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October 18, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The University will receive the country’s largest photo and library archive of Southeast Asian art as a gift from the Southeast Asian Art Foundation in Hill, N.H. The U-M will acquire the gift over a two-year period, as stipulated by the foundation’s director, John A. Thierry. In addition…
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October 18, 1993
Reinventing government, reforming the health care system and exploring the future of American cities will be among the topics addressed at the 25th anniversary celebration of the Institute of Public Policy Studies (IPPS) Friday and Saturday (Oct. 22–23). The conference, which runs 12:30–5 p.m. Friday (Oct. 22) and 10–11:45 a.m. Saturday (Oct. 23), will feature…
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October 18, 1993
By Dosia Spaeth Medical Center Public Relations A unique mentoring program for high school students, now under way at the Medical Center, will focus on the “undiscovered, unprepared and/or unprotected” student. “A number of internships and other special programs are available for the most gifted and talented students. We are targeting students who might not…
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October 18, 1993
University of Chicago sociologist William Julius Wilson will deliver this year’s Tanner Lecture on Human Values. Titled “The New Urban Poverty and the Problem of Race,” the lecture will begin at 4 p.m. Friday (Oct. 22) in Rackham Auditorium. A panel of three scholars will respond to Wilson’s lecture in a symposium at 9:30 a.m.…
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October 11, 1993
Twelve faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their September meeting. They are: Allan R. Beaudoin, professor of anatomy and cell biology Beaudoin, who joined the faculty in 1961, conducted his research in experimental teratology and taught medical histology and embryology. “On several occasions, Prof. Beaudoin was also called upon to…
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October 11, 1993
The Faculty Women’s Club will hold its annual fall reception 2–4 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Michigan League Ballroom. The club, which has been active for 73 years, is open to all women faculty and wives of faculty members. The club’s goal is to make a contribution to the academic community. Helen Birdsall is the…
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October 11, 1993
Expenditures in the General Fund of the University’s three campuses in 1992–93 totaled $711,335,000, a 6.9 percent increase over the previous year. The General Fund relies largely on student fees and state appropriations, and pays for teaching, research, library services, student scholarships and fellowships, and maintenance and operation of physical properties, among other services. Farris…
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October 11, 1993
Botanical Gardens offers Conservatory tours Matthaei Botanical Gardens’ October Conservatory tours will focus on “Plants of the World.” Tour dates and times are 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sat. (Oct. 9), Oct. 16, Oct. 23 and Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 10, Oct. 17, Oct. 24 and…
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October 11, 1993
“Hannah Hoch: Collages,” an exhibition of photo-collage works by Dada artist Hannah Hoch, will be on view at the Museum of Art Saturday through Nov. 28. Circulated by the Goethe Institute, the free, public exhibition traces Hoch’s achievements in this medium from 1920 through 1967. An exhibition catalogue is available for purchase in the Museum…
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October 11, 1993
A greater emphasis on campus security within the past several years, including more street lights and emergency phones, appears to be netting results, based on the most recent statistics released by the Department of Public Safety (DPS). Violent crime decreased by 50 percent, from 54 incidents reported in 1990 and 54 again in 1991 to…
