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Canham gets a face-lift
No diving, please.
At least not until the University's Donald Canham Natatorium is finished with its renovations. The University allocated $7 million for the construction.
State creates scholarships for training programs
The state is taking a new approach to preparing college students for the job market.
College students, although furthering their knowledge in their fields, are not becoming high-tech ready quickly enough for the demands of the "real world."
Students vote in gubernatorial primaries across the country
Geoffrey Fieger, the combative lawyer for Jack Kevorkian, secured the Democratic nomination for governor last Tuesday, edging out fellow contenders Larry Owen and Doug Ross.
As expected, Governor John Engler was selected for the Republican gubernatorial candidate, in his attempt to seek a third term.
Nuclear reactor closed for 3 weeks
In early September, the University's Ford Nuclear Reactor, located on North Campus, will suspend its operations to ensure the facility's most efficient compliance with the specifications of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Psych. prof. receives an award for research
University Prof. Carol Mowbray, a researcher in the field of mental health, recently received a prestigious international award for her work in psychosocial research.
The 1998 Armin Loeb Award, an annual honor bestowed by the International Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services, is presented to a researcher who has conducted influential work in the field of psychosocial rehabilitation in the past year.
'U' research attempting to find vaccine to fight cancer
By using a vaccine consisting of dead cancer cells, University researchers are working on a new, more effective way to attack cancerous tumors.
Effective against two types of tumors in mice, the vaccine works by using dendritic cells, a specialized form of white blood cells from mouse bone marrow, to search for and attack cancer cells. By triggering an intense immune system response, the dendritic cells can recognize cancer cells that would otherwise remain invisible to most types of treatment.
Explosion rocks Kenyan capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A huge explosion heavily damaged a downtown Nairobi building near the U.S. Embassy and Kenya's central bank Friday, injuring hundreds of people. The cause of the blast was not immediately known.
Vehicles were damaged nearby, and a plume of black smoke shot into the sky.
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