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June 6, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services University astronomers have discovered a line of clouds or “knots” of gas, strung out like pearls on a string, that extends more than halfway across the Crab Nebula. Stephen S. Lawrence, graduate student in astronomy, presented an image and spectra of the knots during a news conference last…
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June 6, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and information services Although a recent faculty seminar on emotion evoked a great deal of excitement among its participants, the context in which the topic was discussed elicited the strongest feelings. Faculty members from English, psychology, music, law, biostatistics, education, social work and art took part in an interdisciplinary seminar sponsored…
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June 6, 1994
President James J. Duderstadt will recommend the appointment of Thomas C. Kinnear, the D. Maynard Phelps Professor of Business Administration, as interim vice president for development. If approved by the Regents at their June meeting, the appointment will be effective for a period of two years beginning Sept. 1. Kinnear’s appointment comes at the end…
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June 6, 1994
Chaffin honored for contributions to industrial hygiene Don B. Chaffin, the G. Lawton and Louise G. Johnson Professor of Engineering and director of the Center for Ergonomics, has received the 1994 Edward J. Baler Technical Achievement Award. The award is presented by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Board of Directors to an individual, company,…
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June 6, 1994
McGeoch Professorship established in School of Music Establishment of the Glenn McGeoch Collegiate Professorship in Music in the School of Music was approved by the Regents at their May meeting. The professorship is being established with funds provided by Gilbert Patrick, said Paul C. Boylan, vice provost for the arts and dean of the School…
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June 6, 1994
The Department of Communication will be reviewing its use of funds from endowments as a result of an internal audit. The audit, which covered the period from July 1989 through December 1992, concluded that some expenditures charged by the department to three privately funded endowment accounts may not have been strictly in accordance with the…
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June 6, 1994
Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. has appointed the College of Pharmacy Dean Search Advisory Committee, which is being chaired by Michael A. Marletta. College of Pharmacy Dean Ara G. Paul, who has served as dean of the College since 1975, will complete his third term as dean June 30, 1995. Marletta is the John Gideon…
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May 23, 1994
Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs’ (SACUA) meetings with the president, provost and executive officers are now open to the public, including the press and faculty members. SACUA voted 8-0 May 2 to open up their discussions with the president, provost and executive officers. At the request of an officer, a portion of the meeting…
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May 23, 1994
The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is issuing the new ID cards throughout the summer 1–4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Campus Safety Services Building, 1239 Kipke Drive, and 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Thursdays at the DPS North Campus Commons Neighborhood Office. Photo ID services will not be available the week of July 3. The North Campus…
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May 23, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The International Institute’s new Advanced Study Center is seeking applications and nominations until Sept. 1 for its first group of scholars convening this fall. The interdisciplinary program, featuring seminars, lectures, workshops and conferences, will examine the historic and ongoing effects of the Cold War over a period of…
