2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 16, 2005 4 Team prepares solar car for races By Melissa Ackerman For the Daily The University's Solar Car Team will be competing in its first race of the season this week, the Formula Sun Grand Prix, in Topeka, Kan. The five-day event pro- vides an opportunity for 40 teams from various parts of the country, to present their cars. "Because this race is only 140 miles, it is more a chance to show off the cars than really test them. Our real goal is to enter the best team and the best car in the 2005 American Solar challenge," Brack- ney said. In order to fine-tune the car in a short period of time, the team had to work 40 hoursper weekduring theschoolyearand 14 hours per day since classes finished. Many team members have expressed optimism that the long hours will pay off during the races. "We have an excellent chance of plac- ing first in the Formula Sun, which would give us the pull position (a leading start) in the American Solar Challenge," said Max Ross, racer and head mechanical Symposium helps cancer researchers share knowledge Engineering student Bill Muscat shows the solar car to visitors of Ann Arbor's Energyfest on the Diag In 2004. engineer. on a video camera display instead of mir- Mike Adams, ateammechanicalengi- rors. neering technician, said he spends more "You can't be claustrophobic to race time with hiseammates than with his this car because the windshield comes friends. to about right here," Brackney said as he "But you don't feel like you're not held his hand two inches from his face. being social," Adams said, "There is an He described racing as "incredibly extremely defined chain of command, testing" because of the seating position which we respect and use, but we also and the intense heat. Inside the car, the keep it friendly on the inside. Talking temperature is 30 to 40 degrees hotter business all the time does get boring." than the outside temperature and racing Brackney, a Business senior and proj- season starts in the summer. ect manager of the team, oversees the Brackeny said the driver needs his fundraising, design, construction and rac- team to help him function the car. ing of the team's solar-powered vehicle. "Essentially, we make the driver a Momentum, the team's new car, remote control. He just follows directions accommodates one racer who steers the on a radio from the strategy team mem- car with two push-pull handlebars while bers who decide when and how to turn lying in a reclined position. The car relies and to adjust speed," Brackney said. By Lauren Fell For the Daily Seven top cancer researchers from across the country came to the University to discuss their research developments during the fourth annual Life Sciences Institute Sym- posium, held last Thursday. The main focus of the symposium, titled "Cancer Insights: Molecules to Medicine," was recent develop- ments in areas of interdisciplinary science. LSI's symposia are designed to promote integration of current research by bringing many research- ers together. Dr. Barbara Weber, vice presi- dent of the pharmaceutical firm Glaxosmithkline, talked about what genomes can tell us about cancer abnormalities. Using genetic data and laboratory experiment, Weber and her col- leagues were able to build a model of various genetic cancer muta- tions. Once these abnormalities are better understood, researchers can figure out the right combination of therapies to apply to the mutations. After Weber's presentation, a short question-and-answer session was held, during which another researcher explained that some of his research would complement Weber's data. Weber said this epitomized the focus of the symposium: bring- ing various researchers together to share ideas and make connections 4 between research and data. The next speaker was Dr. Todd Golub, founding director of the Cancer Program at both MIT and Harvard. He also spoke on genomic cancer research. Golub's program, the Broad Insti- tute, focuses on using the human genome and computer science meth- ods to extract meaningful data and understand the challenges facing cancer medicine. Golub and Weber discussed similar topics from different per- spectives to open an exchange of ideas and make progress for cancer research. Business School senior Omar Usmans said he attended the confer- ence because he works in a cancer laboratory on campus. 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