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March 28, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank More than 1,550 evaluation forms were mailed last week to faculty members in five schools and colleges who are being asked by Senate Assembly to evaluate their deans. Professors, associate and assistant professors, research scientists, associate and assistant research scientists, and some librarians in the School of Business Administration, College of…
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March 28, 1994
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Water Distribution in Ancient Rome: The Evidence of Frontinus by Harry B. Evans, professor of classics, Fordham University. Over a span of several centuries, Rome supplied itself with a system of aqueducts that brought water to many neighborhoods and allowed the city to…
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March 28, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass University officials announced last Friday that they will issue a permit for use of the Central Campus Diagonal to the National Organization for the Reform of the Marijuana Laws (NORML), pending the organization’s compliance with several conditions. NORML seeks to use the Diagonal on April 2 for its annual Hash Bash…
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March 28, 1994
Laurence H. Baker has been appointed deputy director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate chief of the division of Hematology-Oncology at the Medical Center. “We are pleased to be able to attract an individual of Baker’s stature for this important post,” says Max Wicha, center director. “He will bring not only exceptional clinical research…
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March 28, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Do you know a non-faculty University employee whose work efforts are above and beyond what is required? Does one of your co-workers give more than 100 percent to the job? The Workplace of the ’90s Conference, with financial support from the Office of the Provost, this year will honor staff members…
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March 28, 1994
The Michigan Research Libraries Triangle (MRTL)—a consortium of the U-M and Michigan State and Wayne State university libraries—has been awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title II-A program to link electronically their online catalogs and related files. The $300,000 grant has been used to purchase licenses from NOTIS Systems, Inc. for…
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March 28, 1994
The University has received Washtenaw United Way Campaign’s Gold Award for raising $950,161, the largest workplace campaign in the county. In presenting the award, Washtenaw United Way President Vincent S. Buccirosso said, “the University of Michigan has always strongly supported Wash-tenaw United Way, and 1993 was no different. Your commitment to our organization is second…
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March 28, 1994
The University Library has established a Program for International Initiatives, designed to support the Uni-versity’s goal to become a global institution providing distance-independent education. “Because the University of Michigan has a clearly articulated mission to promote and expand international research and education at Michigan,” says Uni-versity Library Dean Donald E. Riggs, “now is the perfect…
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March 28, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass The U-M, Howard University and AT&T Bell Laboratories have created a collaborative team to conduct research at the $467 million Advanced Photon Source (APS) facility at Argonne National Laboratory. Physics Prof. Roy Clarke, who is director of the U-M’s Applied Physics Program, will co-direct the project with Ronald Pindak of AT&T…
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March 28, 1994
The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to seven faculty and five graduate students for work they will pursue while in residence at the Institute during 1994-95. The projects are connected to the Institute’s theme for the year, “Work and Play.” Institute Director James Winn, who chaired both selection committees, emphasizes the excellence of…
