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September 6, 1994
By Jane Meyers Office of Development AlliedSignal Inc. of Morristown, N.J., has made a $300,000 gift to the Michigan Joint Manufacturing Initiative (MJMI), an interdisciplinary program administered by the College of Engineering and the School of Business Administration. The program is designed to address the acute shortage of broadly trained professionals who understand both the…
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September 6, 1994
By Donna Ullrich-Eaton U-M-Flint U-M-Flint has launched a 27-credit certificate program in Personal and Corporate Productivity for adult students who wish to enhance their productivity by integrating current technologies and knowledge from three fields of study: computer science, English and communications. Sponsored by Flint’s Extension and Continuing Education Program, the program is designed to benefit…
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September 6, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank For Rosemary Kuderick, the challenge of the chase rivals the thrills of capturing and releasing her quarry. Known by her grateful fans as “Bat Lady,” Kuderick rescues faculty, staff and students from encounters with ants and cockroaches, bees and wasps, squirrels and raccoons—and, of course, bats. Kuderick is a pest management…
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September 6, 1994
A number of campus units moved to new locations during the spring and summer. Here’s a list of the units and their addresses: Wolverine Tower, corner of South State and Eisenhower Benefits Office, Room G405 1278 Division of Research Development and Administration, first floor 1274 Financial Aid Systems Team, Room 1084 1284 Financial Analysis and…
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September 6, 1994
To provide new U-M photo identification cards to faculty, staff and students as efficiently as possible, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is in the process of scheduling building and departmental sessions during the fall and winter terms. Faculty and staff have been responding in extraordinary numbers to an Aug. 15 Record announcement that all…
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September 6, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Consider the dilemma of the scientist who must choose between hundreds of potential research subjects—all desperate to participate in a study testing a promising new treatment for their terminal cancer. What criteria determines who is accepted? Who decides? Or the scientist who discovers that one of her now-healthy…
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September 6, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank A colorful and warm welcome awaited members of the class of 1994 at the New Student Convocation last Thursday. Flags from each of the University’s schools and colleges and dozens of bright yellow mums served as a backdrop on Hill Auditorium’s stage for the many-colored academic gowns and hoods worn by…
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September 6, 1994
Martha Krebs, director of energy research for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will present a public lecture and participate in a panel discussion titled, “National Science and Technology Policy: Beyond Advocacy,” 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 13 in Rackham Amphitheater. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the lecture is free and open…
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September 6, 1994
By Janet Nellis Mendler News and Information Services Under a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant, some 600 public library sites across Michigan—from Cedarville in the eastern Upper Peninsula to Saugatuck in the southwest—now have a human and electronic link to the University Library. The two-year, $625,000 grant enables the Library to deliver research information for community…
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September 6, 1994
Summarized below are the bus services that are available to students, faculty and staff. Complete schedules are available on the buses and at these locations: Campus Information Center, Michigan Union; Michigan League; Bursely Hall; Housing Office, Student Activities Building; and the Family Housing Office on North Campus. Nite Owl maps/schedules are available at the Union,…
