Research Notes

ITD website lends help to 'U' students

Some University students have encountered e-mail problems, including seeing their account funds dwindle and receiving rejection notices for messages they never sent.

But students with e-mail questions or concerns can turn to ITD for help. Besides discussing account security options, the ITD User Advocate's Web page at http://www.umich.edu/~itdua also can provide students with a variety of useful information including how to install ads on personal websites.

Students also can report computing policy violations, ask questions, and get assistance by sending a message to the User Advocate Group at itd.user.advocate@umich.edu.

'Woody Plants' class still strong

Students in the class known as "Woody Plants" have been studying trees in their natural habitat for more than 30 years, regardless of weather conditions.

The class is taught by biology Prof. Warren Wagner and forest ecology Prof. Burton Barnes. The course combines lectures, laboratory work and weekly treks to Ann Arbor forests, the Highland Recreation Area and South Milan.

Wagner and Barnes designed the course in 1965 to emphasize field work showing diverse habitats and national woody plants species. The "Woody Plants Lab" houses collections of leaves, twigs, buds and fruits for students to see seven days a week.

Jacqueline Courteau, who took "Woody Plants" three years ago, said in a statement, "It's a fun class. I can go out with people and talk to them about interesting trees. It's a skill you can use every time you are outdoors."

Whale skull reconstruction nearly complete

After more than 200 hours of sifting through pieces, University Medical Illustrator John Klausmeyer is close to finishing assembly of the skull of Sinonyx, an early, primitive whale.

Klausmeyer's completed skull will be featured in the Exhibit Museum's "Back to the Sea: The Evolution of Whales" exhibit that is slated to go on display in October.

Klausmeyer used silicone putty to create a cast model of the original Sinonyx skull, which he then copied in his reconstruction.

"We took this thing that looked like it had been run over by a car and got a good replica of the original animal," Klausmeyer said in a statement.

Website displays non-indigenous species

The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network will make science-based information on zebra mussels and other non-indigenous species availible to the public online.

The Sea Grant zebra mussel and non-indigenous species World Wide Web Site contains a comprehensive collection of research publications and education materials produced by Sea Grant.

The site is located at: http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/sgnis/ A CD-ROM version is also availible.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Marc Lightdale.

03-27-97

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