December 5, 1995 L. Frank Baum offers new perspective on Santa Claus By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Just when you were convinced that Santa Claus lived at the North Pole, there’s a whole new perspective to the life and times of that familiar, jolly, gift-giving, toy-toting fellow with the long…
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December 5, 1995
The University Record, December 5, 1995 Regents’ forums updated Editor’s Note: Here’s an update on the Board of Regents’ schedule of public forum sessions with respect to the selection of the University’s next president. Supervisors are encouraged by Executive Vice President and Provost J. Bernard Machen and Farris W. Womack, executive vice president and chief…
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December 5, 1995
The University Record, December 5, 1995 Atomic forces hold the key to new superstrong composites By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Although the seriousness of the consequences may differ, a crack in your coffee cup is produced by the same forces as a crack in the turbine blade of a 747. Before scientists can…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Personal home pages have new URL From the Information Technology Digest Over the past year, members of the U-M community have been able to create their own World-Wide Web home pages and publish those pages through the World-Wide Web server www.umich.edu, which is provided and maintained by the Information…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 UMTRI, truck research unit get $1 million a year for three years By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research at the U-M Transportation Research Institute will receive a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation in each of…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Brewer to Regents: pick president from academe, or else By Rebecca A. Doyle Select a president from academe and allow a faculty advisory committee to present the initial list of candidates or else . . . That was the message George Brewer delivered to the Regents last week. In…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Scientists play key role in Galilieo Investigation of Jupiter By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services If all goes as planned, U-M scientist Sushil Atreya will return to his Ann Arbor laboratory late in December with a 3.25-inch computer diskette tucked inside his jacket pocket. Encoded on the diskette…
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November 21, 1995
The University Record, November 21, 1995 Ellison appointed associate vice president for research Julie Ellison, professor of English language and literature, has been appointed associate vice president for research, for a three-year renewable term effective Jan. 1, 1996-Dec. 31, 1998. The appointment was approved by the Regents at their November meeting. In recommending Ellison for…
