…In 2019, a record high of 22 startups spun out of the University of Michigan’s Office of Technology Transfer, a unit responsible for the commercialization of U-M research. The number represents the most startups to come out of the University in a year and covers a wide range of industries, from circadian rhythm management and artificial intelligence video analytics to medicine and car safety. Kelly Sexton, associate vic...…
…The international studies major, run by the University of Michigan Program in International and Comparative Studies, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In 2005, the Center for International and Comparative Studies was founded by Professor Ken Kollman. The minor in international studies was created to provide undergraduate students an interdisciplinary, globally focused course of study. Due to the minor’s success,...…
…“He traveled the world a couple times on tours of inner- Asia — Afghanistan, Pakistan, in 1952 you know, when people weren’t doing that … He was trained as an architect at MIT in Mechanical Engineering, worked as an architect and community planner but his passion was drawing — drawing buildings and arts, and his life mission was to advocate for world peace.” Since taking ownership of the space, Ahern has hosted bands, artistic p...…
…Opinion The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com 4A — Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Zack Blumberg Emily Considine Emma Chang Joel Danilewitz Emily Huhman Krystal Hur Ethan Kessler Magdalena Mihaylova Max Mittleman Timothy Spurlin Miles Stephenson Finn Storer Nicholas Tomaino Joel Weiner Erin White FINNTAN STORER Managing Editor Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 tothedaily@michigandaily.com E...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Wednesday, October 23, 2019 — 5A Robert M. Drake and R.H. Sin deliver an uplifting pep talk in their poetry collection “Falling Toward the Moon.” In their respective halves, Drake and Sin shower the reader with affirmation through their messages of self-love and perseverance. Despite their collective thematic effort, the poets manage to maintain their own unmistakable voices in their presentation...…
…6A — Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Classifieds Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com By Gary Larson ©2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 10/23/19 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 10/23/19 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 ACROSS 1 Victoria’s Secret purchase 4 US Open stadium named for a US Open...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Wednesday, October 23, 2019 — 7A Jones and Wetterstrom shine in important win over Penn State The noise at Crisler Center oscillated between deafening roars and eerie quiet. The up-and-down third set orchestrated which pitch would come next. Penn State’s Jonni Parker’s kill late in the set ushered silence over the arena, but Sydney Wetterstrom ended the sense of unease with a kill ...…
…8A — Wednesday, October 23, 2019 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Perhaps too late, offense settles in It took a loss, 26 quarters and a 21-7 deficit heading into the 27th, but we finally know what speed in space looks like. Senior quarterback Shea Patterson slinging it. Freshman running back Zach Charbonnet bursting through open holes. A talented receiving corps getting put to use. Run-pass options and tempo wearing ...…
…statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 23, 2019 ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE WIEBE When we set the world on fire, will you burn out with it? …
…Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 2B Managing Statement Editor Andrea Pérez Balderrama Deputy Editors Matthew Harmon Shannon Ors Associate Editor Eli Rallo Designers Liz Bigham Kate Glad Copy Editors Silas Lee Emily Stillman Photo Editor Danyel Tharakan Editor in Chief Maya Goldman Managing Editor Finntan Storer statement THE MICHIGAN DAILY | OCTOBER 23, 2019 I told Tinder I was bisexual before I t...…
…I should have gone for the easy recipe. I should have listened to Ina Garten’s signature quip — “store bought is fine.” Had I added the adjective, “beginner,” in the google search bar, my Sunday would have likely been much less involved. But I couldn’t seem to help myself. When I opened my browser, I wasn’t thinking about my technical ability, or the fact that every time I make mac and cheese, the pot of water bubbles over. Perhaps m...…
…Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 4B 5B Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement I ’ve always liked to think I’d know what to do during an apocalypse. I read exclusively dystopian novels growing up — Divergent, Delirium, The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, The City of Ember, The 5th Wave, Station Eleven, The Handmaid’s Tale — so I figured I was well-read on the subject. Through these books, I thought I already knew how it...…
…Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 6B M y mom was standing on the front lawn of my best friend’s house sur- rounded by hundreds of other par- ents. I rushed into her arms, glad to be in the safety of her care. News helicopters whirred overhead as they passed through the grey sky, its dourness casting a shadow over the whole day. We were being evacuated from school, and being only in fourth grade at the time, I had no idea wh...…
…Wednesday, January 16, 2019 // The Statement 7B Wednesday, October 23, 2019 // The Statement 7B D uring exam season last semester, I was chatting with my friends Kartik and Nav in a café. We were talking about finding time to meet up over the summer. Kartik, always up for sponta- neous plans, joked that he and I could bike from Ann Arbor to visit Nav at her house in Saginaw. Nav and I gave a passive chuckle and nodded to his idea, an...…
…BY ANNIE KLUSENDORF VISUAL STATEMENT SOSSUSVLEI, NAMIBIA I’M CURRENTLY STUDYING ABROAD IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA AND TOOK A ROAD TRIP THROUGH NAMIBIA WITH SOME FRIENDS BEFORE OUR EXAMS START. THE COLORS AND SAND WERE UNLIKE ANYTHING I’D SEEN BEFORE. I’VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS OF DUNES ON INSTAGRAM AND BY OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SO I WAS TRYING TO BALANCE THIS NEW EXPERIENCE WITH MAKING PHOTOS THAT WERE UNIQUE TO THE PLACE. ...…
