~1ie ffi i an 0:aIlj Ann Arbor, Michigan Friday, September 20, 2013 michigandaily.com ADMINISTRATION Forrest to step down from VPof research Cites desire to rejoin faculty, work on developing private enterprises By PETER SHAHIN Daily News Editor At the Board of Regents meet- ing Tuesday, Stephen Forrest, vice president for research, announced the University's com- bined research budget for the fis- cal year ending June 30 reached a record $1.33 billion - a $54.7-mil- lion increase over last year's bud- get of $1.27 billion. Forrest also announced his intention to leave his current position to return to a normal faculty position. As in previous years, federal funding from a variety of agen- cies and departments makes up the majority of the research bud- get, contributing a combined 62 percent of the $1.33 billion. The National Institutes of Health, the single largest benefactor at $509.7 million, reduced its fund- ing by $9.3 million from last year - but other agencies, including the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Air Force and the Fed- eral Highway Administration, more than made up that differ- ence. Another bright spot in the portfolio is blossoming research partnerships with private indus- try, which grew 14 percent since last year to $73 million. Although partnerships remain a small part of the overall portfolio, their share has consistently grown over the last few years and willbe increasingly important as federal support stagnates or declines. According to the National Sci- ence Foundation, the average institution derives five percent of its external research from indus- try - less than the University's eight percent from such partner- ships. Support for research from the state of Michigan increased six- fold over the past year, but still amounts to only $3.5 million. "The faculty are getting much more rewarded from the culture by working with industries," For- rest said in an interview after the meeting. "That's part of diversi- fying the portfolio as research See FORREST, Page 3 University officials cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Michigan Union Grill dining area on Thursday. MUG celebrates reno vations Celebrations held for new, 'brighter' ground floor of Union By STEPHANIE SHENOUDA Daily StaffReporter With the smell of orange chicken wafting through the air, complimentary Frosties from the Wendy's mascot and the cut- ting of a ribbon, the Michigan Union Grill - the dining area in the Michigan Union's basement - was officially opened. Though the pomp and cir- cumstance of a grand open- ing took place Thursday, the MUG was opened to the public shortly before fall term began. The space was renovated to cre- ate a brighter and more inviting area - a community space for students as opposed to-simply a food court. E. Royster Harper, vice presi- dent for student affairs, spoke to the crowd about the historic importance of the MUG to the University. "The MUG has changed and so have we, depending when you hailed here," Harper said. "There was a swimming pool on the ground floor that was made into the Alumni Center, that I've only heard about, but there's a little bit of our past here, as well as our commitment to sustain- ability." Harper added that the wood paneling from the former bowl- ing alley in the Union was pre- served in the area by Ahmo's- Mediterranean Grill to be sus- tainable and give a nod to the University's past. Harper also expressed pride at the amount of student involvement in planning the MUG's renovation. See MUG, Page 3 r CRIME 'U' alum suspect in device theftLs Credit cards, cell phones and laptops found by police By ARIANA ASSAF Daily StaffReporter Laptop larceny is a relatively common crime on campus, and while police sometimes catch suspects red-handed, thieves don't usually have their collec- tion of loot at the scene of the crime. At the Art and Architecture Building on Wednesday, Uni- versity Police arrested Univer- sity alum Siddharth Kirtikar, a 28-year-old man who was in violation of a trespass warning issued by police. On his person, police found three laptops as well as multiple credit cards, cell phones and external computer hardware. University Police said they were unable to determine whether Kirtikar stole the goods at the same time or even if he See STEALING, Page 3 A DMINIST RA TION Munger Residences on track with regent approval for design TERSA MA THEW/Daily Former Sen. Olympia Snowe speaks about her 40 years as a legislator at Rackham Auditorium Thursday. Snowe: Partisanship at root of Congress's dysfunctiOon Former senator announcing that she would Thursday to give a lecture Rackham students concerned with expensive costs of housing By JENNIFER CALFAS Daily StaffReporter As the former Blimpy Burger building sat unoccupied a block away, the University's Board of Regents approved the sche- matic design for the residence hall set to take the burger joint's place at the body's meet- ing Thursday in the Michigan Union. The Munger Graduate Resi- dences, which will cost about $180 million to build and is expected to be complete in 2015, is funded mostly by a $110-million donation from University alum Charles Mung- er, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway. Munger funded a similar project at Stanford Uni- versity in 2009. The regents announced Munger's donation April 2013, noting that Mung- er will work closely with the administration in the construc- tion process. Part of Munger's donation is reserved for a fellowship pro- gram for graduate students. Before the board approved the design, Regent Andrea Fisch- er Newman (R) said Munger asked to name his $10-million fellowship endowment the Coleman-Munger Fellows. Newman saidthe name reflects Coleman's commitment to the University. "Mary Sue will be remem- bered as a great part of this gift and bringing it in, and we're honored that he chose to name the fellows after her," Newman said. In a presentation to the board, Lee Becker of Hart- man-Cox Architects said the site "couldn't be better." The Hartman-Cox Architects and Integrated Design Solutions architecture firm worked together to design the build- ing. Hartman-Cox previously designed the Law School'sRob- ert B. Aikens Commons Addi- tion and the school's South Hall in 2011, and Integrated Design Solutions just finished design- ing.East Quad Residence Hall. The building will include 96 apartments with a total of 632 bedrooms organized in seven- person apartment spaces. Fac- ing West Quad Residence Hall, the main entrance will come See MUNGER, Page 3 le c not seek reelection for a fourth ctures as part term in the Senate. Her reason- ing for doing so proved to be a f Ford series sad indictment of the state of dysfunction in Congress: She By BEN ATLAS felt she could better solve the Daily StaffReporter body's issues of polarization and hyper-partisanship from mer Senator Olympia the outside. e, a moderate Republican The former senator, known Maine, stunned many for being an advocate for com- al observers in 2012 by promise, came to campus entitled, "What's Gone Wrong in Washington, and Why It Doesn't Have to be this Way" as part of the Ford School's Citi Foundation lecture series. 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