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Vol. CXXIV, No. 115 | © 2015 The Michigan Daily
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NEWS ....................................
OPINION ...............................
ARTS ......................................
CLASSIFIEDS.........................
CROSSWORD........................
SPORTS..................................
NEWS
Open Carry
Gun rights activist sues
University for weapon
restrictions on campus
>> SEE PAGE 3
NEWS
Munger to open
New graduate student
housing will foster
academic collaboration.
>> SEE PAGE 2
OPINION
For Moose
Derek Wolfe reflects
on the death of his dog,
Moose
>> SEE PAGE 4
ARTS
Theater to threads
University alum finds
success in fashion world
>> SEE PAGE 6
SPORTS
inside
“Mcity” aims to
enhance passenger
safety by testing
driverless cars
By LARA MOEHLMAN
Summer Managing News Editor
On Monday morning, Michi-
gan’s
leading
auto-industry
experts and government officials,
alongside
University
leaders,
gathered in a brand new city,
“Mcity,” the world’s first con-
trolled vehicle test site designed
to research and refine automated
vehicle technology. The project
aims to pave the way for mass-
market driverless cars.
With the sponsorship of 48
top industry and auto companies,
such as Honda, Ford and General
Motors, Mcity was created by the
University’s Mobility Transfor-
mation Center in collaboration
with the Michigan Department of
Transportation.
Located off of Baxter Road on
the University’s North Campus,
the facility itself is a 32-acre test
track equipped with intersec-
tions, traffic lights, signs and sig-
nals, building facades, sidewalks
and construction obstacles. Mcity
even incorporates such minor
details drivers may encounter on
the road as faded lane markings,
potholes and traffic signs covered
in graffiti.
In an interview with the Daily,
University President Mark Schlis-
sel said Mcity reflects the Uni-
versity’s ability to bring together
different
economic
sectors,
including technology, insurance,
city planning and government at
the local, state and federal levels
in an effort to address a major
societal problem: driver safety.
He added that Mcity enhances
the University of Michigan com-
munity by providing unparalleled
research and employment oppor-
tunities for students of different
backgrounds.
“It’s great for the University of
Michigan,” Schlissel said “It pro-
vides educational and internship
opportunities for students. It pro-
vides employment opportunities
for our graduating engineers and
other specialties. It involves 6 or 7
different schools and colleges, so
it’s really a fantastic project.”
In his speech to the roughly
300 guests in attendance at the
opening of Mcity, Schlissel said
the University’s groundbreaking
research in transportation safety
and efficiency is in accordance
with the University’s impressive
history of innovation.
“Michigan was the first Uni-
versity to own and operate its
own hospital, the first to teach
aeronautical engineering, the first
to create a program in human
genetics, and we are the Univer-
sity that tested the Polio vaccine
and proved it safe for the world,”
Schlissel said. He added that
Mcity has similar potential to
leave a positive impact on soci-
ety by preventing driving-related
deaths.
Kirk Steudle, director of the
Michigan Department of Trans-
portation, also addressed the
large crowd, expressing pride
in not only the project itself, but
also in the partnerships formed
by Mcity between industry com-
petitors with a common goal to
improve driver safety.
ZACH MOORE/Daily
Officials gather to launch the opening of “Mcity.”
See MCITY, Page 9
Obama cites
Dominguez’s expertise
of global market in
appointment
By ALYSSA BRANDON
Summer Managing News Editor
President
Barack
Obama
announced his nomination of School
of Public Policy and economics pro-
fessor Kathryn M. Dominguez to
serve on the Federal Reserve Board
Monday afternoon.
In his announcement, Obama said
Dominguez’s expertise with foreign
exchange policy would prove benefi-
cial in addressing issues within the
global market.
“Dr. Dominguez has the proven
experience, judgment, and deep
knowledge of the financial system,
monetary policy, and international
capital markets to serve at the Fed-
eral Reserve during this important
time for our economy,” he said.
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate,
Dominguez will become the second
faculty member of both the Ford
School and Department of Econom-
ics to serve on the Board of Gover-
nors.
Former Public Policy and eco-
nomics professor Edward Gramlich
served on the board from 1997 to
2005 and also chaired the Commit-
tee on Consumer and Community
Affairs.
In a statement, University Presi-
dent Mark Schlissel lauded Domin-
guez for her reputation and expertise
in global finances.
“Professor
Dominguez
is
a
renowned scholar and teacher with
a well-deserved reputation as one of
the world’s leading experts on global
financial markets,” Schlissel said.
University launches world’s
first controlled vehicle test site
‘U’ professor
nominated
to Federal
Reserve Board
ACADEMICS
See APPOINTMENT, Page 8
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Just do it
Michigan signs record-high
apparel deal with Nike.
>> SEE PAGE 12