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April 11, 1994
Men with male-pattern baldness who have hair transplantation surgery often find the results are not quite what they expect: Their new hair may be wavy and lusterless. This is especially startling to those with naturally straight, shiny hair. While the appearance of the new hair usually returns to normal within about a year, until recently…
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April 11, 1994
Orientation programs focus on China, Eastern Europe The Center for Chinese Studies, the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) and the William Davidson Institute will offer separate intensive orientation courses on China, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia May 4–13. Each orientation program provides an overview of the political, social and economic…
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April 11, 1994
A task force asked to look into how recent revisions of Regental Bylaw 14.06 would affect employment benefits, family housing, financial aid packages and student residency status released its report today. In September, the Regents revised the Bylaw to include sexual orientation, guaranteeing that a student, staff or faculty member will not be discriminated against…
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April 11, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although recently ranked as the top graduate program of its kind in the United States, the School of Social Work and its faculty are not content to rest on their laurels in research, teaching and service. “One of the dangers is that when one does get recognition, there…
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April 11, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Predictably, the 50-foot clear-air zone and proposed ban on smoking in virtually all University facilities were the focus of comments from the 20 University faculty, staff members and students who attended two open forums on revisions to the University’s current policy on smoking. The proposed policy would prohibit smoking in all…
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April 11, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Scientists need to teach their students ethics for two reasons, says philosopher and ethicist David H. Smith: Education alters character. Science as a collective enterprise is built on honesty and trust. Smith, director of the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University, spoke last Monday…
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April 11, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The advent of spring brings warm weather, blooming flowers and the baseball season, but it also means potholes, pavement upheavals and rough roads. “People blame the highway departments for having poor roads, but we need to recognize that, in Michigan, the environmental conditions are rather adverse to the…
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April 4, 1994
At least 500 participants are expected to attend the 11th national conference of the Association for Asian American Studies Thursday–Saturday (April 7–9) at the Michigan League and Rackham Building. The program will feature talks by scholars of Asian American studies from New England to Hawaii. Attendance at the conference is free to U-M students and…
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April 4, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Researchers at the U-M, the Univer-sity of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Texas, Austin, have been awarded $4.5 million to establish a new Center for Optoelectronics Science and Technology (COST). The center will be one of four funded by the federal Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). “These…
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April 4, 1994
Starting with fall term, the University will offer a nine-month payment plan to graduate students, parents/guardians of undergraduate students and all students enrolled in professional schools. Under the plan, explains Alex Makarewich, manager of student financial operations, payment of the balance of assessments, less any scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans, can be spread over a…
