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Sylvia Burwell touts
federal aid to the city
following water crisis
By CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, visited a Flint
health center to observe firsthand
the
city’s
recovery
efforts
Thursday.
“I came here today to spend time
on the ground — listening, hearing
what people are saying about the
issues and what we are doing as a
federal response,” Burwell said.
Burwell
and
Nicole
Lurie,
U.S.
assistant
secretary
for
preparedness and response, who
is leading the federal response and
recovery effort in Flint, met with
community leaders and elected
officials,
including
Gov.
Rick
Snyder (R). Federal officials have
provided assistance to the city
amist the water crisis.
The
federal
and
state
government both declared a state
of emergency for the city of Flint
due to toxic levels of lead in the
water supply following a switch
to the Flint River in April 2014.
President Barack Obama declared
the emergency on Jan. 16, following
Snyder’s declaration on Jan. 12.
The water being supplied to the
residents and businesses of Flint is
laced with lead due to corrosion in
the city’s pipes from the effects of
the Flint River water, though the
supply has been switched back to
Detroit water since October.
Burwell
toured
Hamilton
Community
Health
Network,
a
local
health
center
now
concentrating
on
providing
blood-lead level testing and other
services to the families affected by
lead contamination of the water.
HCHN was founded in 1982 in
response to the medical needs
of low-income families in Flint.
Beside services for the health
issues stemming from the water
contamination, HCHN provides
medical, dental and social services.
The Department of Human and
Health Services granted $500,000
to Flint health centers, which will
MAZIE HYAMS/Daily
University Provost Martha Pollack, who recommended Alec Gallimore for the position of the Dean of Engineering, speaks with Regent Denise Ilitch (D) after a
Board of Regents meeting in the Michigan Union Thursday.
Alec Gallimore to
succeed Dave Munson
effective in June
By LARA MOEHLMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
At Thursday’s Board of Regents
meeting, Alec D. Gallimore was
appointed
as
the
University
of Michigan’s next Dean of
Engineering, effective July 1, 2016
through June 30, 2021.
“As
a
successful
scholar,
educator and administrator who
has dedicated his entire career
to advancing the study and
profession of engineering, Alec D.
Gallimore is uniquely qualified to
lead the College of Engineering,”
University
Provost
Martha
Pollack said in a statement.
Gallimore
is
currently
a
tenured professor of areospace
engineering, and the recipient of
two named professorships: he is
an Arthur F. Thurnau professor
and the Richard F. and Eleanor
Towner Professor of Engineering.
He
will
be
succeeding
Engineering Dean David Munson,
who announced he would step
down as dean in 2015. Munson
began his tenure in 2006, and
over the past 10 years has formed
interdisciplinary
collaborations
with the Medical School and other
schools, as well as brought about
more entrepreneurship efforts. He
has also aimed to unite students
and faculty on North Campus
through videos and Halloween
parties.
Gallimore joined the University
community
in
1992
as
an
assistant professor in Aerospace
Engineering. Since then, he has
earned tenure in that department
as well as held a joint appointment
in the Applied Physics Program
in
LS&A.
Additionally,
from
2005-2011 he served as associate
dean for academic programs and
initiatives in the Rackham School
of Graduate Studies as well as
associate dean for research and
graduate education in the College
Confirmation of
illness, suspected to
be norovirus, to be
announced soon
BY ALEXA ST. JOHN
Daily Staff Reporter
By Thursday afternoon, the
number of cases of suspected
norovirus on campus had grown
by an additional 30 cases reported
as
of
Wednesday
according
to Robert Winfield, executive
director of University Health
Services. Confirmation of whether
the outbreak is indeed norovirus
is expected by Friday or Monday,
The University’s Office of Public
Affairs said.
While the origin of the outbreak
remains
unknown,
Winfield
said most cases from earlier in
the week could be traced back to
South and West Quad dining halls.
However he noted the outbreak
may have now spread beyond the
dining halls.
“It appears that most (cases)
have been identified as at South
and West Quads, but we’ve had
as of yesterday — and I don’t
know (the information as of) this
morning — cases that have been
seen in North Quad, Baits and
Markley,” Winfield said. “Those
are small numbers as far as I
know. I really don’t have numbers
with respect to housing, this is
just what we’ve seen in health
services.”
Dining hall attendance seems
to have drastically decreased over
the past few days, as demonstrated
by a feature in the Michigan app
that shows how full the dining
halls are at any given moment.
However, Winfield said now
there is no need for students to
be concerned about eating at the
dining halls. All of the food present
in South Quad on Monday was
taken away and the area has been
extensively cleaned, according to
Winfield.
In an e-mail to all LSA
department chairs, to be shared
with faculty members Thursday
night,
Monika
R.
Dressler,
Director,
LSA
Instructional
Support
Services,
provided
protocol for if a student throws up
or becomes sick in a classroom.
Protocol
includes,
“Have
someone escort the student to
University Health Services or, if
the student is in severe distress,
call 911. Call LSA Instructional
Support Services 734-615-0100
immediately. ISS staff will call
Plant Operations to send out a
cleaning crew. LSA ISS and the
Registrar’s Office will work to
find alternate spaces for classes (if
possible) until Building Services
has had time to execute their
cleaning protocol.”
In
the
e-mail,
Dressler
confirmed at least one student has
thrown up in a classroom so far.
Have your students leave the room
as best as they are able.
Winfield also noted that the
number of cases being reported at
this time are just rough estimates,
saying that the University has
encouraged students to avoid
seeking medical services unless
absolutely necessary, to avoid
further spread of the illness.
Political experts
discuss impact on
global economy
and security
By TIM COHN
For the Daily
Phillip Lohaus, a research
fellow at the conservative think
tank
American
Enterprise
Institute, discussed the role
of America in international
leadership at the Ford School of
Public Policy Thursday.
Lohaus, who worked as an
analyst at the Department of
Defense from 2006 to 2012, was
the editor for the AEI report
“Why American Leadership
Still
Matters,”
which
was
authored
by
former
Sen.
Joseph Lieberman (I–Conn.)
and former Sen. Jon Kyl (R–
Ariz.). The report advocates
for an increase in United States
involvement in foreign affairs,
and the promotion of free
enterprise principles globally.
In
his
opening
address,
Lohaus
told
the
audience
that
U.S.
involvement
in
international
affairs
has
had a positive impact on the
international
economy
and
global security, and current
patterns of disengagement have
had troubling consequences.
“Events, since 2013, have
highlighted just how much is
at stake when America pulls
back from its leadership role
in world affairs,” Lohaus said.
“In Europe, Russia’s president,
Vladimir Putin, has annexed
the Crimean Peninsula and
conducted an undeclared war
in Eastern Ukraine, and in the
Middle East the ongoing Syrian
Civil War has had a devastating
toll in lives lost and refugees
created and has created a space
for the armies of the Islamic
State to conquer key Iraqi cities
of Ramadi and Mosul.”
In defining “Why American
City officials will
not factor ties to
University into
decision process
By MARLEE BREAKSTONE
Daily Staff Reporter
Two University of Michigan
faculty members were introduced
as
possible
appointments
to
Ann Arbor city commissions at
City Council on Tuesday — but
councilmembers said their ties to
the University will not be a factor
in the Council’s decision.
David Baum, assistant dean
of Student Life and special
counsel to the dean, is applying
to be on the Ann Arbor Human
Rights Commission and Karie
Slavik, associate director of UM
Biological Station, is interested
in serving on the Ann Arbor
Environmental Commission.
Baum has been a resident of
Ann Arbor for more than 20
years and said in an interview he
was drawn to the city after his
acceptance at the University. He
graduated in 1989, completing
undergraduate and law degrees.
During his time in the city,
Baum has developed ties both to
the community and the current
councilmembers, he said.
Baum
and
councilmember
Julie Grand (D-Ward 3) are
longtime friends and neighbors,
and Baum attended law school
with Grand’s husband. Grand
said she believes Baum’s empathy
makes him a strong candidate
SARAH SQUIRE/Daily
Former Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky discusses the importance of U.S. international leadership in foreign affairs
along with former Ambassador Richard Boucher and former Department of Defense analyst Phillip Lohaus at Weill
Hall on Thursday.
STATE
HHS Sec.
visits Flint
to promote
health care
Board of Regents appoint
new dean of Engineering
Potential virus
outbreak traced
to South Quad
HEALTH
Ford talk focuses on U.S.
international leadership
Faculty vie
for positions
on Ann Arbor
commissions
CITY
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