Volume 27 Index (1999)

• December 6, 1999 (#22)
  Coleman awarded $1 million for research
  Alzheimer's Association gives him its Pioneer Award
  Niemi appointed to Watson professorship
  Note ATS server system downtime
  Renée Fleming to give benefit recital
  New book explores dark side of chivalry
  Advent program explores Anglican music
  Here's an audit to be grateful for--really!
  WeBWorK takes homework to a new level
  Research participants needed
  Facilities Management Information Services (FAMIS)
  University embraces religious diversity
  Band with University roots releases CD
  

• November 22, 1999 (#21)
  Artist Mary Kelly to be visiting scholar
  Kolodko reviews Polish economic reform
  ESM Professor Locke wins ASCAP award
  Two College Web sites adopt new format
  Chemists find new role for old compound
  MAG installation recalls Colonial Boston
  New program addresses chronic disease
  Use of Fire Extinguishers
  Research participants needed
  

• November 8, 1999 (#20)
  Conference honors economist Walter Oi
  Chemical engineer named academy fellow
  ESM welcomes home Mitch Miller
  Everything old is new again as Mary Jo Ferr helps to plan the Sesquicentennial
  Schwartz, a pioneering doctor, dies at 73
  ESM, Press honor orchestrator Bennett
  Interfaith Chapel names new priest
  History seminar probes cultural survival
  Plan ahead with Conference and Events
  50 or more guests? Call Conference and Events
  RE: Completion of the Telephone Modernization Project
  Department given Luce Foundation grant
  

• October 25, 1999 (#19)
  RE: Y2K Readiness
  McKenzie gives $1 million to University
  The professor's gift will benefit graduate students
  Get primed for the Sesquicentennial
  Scientists link 'myc' gene to cancer
  'Conversations' address women's work
  Ryan to receive 'Valued Colleague Award'
  Dean's Lecture to focus on civil society
  Foster studies culture via soft drinks
  Warner program examines the media
  Nominees sought for Plitt Scholarship
  Unique alliance forged with Texas A&M
  

• October 11, 1999 (#18)
  Athletic complex gets $1 million grant
  Chu, Williams join Board of Trustees
  Joanna Scott receives literary award
  Angela Davis comes to the River Campus
  The '60 radical will lecture on the prison system
  Physics student named as top researcher
  'Adrianfest' honors career of physicist
  Acclaimed poet to give reading, lecture
  Anthropologist to give Morgan Lecture
  Campus showcases Turkish musician
  FYI
  University theater boasts unique season
  

• September 27, 1999 (#17)
  Physicist wins DOE's investigator award
  New research building officially opens
  Cooperative spirit yields cost savings
  FROM: University Telecommunications Division
  Professor Emeritus Gunderson, 82, dies
  Trustee, alum Donald Gaudion dies at 86
  Strings capture the spotlight at Eastman
  SON student Peters wins creative award
  UTD offers answers to call-forwarding questions
  Stonehurst Regatta rows back into town
  Alum, SMD Professor Steinberg dies at 80
  ASL grads return to enlighten students.
  

• September 13, 1999 (#16)
  Weliky wins the McKnight Scholar Award
  Kyburg given research appointment, grant
  Kafka Prize awarded to Cuban writer
  García to read from prize-winning novel at presentation
  Funds put student internships more within reach
  Scheible named new basketball coach
  LLE holds symposium, honors teacher
  Research participants needed
  Student, friend give their dream wings
  Their round-the-world flight is planned for next year
  Ongoing phone system support offered by UTD
  

• August 30, 1999 (#15)
  Convocation honors Goergen winners
  Named deanship recognizes Sproull gift
  Jackson issues staff diversity directives
  Redesigned Web site now easier to use
  $1.1 million awarded for brain research
  Ravenel is named to Fayerweather chair
  Herpes virus may help stroke patients
  Follow-up employee satisfaction survey
  ATS now offers classroom tech support
  Stay in touch with ATS
  Note 9/4 power upgrade
  Update on new voice mail system
  UTD provides extended training opportunities
  

• August 16, 1999 (#14)
  University responds to employee study
  Pifer appointed as new director of UFS
  University gifts rise to record level
  UTD gives phone training progress report
  Phone system installation update
  Vision team to be part of research center
  Former head of chemistry department dies
  Tarbell helped shape department over 30-year tenure
  Press launches medical history series
  Marathon team honors leukemia patient
  Cicchetti honored with APA awards
  ESM-Texaco institute draws educators
  

• August 2, 1999 (Student Summer Issue)
  University starts diversity initiatives
  Cooper appointed River Campus Dean
  Phone system upgrade brings new features
  Miranda named director of Greek affairs
  Convocation set, Goergen Awards decided
  Dates to remember
  Changes made to fight sexual harassment
  Revised history curriculum instituted
  Peru study-abroad program to be offered
  Keep fit with these sporting guidelines
  Name change signals sports make-over
  Career Center helps to find your calling
  University orchestra performs in Italy
  FYI
  Important information for fall
  

• July 26, 1999 (#13)
  Simon School to offer new concentration
  Electronic-commerce specialization begins this fall
  Cooper appointed as River Campus dean
  Name change signals sports make-over
  Libraries acquire Zimmer poetry archive
  Lead exposure increases risk of cavities
  Fellowship awarded to history professor
  UTD: 'Got questions? We got answers.'
  Astrophysicists launch outreach program
  Growth leads to redesign of URMC Web site
  Shellard joins Simon School admissions
  Miranda named director of Greek affairs
  Medical research building gets its name
  ESM faculty to teach classes in Japan
  Physicist awarded two honorary degrees
  FYI
  

• July 6, 1999 (#12)
  Summer institute eyes visual culture
  Chemistry professor makes DNA discovery
  'Antisense' compound targets disease
  New center to focus on education reform
  UTD announces phone-system rollout plan
  Parthé, Givens to edit Russian journal
  Lupacks write of America's King Arthur
  Barrett, Chiarenza win Fairchild Award
  Gallery gets $150,000 Luce grant
  UHS receives accreditation from JCAHO
  Friends of the Libraries give $30,000
  

• June 14, 1999 (#11)
  Special-ed conference comes to campus
  Longtime employees honored for service
  First Clark Chair of History appointed
  Rodan joins Eastman conducting faculty
  RE: Replacement and Enhancement of University Remote Access
  Noted harpist Eileen Malone dies at 92
  Borasi named to Frederica Warner Chair
  RE: Listservs
  Trustee, alum Mercer Brugler dies at 94
  Janet Wolff awarded Cornell fellowship
  Think Safe
  FYI
  

• May 24, 1999 (#10)
  Center for Future Health is here and now
  Athletic center gets major trustee gift
  Chicana scholar will speak at conference
  History becomes herstory as the University hosts the 11th Berkshire Conference
  Summer renovations get under way at the River Campus
  University receives environmental award
  University orchestra performs in Italy
  United Way campaign raises $675,000
  Bredes named director of Susan B. Center
  Employee reporting process sees major changes
  

• May 3, 1999 (#9)
  Campuses ready for 149th Commencement
  Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition opens
  ESM, McPartland start annual jazz series
  RE: CLARC Upgrade and Closing
  The last of the card catalogs draws near
  DOD's $5 million award is 'TOPS'
  Berlo awarded 1999 Guggenheim
  Students receive awards, scholarships
  Sesquicentennial competition established
  History professor receives major award
  Laser pointer aids Parkinson's patients
  

• April 19, 1999 (#8)
  TO: Faculty/Staff
  Residency program for pharmacists set up
  TO: The University Community
  For Carl Chiarenza, being appointed an artist-in-residence is a dream come true
  Sitzmann designated chair of surgery
  Anbar on quest for ancient, remote life
  Gulf War photo hung in Wilson Commons
  Ibsen's Ghosts comes to Todd Theater
  Debate team continues path to success
  

• April 5, 1999 (#7)
  Journal published as 3 millionth volume
  John Gardner's student journal reveals craft of writing
  Garrison Keillor to perform at Eastman
  River Campus gets ready for NCUR 99
  VanderZwaag appointed athletic director
  New cause for Alzheimer's symptom found
  Study says that 'motion blindness' affects disorientation
  Poet Anthony Hecht to give reading
  Michael Farris, ESM professor, dies at 41
  New center connects to community
  Renowned Puerto Rican author to lecture
  TO: Deans, Directors, Department Heads
  FYI
  

• March 22, 1999 (#6)
  Bronfman headlines Commencement
  Guagliardo appointed director of URMES
  Research conference to draw thousands
  Eastman School to offer B.M.A. degree
  Day of Caring
  PUBLIC NOTICE
  New program draws three major writers
  CSN activities foster community service
  UTD announces new phone system schedule
  Prof. Emeritus Julian Keilson dies at 74
  Keilson was a 30-year veteran of the Simon School
  Beck essay collection produced by Press
  Meditation sessions gain in popularity
  Madigan named Press acquisitions editor
  Jefferson book is reissued by professor
  

• March 8, 1999 (#5)
  Jacobs named dean for graduate studies
  Self-taught artists shine at MAG show
  HR changes disability-reporting process
  United Way campaign plans to 'Focus on Fifty'
  Renowned physicist joins chemistry dept.
  Alumna Esther Conwell builds on 50-year career
  NIA grant to benefit hearing research
  Copyright Clearance and Fair Use
  Smith, co-inventor of Hib vaccine, dies
  Campaign kick-off (photo)
  Latest research news available through e-mail
  

• February 22, 1999 (#4)
  Reconstruction begins on sports complex
  Young-musician program teams ESM, RPO
  Get ready to 'Make Good Things Happen'
  1st Chief information officer appointed
  Arizona's Amelia Tynan also will be vice provost
  Leno, scientist agree: Snakes are smart
  How UFS keeps up with Old Man Winter
  Dialup Internet service changes ahead
  UTD maps strategy to deal with new challenges
  

• February 8, 1999 (#3)
  Gift boosts 'Rush Rhees Renaissance'
  Volunteers sought for April conference
  UnCover Reveal exposes journals' topics
  From: Thomas H. Jackson
  Simon School rates high on new survey
  The London Financial Times ranks the school 21st
  Physicist Thorndike earns top prize
  Professor Emeritus Martin Lessen dies
  Engineering department carries his signature
  Political science dept. ranked No. 3
  To: The University Community
  Holocaust-inspired poet to give reading
  Medical Center receives $3 million grant
  

• January 25, 1999 (#2)
  Alumna gift to reward graduate teaching
  ESM installs assistive-listening system
  Simon, SON establish professorships
  Smith and Kirshling designated as recipients
  Camelot rides into the millennium with Lupack's conference on Arthurian legends
  Niemi co-authors civic education book
  Science details chemical engineers' work
  Fischer, ex-radiology-dept. chair, dies
  Tracking boosts child immunization rate
  Environmental compliance deadline met
  

• January 11, 1999 (#1)
  Introducing Academic Technology Services
  Fossil evidence tells of Arctic warming
  New board to guide high-tech inventions
  Family center teams with city school
  Study with the deaf reveals brain's 'rewiring'
  Public-speaking team gets jump start
  TV Club capitalizes on new cable system
  New treatment set for hepatitis C
  Reis elected to head psychology society
  F.Y.I.

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