8-The MIchIgan Daily Summer Weekly- Wednesday, July 1,1992
SNR prof. wins Pew Scholarship
by Beth Echlin
Assistant Professor of NaturalRe-
sources Terry Root was chosen as one
ofl0internationalrecipientsofaschol-
arshipawardedtoexceptionalpersons
researching the conservation of bio-
logical diversity.
The Pew ScholarsProgramin Con-
servation and the Environment -
which distributes $150,000 over a
three-year period - is based in the
School of Natural Resources. It is tai-
lored to aid young researchers whose
needs have not been met.
The scholarship wascreatedin 1989
as a division of the Pew Charitable
Trusts, a Philadelphia-based private
foundation whichsupportsprogramsin
the areas of conservation, culture, edu-
cation,health and human services, pub-
lic policy and religion.
The 10 finalists were rated on their
scholarly record, problem solving abil-
ity, and outreach record and potential.
The scholarship will allow Root to
continue her work on how the environ-
ment affects populations of birds win-
tering in North America. Root is also
investigating whether possible physi-
ologicalmechanismsmay prevent spe-
cies from expanding their ranges.
Root finished her post-doctorate in
the School of Natural Resources and
was the only ecologist to receive the
Presidential Young Investigator award
in 1990.
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Daily Staff Reporter The forumnwas the last in a series of zoning requirements was proposed by ommended that affordable1
The Ann Arbor Planning Commis- three designed to gauge public reac- the Central Area Plan Citizens Task made a high priority. Partic
sion elicited public input about central tions to planned changes in the central Force, avolunteerpanel thathasguided curred with the recommen
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ily Staff Reporter
The Michigan Student Assembly
ted during its June 23 meeting to
ad a four-person delegation to the
nited States Student Association
1SSA) convention at Gallaudet Col-
ge in Washington, D.C.
The USSA is an organization that
bies Congress for students' rights
dactively supportspro-studentlegis-
don.
Althoughtheassemblyallotted$700
send students to the August conven-
o, MSA President Ede Fox saidithas
ityet been decided which representa-
es will attend.
The assembly also voiced its opin-
eon several different groups in the
mr of resolutions at the meeting.
LSA Rep. ToddOchoasponsored a
olutioncondemning police brutality.
Theresolutionreads,"Beitresolved
t the Michigan Student Assembly
ndemn the verdict which acquitted
Los Angeles Police Officers as a
tement against police brutality and
ustice at the University of Michi-
n."
Engineering Rep.BrianKightspoke
ainsttheresolution,callingita"mish-
.sh
The resolution passed 7-2 with two
tentions.
Ochoa also sponsored a resolution
solidarity with students at Rutgers
iversity,whooccupiedcampusbuild-
s in protest of a 13 percent tuition
e. In the resolution, Ochoa pointed
that the University faces a similar
rease in tuition this year.
The resolution passed 9-0 with two
tentions.
RackhamRep. RogerDeRoospon-
ed a resolution in recognition of U.
Rep. William Ford (D-Mich.) "for
ng the students' number one advo-
e in the U.S. Congress ... and for
powering students in the legislative
cess by allowing students to have a
ect say in the drafting of policy di-
tly affecting their lives and the lives
students for years to come."
The resolution passed 10-0 with
abstention.
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