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Trish Koman, University researcher in the Public Health School and School of Engineering, moderated the event. She had previously worked on the event and helped choose this year’s topic of climate change and health. “We wanted to talk about climate change and health because there is a really strong connection between what happens in the environment and public health,” Koman said. “And we wanted to have people understand the science and understand what they can do.” The first speaker was F. Dubois Bowman, dean of the Public Health School. Bowman emphasized the University’s historical dedication to climate change and environmental issues, referencing a student- organized environmental teach-in on the University’s campus in 1970. He introduced the theme of an integrated approach to solving climate change. “Our University’s history tells us that the issue of climate and health has been at the forefront of our concern for over a half century,” Bowman said. “The challenges and barriers to effective management of climate change and public health are no longer purely environmental — in fact, no longer purely scientific. They’re ethical, social, political and economic.” John M. Balbus, senior adviser for public health at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, echoed Bowman’s views on taking a multidisciplinary approach to climate change. He explained that the University, with a large variety of programs and resources, has the capacity to create integrated solutions. “We have to think about solutions that are not just focused on climate change, but are focused on real communities and real people and think in an integrated fashion,” Balbus said. “The challenges that we face, and especially the solutions that need to be implemented, are solutions that cut across every single program of this school, whether it’s the engineering side, legal side, social science side and even the cultural side.” Kim Knowlton, senior scientist and deputy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council focused on four key diverse areas, each related to climate change: science, education, law and people. She explained the health risks associated with extreme heat, and the impacts that legal action can have. “Detroit could see by the 2080’s a 120 percent increase (in heat-related mortality),” Knowlton said. “That’s more than doubling, in heat-related mortality, but if we go to a lower-emissions carbon pollution scenario, if we put 94TH HE NRY RUSSE L LECTURE ON THE DAILY: A2 AMONG MOST RESPONSIVE IN USE OF SEECLICKFIX THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: BLACK STUDENTS ENTER CLASSES, READ DEMANDS Ann Arbor was named one of the top 10 most engaged and responsive local governments nationally, based on the use of a local app. The A2 Fix It app allows Ann Arbor residents to report public property concerns directly to the city to address. Ann Arbor ranked eighth in most responsive local government nationwide, according to parent app SeeClickFix’s data. SeeClickFix allows residents to submit requests to local governments in 342 municipalities. Residents report concerns such as potholes, abandoned bicycles, downed trees and sidewalk maintenance. The company also ranked Ann Arbor ninth in the number of requests sent in by residents, citing an average of 1,800 requests per month. In 2018, the city of Ann Arbor closed out more than 12,000 of the 14,000 requests. SeeClickFix told MLive the data illustrates Ann Arbor’s devotion to their community and trust in their government. The City Council approved a three-year contract to continue with the SeeClickFix service at a total cost of $40,000. City Administrator Howard Lazarus told MLive some requests attempt to address issues out of the scope of the city’s jurisdiction such as animal removal, or express opinions about the city. In addition, residents may request unnecessary services such as pruning trees. Because not all messages submitted through the system pertain to specific city requests, the SeeClickFix data might be skewed. “This interferes with the integrity of the data that is reported out of the system in that it doesn’t reflect efficiency of city operations so much as it reflects the desire of residents to have city-owned trees aggressively pruned,” Lazarus told MLive. The city has convened a committee to draft recommendations for improving the app’s functionality for the city. It hopes to address improvements in data reporting and train employees to better use the system. Feb. 26, 1970 Disruptions occurred in several classes yesterday when black students attempted to read a list of demands for increased minority admissions. A few brief scuffles broke out and classes were cancelled in at least four cases when the instructors refused to let the blacks speak. Other classes were more peaceful when the students were allowed to present their demands. Most left after about ten minutes. It was unclear last night what group, if any, organized the actions of the black students. Walter Lewis, of the Black Students Union, said last night that the actions were not connected with a teach- in sponsored in the Union yesterday by the Black Action Movement (BAM). The demands the black students read to the classes are part of BAM’s drive for increased minority admissions - the same demands they presented to the Regents last week. Tied to the goal of black enrollment in 1973 equal to 10 percent of the University’s total enrollment, is a call for increased counseling and supportive services to help minority students adjust to the University. 2A — Wednesday, February 27, 2019 The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com News MICHAEL BAGAZINSKI/Daily Dr. Max Wicha, a Madeline and Sidney Forbes Professor of Oncology, speaks about stem cell cancer research and treatment techniques at the 94th Henry Russel Lecture at Rackham Tuesday. 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THE END. puzzle by sudokusyndication.com Departments collaborate on talk about future of climate change and health SPH, SEAS suggest multidisciplinary approach to responding to global warming REMY FARKAS Daily News Editor JULIA JOHNSTON For The Daily limits on our carbon pollution, we could cut that in half.” Knowlton felt the current climate and health issues present an opportunity for reform. “We might think of all this as opportunity … to move toward a smarter, more strategic, more equitable, healthier, more sustainable future,” Knowlton said. “It is our demand to move toward that future that is really going to push this boat forward. It’s not going to happen as we sit back.” Knowlton also highlighted the University’s efforts to decrease carbon dioxide, use more wind and solar energy and incentivize energy efficiency. Questions varied during the panel session, ranging from the topic of floods to the limiting the carbon footprint of medical institutions. LSA freshman Ariana Mitcham asked the panel about helping countries with fewer resources approach climate issues while managing environmental issues within the country. “The U.S. thinks very, very differently about development and about development assistance than the rest of the world,” Balbus said. “As historically one of the larger polluters of the atmosphere, (Americans) need to address our own actions. The rest of the world frames this kind of a question these days, to a large degree, in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals, from a policy perspective. I think one of the important ways to address a complicated interrelated set of challenges in countries like Myanmar is through an institutional framework.” See CLIMATE, Page 3A