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  1. November 9, 1992

    Videoconferencing Center hosts open house

    By Rebecca A. Doyle Broadening the reach of the University, saving departments time and money, and clearing the way for fast communication over long distances are the objectives of the Videoconferencing and Distance Learning Center. Staff at the center, located in 300 North Ingalls Building, will demonstrate the new technology to the University community 8…
  2. November 9, 1992

    Health unit receives grant

    The Health Promotion and Community Relations Department, University Health Service (UHS), has been awarded a $1,000 grant by the American College Health Association. The funding will be used to design, implement and evaluate focus group sessions with Minority Peer Advisers with respect to the existing HIV/STD prevention programming on campus. The project is a collaborative…
  3. November 9, 1992

    3 are named AAAS Fellows

    The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) recently elected three faculty members to the rank of Fellows of the association. They are William R. Farrand, professor of geological sciences and curator, Museum of Anthropology; Charles M. Butter, professor of psychology; and Nicholas H. Steneck, professor of history and director, Medical Center Historical Center…
  4. November 9, 1992

    Recycle phone books and save 132 cubic yards of landfill space

    University staff, students and faculty have until Nov. 20 to drop off their old phone books for recycling at most loading docks in University buildings. Assuming that for each of the 27,000 new city telephone directories delivered on campus this month one old phone book is replaced, the University must discard nearly 40 tons of…
  5. November 9, 1992

    U-M’s 1992 United Way campaign ends successfully

    By Rebecca A. Doyle The University community has pulled together and completed a successful campaign, says John D. Forsyth, general chair of the University United Way campaign. “Because of the economic conditions, volunteers worked harder and were more dedicated than ever before,” he says. “We thank everybody in the University community who, under such tough…
  6. November 2, 1992

    Minority enrollment sets another record

    By Terry Gallagher News and Information Services Minority student enrollment on the Ann Arbor campus continues to climb, according to a report released last Wednesday. Fall enrollment figures show that the number of minority students has grown to 7,097, or 21.4 percent of the student body. This is a significant increase from last year’s number…
  7. November 2, 1992

    Olds returns to Museum of Art for Sloan Lecture

    By Leslie Stainton Museum of Art Clifton Olds, the Edith Cleaves Barry Professor of the History and Criticism of Art at Bowdoin College, will deliver this year’s Doris Sloan Memorial Lecture at the Museum of Art at 8 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 7) in Auditorium B, Angell Hall. Olds, who formerly was associate professor of the…
  8. November 2, 1992

    Pursell’s efforts on behalf of nursing lauded

    Nursing educators and practitioners from across the country were in Ann Arbor recently to honor U.S. Rep. Carl D. Pursell, R-Plymouth, as a leading congressional advocate for nursing, health care and education. “Since 1979, when a national coalition of nursing faculty and students worked successfully with his office to spearhead a fight to protect federal…
  9. November 2, 1992

    WUOM fund drive starts Nov. 10

    By Harriet Teller Michigan Radio Michigan Radio will begin its 10-day Autumn Drive on Nov. 10. This year’s drive has a goal of $160,000. While Michigan Radio is a broadcast service of the University, contributions from listeners cover almost 40 percent of the station’s operating expenses. “Fund raising is very serious business and crucial to…
  10. November 2, 1992

    Symposium honors Stanley Garn

    The Center for Human Growth and Development will host a symposium 1–5:30 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 4) in Rackham Amphitheater in honor of Stanley Marion Garn, who will retire in December. Garn, who joined the U-M in 1968, is professor of nutrition and of anthropology and a fellow in the center. The symposium will include a…