Last week, a new school
faculty transition team was
appointed to plan the transition
from the School of Natural
Resources and Environment to
a new School of Sustainability.
An
internal
faculty
committee
proposed
in
September
2016
that
the
University of Michigan create
a new school of sustainability
to
replace
the
School
of
Natural
Resources
and
Environment
and
increase
interdisciplinary collaboration
across various sustainability
and environmental programs.
The school is set to be created
by the end of the next academic
year.
University Provost Martha
Pollack said in an interview
the recommendation for the
new school, outlined in a
November 2015 report, was
created
after
an
external
committee
reviewed
the
University’s
sustainability
programs — including SNRE,
the
Graham
Sustainability
Institute and LSA’s Program
in the Environment — last fall.
The external review concluded
that there was strength in the
current programs, but a need
for greater synergy between
them. In response, the internal
committee proposed the new
school of sustainability as one
This article is part of a Michigan
Daily series profiling the four
candidates seeking a seat on the
Board of Regents this November at
the University of Michigan.
A member of the University
of Michigan’s Board of Regents
for the past eight years, Regent
Denise Ilitch (D) is running for
her second term this November.
Current
Regent
Laurence
Deitch (D), as well as Ron Weiser
(R), former chairman of the
Michigan
Republican
Party
and Carl Meyers (R), a financial
advisor in Dearborn, are also
on the ballot as major party
candidates.
A University alumnus, Ilitch
stands out on the board for a
steady history voting against
tuition increases. Her campaign
emphasizes
the
need
for
accessible, affordable education at
the University.
“I am laser-focused,” Ilitch said
when describing the priorities
of her campaign. “I want to stay
laser-focused on an affordable,
accessible, quality education for
all students.”
Ilitch was the first member
of her family, which included
seven siblings, to attend college.
She started her business career
as a pizza maker in her family’s
business, Ilitch Holdings, Inc.,
and worked her way to the
position of president. She is
currently
president
of
Ilitch
Enterprises LLC, and co-owner
of 220 Restaurant Hospitality, an
Italian-American food restaurant
located in Birmingham.
Ilitch said along with tuition,
votes to increase mental health
funding and has worked to
improve awareness of sexual
assault on campus were some
of the most impactful parts
of her first term, issues that
Ilitch highlighted as important
moments of her tenure.
“I strongly support the safety
programs for our students,” Ilitch
said. “Sexual assault prevention is
a huge issue on many campuses
across the country and including
ours.”
As part of her campaign, Ilitch
is calling for the creation of a
committee on the board dedicated
to researching potential sources
of revenue besides tuition. She
was one of the three regents to
vote against a 3.9 percent tuition
increase this June, and the only
Democrat to do so. She said she
believes that the current cost of
education and the consistent
Driven by a philosophy that a
“one-size-fits-all” approach does
not exist in cancer treatment,
University
of
Michigan
Comprehensive Cancer Center
and
Tempus,
a
health-tech
company
based
in
Chicago,
announced a partnership last
week to enhance personalized
treatment for cancer patients
nationwide.
The partnership, called the
Michigan Oncology Sequencing
Center panel, stemmed from
the University’s MI-ONCOSEQ
project for personalization of
cancer therapy by using high-
throughput
gene
sequencing
methods.
Developed
by
Arul
Chinnaiyan,
director
of the Michigan Center for
Translational
Pathology,
the
technique
will
provide
new
options for cancer cases where
standard methods of treatment
are ineffective or do not exist.
The panel utilizes a clinical
sequencing-based
approach
to sequence DNA and RNA in
a tumor in advanced cancer
patients
and
compare
them
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NEWS......................... 2A
OPINION.....................4A
S TAT E M E N T. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 B
SUDOKU..................... 2A
A R T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A
SPORTSWEDNESDAY....1C
See SUSTAINABILITY, Page 3A
AMELIA CACCHIONE/Daily
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks at a rally at Focus: HOPE in Detroit Tuesday.
Democratic vice presidential
nominee Tim Kaine visited Detroit
Tuesday to present Democratic
presidential
nominee
Hillary
Clinton’s plan to eliminate poverty
across the United States.
He spoke at Focus: Hope, a
nonprofit focused on alleviating
poverty and racial division through
education and job training for
underrepresented minorities.
In
his
remarks,
Kaine
highlighted revitalization efforts
in
Detroit,
saying
it
showed
the importance of investing in
economic development.
“The auto industry has come
strongly back to life,” he said.
“This amazing city has shown
an amazing comeback spirit, and
you’re just getting started.”
Since filing for bankruptcy in
2013, Detroit has been the recipient
of tens of millions of federal dollars
aiming to decrease blight in the
city. Recently, a $617 million bailout
for Detroit Public Schools was
approved by Governor Rick Snyder
in June 2016.
The
plan
Kaine
presented
centered
around
three
main
features: creating jobs and raising
wages, improving opportunities in
low-income housing communities,
and increasing access to and quality
See TECH, Page 2A
MAZIE HYAMS/Daily
University Provost Martha Pollack speaks with Regent Denise Ilitch after a Board of Regents meeting in the Michigan
Union on February 18, 2016.
Dogs Pounded
Sam Piazza scored a late
goal to help the Michigan
hockey team survive its first
road trip to Ferris State, 2-1
» Page 1C
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See ILITCH, Page 3A
See KAINE, Page 3A
Former
Secretary
of
State
Madeleine Albright visited Ann
Arbor Friday morning to campaign
for
Democratic
presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton at a
Woman to Woman event.
About 40 women and a handful
of men crowded into the home
of Ann Arbor resident Martha
Darling to hear Albright speak
about her experiences working
with Clinton and the importance
of women in politics.
Albright said Clinton was great
to work with because of her ability
to hear the issues of the people she
spoke with.
“I loved being Secretary of
State, and it was wonderful having
Hillary as a partner in that,” she
said. “She really was an amazing
American ambassador even in
that stage in terms of going out
and talking and doing something
that has been so evident of the way
she operates, which is listening to
people.”
Rep. Debbie Dingell (D–Mich.),
who spoke prior to Albright,
encouraged the audience to vote,
saying Democrats could regain
See ALBRIGHT, Page 3A
The Statement
The Prison Creative Arts
Project connects University
students with local inmates
for arts training
» Page 1B
Committee
selected for
formation of
new school
At Detroit rally, Tim Kaine shares
campaign’s plan to combat poverty
ACADEMICS
Faculty team to create recommendations
for planned sustainability program
RACHEL COHEN
Daily Staff Reporter
Democratic vice presidential nominee discusses economic development at local nonprofit
LYDIA MURRAY
Daily Staff Reporter
University
partners to
personalize
treatments
HOSPITAL
‘U’ joins with health-tech
firm Tempus to give cancer
patients more options
YOSHIKO IWAI
For the Daily
Regent Denise Ilitch highlights college
affordability efforts in reelection bid
Campaign highlights promoting safety programs and votes against tuition increases
KATHERINE CURRAN
Daily Staff Reporter
Madeline
Albright
campaigns
for Clinton
GOVERNMENT
Former Secretary of State
talks about women in
politics at local event
LYDIA MURRAY
Daily Staff Reporter