-
June 7, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Margot S. Chazen, a graphic design student in the School of Art, has proven once again that the school is a rich source of fresh, in-house talent for U-M clients. Chazen’s client is the Institute of Public Policy Studies (IPPS), which last fall received authorization from the provost…
-
June 7, 1993
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Students entering the University this fall will quickly become familiar with campus before classes begin, thanks to Welcome to Michigan ’93, an orientation week featuring informational events, social activities and recreational sports. Welcome to Michigan ’93, a new campuswide program beginning Sept. 2—the day residence halls are scheduled…
-
June 7, 1993
Twenty-one U-M students and their 650-pound, solar-powered car—Maize & Blue—arrived in San Angelo, Texas, last week to begin testing and training for Sunrayce 93. The race is scheduled to begin June 20 in Arlington, Texas, and conclude June 26 in Minneapolis, Minn. Maize & Blue is one of 36 student-designed solar-powered cars competing in Sunrayce…
-
June 7, 1993
Social work Prof. Ira M. Schwartz, a leading authority in the areas of juvenile justice, child welfare and children’s mental health, has been named the dean of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Work, effective Aug. 1. Schwartz, who has taught here since 1987, is director of the Center for the Study of Youth…
-
June 7, 1993
Farris W. Womack, vice president and chief financial officer, has announced that nominations are being sought for the second annual Business and Finance Distinguished Staff Award Program. The program is designed to recognize exceptional service by business and finance staff members to the University and to the community. A committee of seven staff members from…
-
June 7, 1993
Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. is seeking nominations and statements of candidacy for the position of associate vice president for academic affairs, currently held by Mary Ann P. Swain. Swain will become the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the State University of New York at Binghamton in the fall. LS&A Dean Edie…
-
June 7, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Why is the University investing time and money in its M-Quality initiative? Does this mean that we aren’t doing a good job, that our activities do not measure up to high standards? Nothing could be farther from the truth, according to Robert B. Holmes, assistant vice president for academic affairs and…
-
June 7, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services The William L. Clements Library has given a major manuscript collection—the original treasury records of the Mexican state of Zacatecas—to the Zacatecas campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari accepted the gift from Clements Library Director John C. Dann…
-
June 7, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank Dieting makes compulsive eating disorders worse, says Catherine Powers, co-director of the Institute for Psychology and Medicine’s Eating Disorders Program. Talking to more than 90 Workplace of the ’90s participants who attended the May 25 workshop “How to Free Yourself from Compulsive Eating and Start to Live,” Powers said diets fail…
-
June 7, 1993
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The dilemma between leading and being liked usually bothers women more than it does men, Elizabeth Poage Baxter told a group of about 70 women who gathered in the Michigan League’s Henderson Room May 2, for a presentation on leadership models for women. But even when women overcome…
