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February 8, 1993
For a quarter of a century Wilfred Kaplan and other members of the U-M chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have served as a faculty resource—ready to listen to and assist with employment-related problems. Kaplan, professor emeritus of mathematics, thinks the idea of having an ombud in each school and college is…
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February 8, 1993
By Sharon Drobny Comprehensive Cancer Center Five junior investigators have joined the new Cancer Biology Training Program of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, funded by a $1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The U-M program is one of 10 nationwide funded this year, and involves 33 faculty members from 11 departments. Jeffery M.…
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February 8, 1993
The fellows were drawn to careers in science in different ways, and now are facing different challenges as female researchers. Sophia Bryant’s exposure to research began early in life when her father, a surgeon, took her to his laboratory to show her slides of blood cells. As a teenager working in a hematology laboratory during…
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February 8, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Discourses of Sexuality: From Aristotle to AIDS, edited by Domna C. Stanton, professor of Romance languages and of women’s studies. This is the first volume in the series RATIO: Institute for the Humanities. In Discourses of Sexuality, 14 distinguished artists, critics and scholars…
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February 8, 1993
By Laurie Fenlason Office of Federal Relations Offering all students, regardless of income, a single, fixed amount of federal aid for college is one of a number of innovative college financing recommendations announced Feb. 3 in Washington, D.C., by a bi-partisan national commission charged with finding long-term ways to keep higher education affordable and accessible.…
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February 8, 1993
Gordon Guyer, president of Michigan State University, and U-M President James J. Duderstadt issued the following statement last Friday: “On Tuesday evening at MSU’s Breslin Center, fans witnessed the best aspects of intercollegiate athletic competition. The Wolverines and the Spartans, two talented intra-state rivals, participated in a hotly contested basketball game. The skill and effort…
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February 8, 1993
Chupp receives Rabi Prize Timothy E. Chupp, associate professor of physics, has been awarded the 1993 I.I. Rabi Prize by the American Physical Society. The citation cites Chupp’s “contribution to the development of high density polarized noble gases by spin exchange with optically pumped alkali atoms, and in particular for his leadership and use of…
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February 8, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle The University’s Housing Division has opened a door to the future by signing a contract with Columbia Cable of Michigan to provide cable television service to the 5,524 residence hall rooms on campus. Installation of coaxial cable begins this week in Couzens Hall, and is expected to be completed campuswide by…
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February 8, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert New and Information Services The image of the high-performance athlete has evolved over the centuries, reflecting both changing scientific thinking about human physiology and popular attitudes toward sports, according to John Hoberman, professor of Germanic Languages, University of Texas-Austin. Hoberman presented his reflections at a conference on “The Utopian Body: Medicine, Technology…
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February 8, 1993
Rutgers Prof. Catharine R. Stimpson will present the 1993 Davis-Markert-Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in Rackham Amphitheater. The free, public lecture will be followed by a reception. Stimpson’s lecture is titled “Dirty Minds, Dirty Bodies, Clean Speech.” Dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate education…
