The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com COLEMAN any conc research From Page 1A "Fresi be right of 11 percent to a total of $43 mil- want to lion. a sense t Coleman added that despite right no the recession, she plans to make said of th the University better than it was ity. "Thi before the recession. you can' "I think it's changed for the professo positive because I intend to come getting out of this recession stronger than but we'l when we went in," she said enthu- trends e siastically. Forres Vice President for Research omy cou Stephen Forrest said although decrease research at the University is up, how com he's not entirely certain that the "The down economy is the sole rea- mate, I son. ate some "I think there's been a long-term they do shift of companies toward working research with universities," he said. "I'm body'su not so sure that it's economically he said. driven." possible Forrest said while there used greater to be a large number of industrial sity of M labs, most have disappeared, leav- very lik ing the University as an obvious this peri " choice for corporations that need on their research done. Forres "The University of Michigan sity's Bu has really played a leading role in ter has a working with industry, certainly securing in recent years," he said. with com Forrest said while he didn't dis- "They agree with Coleman's analysis, he busters," thought it was too early to make staff. "TI nity is h BAITS layout of From Page 1A ing sev fewer rt freshman currently living in Baits, dors)," L said, "At first I was upset to be liv- The t ing there because of the bus ride," exclusiv but added that there are a lot of accordin . events that bring the community because together. Bursley Currently, 78 percent of stu- ties, wh dents in Baits live in single rooms, supporti givingithighest single rate among tion and all University housing accommo- for new dations. Logan added that some The students have expressed con- kitchen cerns regarding the design of the but do n residence hall. halls. "First-year students there have When indicated that a sense of commu- pleted in the michigan daily ONE BEDROOM AVAILABLE lo- GRILL cated in a quaint residential neighbor- bridge C hood in the Old West Side of Ann Ar- Oct. Call o. Balconies, central AC, laundry. Heal and water included. Take our pi- I!BART . toial one at i g www.smartfloorplan.com/mi/v280580 trat, Age or visit our website at traiingp www.michcomrealty.com Michigan Re- alty, 734-662-5500. EHO. FUNDR +/Hr. at pus, flex SPACIOUS 5 BDRM. apt. 1114 telefund.x Prospect. Modern kitch., central A/C. Free ldry. $2650+ util. avail. 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Perfect lo- now hirin cation for central campus right near bus age carts, stop. 513-315-6273. estesb@umich.edu staff, dish golf shot Please ap services Fields Dr lusions about the level of activity. dent Coleman may well , and I certainly don't contradict her, because in here's no way of knowing w how all that stands," he he boost in research activ- Js is a big university, so t keep track of what every r is doing, what deals are made to do new research, l see those numbers and volve over the next year." st said the current econ- ild lead to increased or d research, depending on panies respond. current economic cli- think, may actually cre- dampening, not because n't want to (conduct ), but because every- under economic stress," "(However) it is highly that they could come in abundance to the Univer- dichigan. Companies are ely to take advantage of od of crisis to get a jump future." st added that the Univer- siness Engagement Cen- lso played a major role in research partnerships npanies. 're going like gang- he said of the center's hey're connecting so many hindered by the physical the complexes (compris- eral units, each having ooms along short corri- ogan said. hree houses designated ely for freshman were, ag to Logan, "selected of their proximity to Hall and its dining facili- ich play an important ng role in social interac- community development students." Baits houses provide facilities to all students, ot have their own dining construction was com- 1967, Baits houses were companies to professors here." Daryl Weinert, executive direc- tor of the BEC, also said he wasn't sure if the center's flurry of activ- ity was tied to the economy, but he echoed Forrest's comments about the high level of research activi- ties. "I would actually say that our level of inquiries from industry is way up," he said. "I'm not sure it's necessarily tied to the economic situation." Forrest said the stimulus pack- age could also play a significant role in future research partner- ships. "If we think about companies that might team with universities due to the stimulus package, which is sort of a near-term burst of fund- ing, that I suspect is going to be really strong," he said. Coleman said in addition to high levels of research activ- ity, the University has also ben- efited from the current economic situation through its long-term investments, like the University's intention to purchase the former Pfizer Inc. complex on North Campus. The acquisition of the former Pfizer facility will attract new and highly qualified faculty and create many more research opportunities for faculty and students, Coleman said. Despite such benefits, Coleman originally designed for graduate students. In 2004, the residence hall houses were opened to under- graduate students "as the space needs for new and returning stu- dents increased," Logan said. He also said students have sug- gested having more residence advisors to support community- building activities and programs. "The RAs assigned to the three houses will have the opportu- nity to work with the residents in developing a more intentional community that is focused on the interests and needs of first-year students," Logan said. In regards to students who cur- rently live in the Cross, Conger and Coman halls and who wish said the current economic situa- tion is posing great challenges to the University but that she's trying to make the most of it. "There's a silver lining to every- thing," she said. "I don't think it's great we have this tough economic time, but I'm also not going to sit around and mope about it." Coleman said to take full advan- tage of the situation, she plans to make the University a source of good news for Michigan. "I'm really energized to try to help and do something to really have the University be a beacon," she said. "You go around the country and people think, 'Well, Michigan is falling apart.' It has troubles but it's not falling apart as a state." Coleman said one of the reasons the University isn't as negatively affected bythe economy is because the University has experience cop- ing with tough economic times. "We're kind of battle tested at this, because we've been having to do it for seven years," she said. "I think that's one of the things that distinguishes us a little bit from places in other states where they're facing this shock for the first time." - Daily Staff Reporter Matt Aaronson and Managing News Editor Jacob Smilovitz contributed to this report. to renew their housing contracts, Logan said, "They could not reap- ply for their same rooms for next year, but they were invited to par- ticipate in the 'same hall' reappli-' cation process to select rooms in other houses of Baits." Yulin Cui, an Engineering freshman and Baits Hall resi- dent, said' he was initially con- cerned about living on North Campus during his first year at the University. Now that the school year is coming to a close, he said, overall, his experience has been positive. "There's really nothing wrong with living in Baits and the peo- ple are quite friendly," Cui said. "Freshmen do fine here." MARS From Page 1A found Phoenix would remove Mars' topsoil and expose a deeper layer of the planet's surface. This would melt any ice on the topsoil, causing the mixture of soil and melted ice to splash around the lander. Renno said after Phoenix landed theteamstartedtakingimages from under the lander to figure out if the spacecraft removed the soil like Mehta had suggested. And itdid. "It was a huge surprise," Renno said. "That was one of the great moments of the mission to find out the ice was completely exposed under the lander." After analyzing images from the lander, the researchers noticed one of the lander's legs contained moving particles. Renno said the particles "looked very strange" when he first saw the image. "It looked like something had splashed there,"he said. "We start- ed taking images as soon as we could to monitor what was going on. And then to my surprise, after three images, I noticed that some of those particles were growing." The researchers then took more images, which showed some of the particles were not only growing, but moving as well. Renno said this was surprising because particles only move if they are in a liquid state. Because scientists previously believed water only existed on Mars in the form of ice or water vapor, Renno was doubtful the particles were moving in liquid. He said he thought liquid water could not exist on Mars because the planet's cold temperatures would cause the liquid to freeze. Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 7A After monitoring the lander a few more days, Renno hypoth- esized that salt in Mars' soil pro- hibited some areas of the planet's surface from freezing, allowing water to exist in a liquid state. WhenPhoenix returned to Earth Nov.10,2008,researchers analyzed the soil collected from the lander. What they discovered proved Renno's hypothesis correct. "We found out that the soil had lots of perchlorate - that are very powerful anti-freeze (salts)," Renno said. "We found out we could have liquid saline water at a temperature even lower than we had described." The perchlorate salts found in Mars' soil freeze in temperatures of -90 to -105 degrees Fahrenheit. The average temperature where Phoenix landed was -75 degrees Fahrenheit, proving the salts kept the water from freezing. This discovery has led some scientists to believe liquid water may exist in other areas on Mars' surface and has spurred NASA to further investigate the presence of water on the planet. Despitethebreakthroughdiscov- erysomeresearchers are hesitantto say that the saltwater found on Mars directly indicates the possibility of life there. Jasper Kok, graduate student in the department of Atmo- spheric, Oceanic and Space Scienc- es, contributed to the discovery by calculatingthe size and growth rate of the particles on Phoenix's leg. He said he does not believe the finding proves life can exist on Mars even though "liquid water is tied to life." "(Mars) has such ahigh salt con- tent that the implications for life might make it difficult," he said. 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