The Michigan Daily - Friday, September 6, 1991 - Page 5 I 'U' selected as site of new pollution research center by Andrew Levy Daily Research Reporter Starting Oct. 1, the University will house the na- tion's leading center for the prevention of environmen- tal contamination. After a nationwide competition and search in which top universities and research groups submitted propos- als, the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given the University a $320,000 grant to open a National Pollution Prevention Center (NPPC). "The task of the center is to develop educational ma- terials to incorporate in engineering, natural resources, ... and business schools on both the undergraduate and graduate levels to enhance the understanding of young professionals in pollution prevention," said School of Natural Resources Professor and NPPC Director Jonathan Bulkley following yesterday's luncheon an- nouncing the creation of the center. The center, jointly sponsored by the School of Natu- ral Resources, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Engineering, with the cooperation of other faculties at the University, will develop curricu- lum modules designed to teach pollution prevention strategies to people entering the workforce. "In general, engineering and business curricula in the United States have not adequately educated students about the environmental consequences associated with their future professional activities," said center Man- ager Gregory Keoleian. Keoleian pointed out in a press statement that a lack of environmental education in American engineering and business curricula has left students unaware of the con- sequences that go along with their future occupations. Keoleian, also a research fellow in the School of Natural Resources, noted that the effort will focus on integrating pollution prevention into the earliest stages of product design and development. "The grant starts Oct.1. We will begin developing the curriculum then and start incorporating some con- cepts this semester," said Dan Menerey, a member of the center's Manual Development team. "We will develop the curriculum with participating faculty, then we will review it, test it, and then come out with final modules. Students may see transitional modules, and the final ones will be incorporated next year. Our goal (in that area) is to have most students enr counter the modules in their first one or two years at the University," he added. The goals of the center, however, stretch beyond the University. Menerey says that once the modules are de- veloped here, they will be disseminated to universities around the country. University Vice President for Research William Kelly was enthusiastic about the center. "This is really an important development. Our vari- ous faculties have been very active in pollution concerns. We've had the Great Lakes and Middle Atlantic States Center for Pollution, and now along comes (the NCPP) which is based in all of our faculties. It is exciting that we would be chosen to lead this," Kelly said. "What I find particularly exciting is that this is based on a relatively new approach. Previous approaches have always dealt with what is called 'end-of-the-pipe cleanup' - that is cleaning up what has been polluted. The new approach is to examine and deal with all causes of pollution through all aspects of product develop- ment," he added. Karen Hoffman of the EPA's Office of Toxic Sub- stances said her office and the Office of Pollution Pre- vention chose the University because of the strength of its preparation and the approach which integrated the various schools. Menerey hopes that the continued development and use of these curriculum modules in university class- rooms across the country will help future generations "achieve better natural resource management and pollu- tion prevention so that we no longer have to deal with the nightmare of pollution after the fact." fley batter, batter - swing! KR''"''''" "I'L'''lU"' Without the skills of pinch hitter James Duderstadt, the administration's "Ivory Towers" softball team was soundly defeated last night, 16-3, by the Ann Arbor News. Above, Suzanne Rutledge, Information Systems executive secretary, swings as teammates look on. M "'Auji. ; 'Michigan football fans will find plethora of parking by Lynne Cohn Daily Staff Reporter Wolverine football fans have a elew option for easier parking this season. The University is following the Ann Arbor Transit Authority's (AATA) lead and vacating three parking lots for incoming football traffic. Fans can take shuttles to the stadium after leaving their cars on Mitchell Field at Fuller Road for $3, in the Fletcher and Church Street parking structures for $6, or *in 17 free AATA parking sites around town. The shuttles will charge $1.50 each way. Liz Margolis, AATA manager of community relations, said, "We run downtown, north, south, east and west sites which are mainly ho- tels in those areas. Almost all have very ample parking spaces." The parking sites are not reserved for football fans. Spots are avail- *able on a first-come first-serve ba- sis. Margolis said the only hotel where parking has been tight in the past is Weber's Inn on Jackson Road. AATA Football Ride shuttle tickets are available prior to game day either through the mail or in person at the AATA office on S. In- dustrial. Fans can purchase tickets on the day of a game at any of the .atea hotels. "We've been running this for a few years," Margolis said. "The University of Michigan is sort of looking ahead and trying to get ev- erybody to shuttle." AATA Football Ride shuttle tickets are available prior to game day either through the mail or in person at the AATA office on S. Industrial Don Triveline, the associate for business affairs for the University athletic department, said, "It wasn't a matter of all of a sudden. They (AATA) have expanded the areas where they can pick people up and take them to the stadium." Triveline created a committee of AATA, Ann Arbor Police, and University safety, parking and ath- letic officials to study where season ticket holders live. The University opened the three new parking sites in locations where the 12,000 drivers from suburbs north of De- troit can easily access M-14 through U.S. 23, Triveline said. Though only 1,500 fans per game used Football Ride last season, Triveline said, "If we can get three or four thousand people to park their cars and ride AATA, it would be a lot safer and more convenient." The committee has also opened more handicapped parking spaces close to the stadium this season. "We now have... wheelchair seating inside the stadium in addi- tion to those on the field in the past," Triveline said. "We have handicapped/wheelchair parking in three sites around the stadium." Triveline said those handicapped fans seated in the south end of the stadium in sections 10-14 can park at the triangle lot in front of Will Call at Crisler Arena. He said hand- icapped ticket holders seated in the north end of the stadium in sections 31-33 can park on Buffalo Street. "All individuals can purchase parking passes at the ticket office," he added. Florida prosecutors drop minor charge against Noriega; trial to start this week MIAMI (AP) - Prosecutors on Tuesday moved to drop a minor charge against Manuel Noriega, whose drug-trafficking and racke- teering trial is scheduled to begin this week. The charge to be dropped in- volved a drug pilot-turned-infor- mant the government has paid more than $500,000. It is the only charge in the February 1988 indictment that mentions Panamanian pilot' Tony Aizprua, whose intercepted 1985 drug flight helped launch the Noriega investigation. The count said that, in violation of federal law, Noriega caused Aizprua to travel from Fort Lauderdale to Panama in 1984 in furtherance of the cocaine-traffick- ing conspiracy. It provides no other details. Diane Cossin, spokesperson for the Miami U.S. Attorney's office, refused to explain prosecutors' rea= sons for dropping the charge. "We're not commenting as to why we moved for dismissal of this count," she said. V ADVENTURE. DON'T MISS THE BOAT. 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