…If University of Michigan College of Engineering researchers continue to prototype their innovative work, you might soon be receiving packages from someone other than a mailman — instead, a robotic bird. The University will be the first institution to program and test “Cassie,” a robot with the mobility of a bird and the potential to transform efficient energy usage. The robot, created by the Agility Robotics prog...…
…Pink “pussy hats” lined the seats of Ann Arbor’s local venue Neutral Zone on Monday night where over 100 University of Michigan faculty, students and community members gathered to perform and watch performance-based art and comedy acts in a “Not My President’s Day” rally in opposition to the current President Donald Trump. The rally was organized by Bad and Nasty, an online movement that has organized and pla...…
…The University of Michigan Hillel, the Black Student Union and NOiR fashion runway hosted an open Shabbat dinner Friday evening, followed by a conversation about intersectionality and activism facilitated by Yavilah McCoy, an African-American Jewish activist and educator. This event was a follow up to Thursday evening’s event, where McCoy spoke on similar topics. Hillel’s weekly Shabbat dinners are normally attend...…
…Yavilah McCoy, an African- American Jewish activist and educator, spoke to a diverse group of about 60 students on Thursday evening at the Trotter Multicultural Center about her experiences as an activist and holding multiple identities, particularly in a changing political and social climate. The event, called “Holding Racial Justice, Equity and Intersectionality in 2017,” was hosted jointly by the Black Student Union, U...…
…Michigan Senate bills 152 and 153 and House Bill 4190 make up a recent bipartisan legislative initiative that seeks to offer more support to sexual assault survirors. The senate bills were co-sponsored by Sens. Tonya Schuitmaker (R–Lawton) and Rebekah Warren (D– Ann Arbor), and the house bill was sponsored by Rep. Laura Cox (R–Livonia). Collectively, the legislation will create consistency in the way health care prov...…
…Jack Hu, vice president for research at the University of Michigan, said last January his goals for his tenure as head of one of the nation’s best research facilities included improvement in undergraduate research opportunities, supporting faculty research initiatives and broadening multidisciplinary collaboration of projects across the University. In a one-year follow-up interview on Feb. 9, Hu reinforced the role th...…
…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs met with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel and the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Advisory Committee Monday afternoon to discuss the selection of the new provost. Schlissel began the meeting by seeking input from SACUA on what the search committee should look for in a new provost. Schlissel welcomed SACUA’s advice not only ...…
…The LSA Bicentennial Theme Semester hosted its second symposium Friday in East Quad entitled “1877: Reconstructing the University of Michigan.” The event was a panel discussion Reconstruction in the aftermath of the Civil War in Michigan, including how the University’s modern image was shaped by the admittance of female students. Michelle McClellan, associate history and Residential College professor explained how Recons...…
…Over 100 students and faculty members congregated on the Diag on Thursday to rally against President Donald Trump’s recent ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. President Trump’s executive order has temporarily suspended the immigration of citizens and refugees from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from entering the United States. While a nationwide block has been placed on ...…
…Faculty and graduate students have recently responded with personal and professional concerns to President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. The order, met with much opposition at the University of Michigan and nationallyupon its signing on Jan. 27, sparks questions as to who will and will not be able to travel in and out of the United States. It also prevent...…
…Tuesday night, at least three racist emails were sent out to University of Michigan Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate students. The subjects of the first two emails was “African American Student Diversity” and the third read “Jewish Student Diversity.” The first two emails read: “Hi n*****s, I just wanted to say that I plan to kill all of you. White power! The KKK has returned!!! Heil Trump!!!!” The ...…
…A group of about 50 people demonstrated outside the City Council chambers before the meeting Tuesday, in the hopes of convincing the council to adopt a resolution declaring Ann Arbor a sanctuary city with chants of “No ICE! No raids! Immigrants are here to stay!” The group’s protest was in response to an executive order recently signed by President Donald Trump, whose stated intent was “enhancing public safety in the interior ...…
…An LSA freshman who requested to remain anonymous was held up when walking back to South Quad Residence Hall from a fraternity party Friday night — he could have called an Uber, but instead, he decided to set out on foot. During the walk back, a car pulled up next to him and an occupant of the car demanded his property. This incident has occurred amidst a series of similar robberies near campus in the past few weeks, s...…
…A Haven Hall classroom was overflowed with University of Michigan students listening to a series of speakers who discussed the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which may come under threat because of executive actions by President Donald Trump. DACA, an executive action — signed in 2012 by former President Barack Obama in response to a gridlock on immigration policy on the part of Congress — protects und...…
…The Fred C. Shure Lounge and Engineering Learning Center in the Bob and Betty Beyster Building on North Campus is no longer all work and no play. A lone-standing arcade system — called the MichiGames arcade — has been installed and is now used to showcase student- made video games. Despite its appearance, the MichiGames arcade differs from traditional gaming units. The arcade system features four Xbox- esque c...…
…Throughout his campaign, President Donald Trump promised to limit immigration from Muslim countries, but nothing could prepare LSA senior Tina Al-khersan for the phone call she received at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Al-khersan’s sister, a citizen of the United States, Iraq and New Zealand, called because she was detained at the Canadian border while trying to come back home after a trip with her boyfriend. American ...…
…President Donald Trump signed an executive order last Monday that placed a hiring freeze on the federal government, with the exception of military, national security and public safety personnel. The two-page order, which was promised during his campaign as a part of his “Day One” agenda, is meant to cut government payrolls and ensure a more efficient government. According to Trump’s contract with the American voter, the fr...…
…The Ann Arbor community reacted negatively to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning the travel and resettlement of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries to the United States that was issued last Friday. Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor issued a statement on his Facebook page Sunday afternoon condemning the actions of the Trump administration thus far, saying people must stand up and fight the president’...…
…Recently, the University of Michigan Central Student Government has been working with Ann Arbor City Council to increase student political participation in city elections, especially following concerns on campus about how the council’s decisions affect University students. Efforts by CSG in 2015 resulted in a town hall proposal to City Council to place election reform proposals on the upcoming November ballot for...…
…After his only opposition dropped out on Sunday, University of Michigan Regent Ron Weiser (R) is expected to be approved as the Michigan Republican Party chairman in February. With Weiser soon to balance positions in both the University and the state GOP, accusations of conflict of interest and defenses have risen from members of both parties. Weiser unseated former Regent Laurence Deitch (D) last November to br...…
…More than 150 students, faculty and community members gathered Tuesday in Palmer Commons to hear five panelists address possible concerns regarding the future of environmental sustainability under President Donald J. Trump. Panelists began by each giving a brief statement regarding the challenges environmental scientists and activists might anticipate under the new administration, including encouraging cit...…
…Members of the University of Michigan’s Senate Assembly passed a resolution on Monday brought forth by the Academic Affairs Advisory Committee regarding salary cuts as a way to demote faculty. The meeting was also a chance for the assembly to hear last remarks from outgoing Provost Martha Pollack and initial remarks from incoming Interim Provost Paul Courant, a public policy professor. The faculty began t...…
…Last winter, Engineering sophomore Sam Greeley developed a severe case of Achilles tendinitis, an ankle injury confining her to crutches for weeks, adding unexpected challenges to her daily life. After receiving attention from the University of Michigan Hospital, Greeley was not informed of the accommodations available to her from Services for Students with Disabilities. It was not until two days after her hospit...…
…As a result of a new partnership between the Ross School of Business’s Center for Social Impact in Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan- Flint’s Office of University Outreach, the sixth annual Social Impact Challenge will take place in Flint this semester instead of Detroit. In previous years, the Center for Social Impact has held its Social Impact Challenges in Detroit, where teams partnered with different ...…
…This semester, in honor of the University of Michigan’s bicentennial, LSA is carrying on its tradition of a themed semester by offering over 20 classes centered around the 200th anniversary of the University. The classes, offered in several different LSA departments with an overarching theme of Making Michigan, focus on the school’s place in important events of the past 200 years and where it lies in the current ...…
…Panelists at the University of Michigan met Tuesday afternoon to discuss Poverty Solutions — an initiative introduced by University President Mark Schlissel in October 2016 — and review nine research projects funded through a new grant program operated by the initiative. The projects, totaling $200,000, represent the initiative’s first investments in research and model testing aiming to use research about poverty to ...…
…According to author Claudia Rankine, the inception of her book-length poem, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” began with the question: “How did that happen?” Something of an investigation, the poem opens with secondhand prose poetry cataloguing the lived experience of racism among Rankine’s friends and colleagues. “I just wanted to see if people were sensitive to the fact that every day in small ways, they were themselves engage...…
…M-Write — a program promoting conceptual learning through writing housed inside the Digital Innovation Greenhouse in the Office of Digital Education — continues to grow as it introduces writing and a peer review program to introductory-level STEM- oriented and social science courses, though this is the third semester of its use. M-Write will be utilized in three courses during the winter 2017 semester: Ec...…
…On Wednesday, Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning spoke to a crowd of students, staff and faculty during a fireside chat with Alec Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering, at the Chrysler Center on North Campus. Fanning met with University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel earlier in the day. During the talk, Fanning focused on the importance and versatility of public service careers, as well as his path to becoming ...…
…A federal district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by an former University of Michigan student who violated the University’s Student Sexual Misconduct Policy. A final opinion dated Jan. 5 declared the plaintiff’s claim of a due process violation was inaccurate. According to court records, U.S. District Judge David Lawson upheld the reasoning behind the appeals board’s decision to expel the plaintiff because it...…
…The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs had their first meeting of the winter semester on Monday to discuss the Academic Affairs Advisory Committee resolution to protect faculty from unfair demotions. The committee discussed whether it should endorse the AAAC’s resolution regarding salary cuts and demotions of tenured and tenure-track professors. This resolution was written in response to a tenured pr...…
…A new self-driving passenger shuttle made its North American debut at the University of Michigan Mcity testing site last month in the hopes it will eventually be approved for public usage. The shuttle, named the ARMA, is manufactured by the French company NAVYA Technologies. It made its first appearance in North America in Mcity, the University’s simulated city and testing site for driverless cars, according to a Univer...…
…University of Michigan researchers have released an app that helps Flint residents assess lead contamination levels by utilizing functions related to water testing and providing infrastructure- related information. The team also worked with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver on data analytics for lead pipe removal. The app, released in early December, gives residents information about distribution centers for water and w...…
…On his way to attend an accessibility event hosted in Ann Arbor by the University of Michigan Council for Disability Concerns in early December, the Ann Arbor Metro Airport Shuttle denied service to Stephen Kuusisto, a Syracuse University education professor who is blind. Kuusito said he was denied service because he had his guide dog with him. Days before traveling to Ann Arbor, while still at home in Syracuse, Kuusis...…
…As the minimum age to purchase tobacco products and e-cigarettes in Ann Arbor changes from 18 to 21 with the turn of the new year, the community reacts with mixed opinions. The resolution, introduced by Ann Arbor Councilmember Julie Grand (D–Ward 3), passed its initial read July 18, before being officially approved Aug. 4 by a City Council vote of 9-2. Ann Arbor is the first city in Michigan to implement the measure as par...…
…Though many of the campaign promises made by the newMich platform were attacked as idealistic by their opposition, the University of Michigan Central Student Government’s administration led by President David Schafer, LSA senior, and Vice President Micah Griggs, LSA senior, has laid considerable groundwork to fulfill some of their directives for the next semester. While many of the body’s directives, like mental health ...…
…Political Science Prof. Andrei Markovits launched his new book, “Hillel at Michigan 1926/27-1945: Struggles of Jewish Identity in a Pivotal Era,” at the University of Michigan Hillel Building Sunday, the day before the organization’s 90th anniversary. Markovits, the 2007 recipient of the University Golden Apple Award for outstanding teaching, discussed how he came to research Hillel — a community cente...…
…On a Thursday night in September, a LSA freshman named Hannah — who asked that only her first name be used because she is discussing underage drinking — had a few mixed drinks with her friends in her dorm room before going out. It was an 18+ night at BTB Cantina — a bar located on South University Avenue. At the time, Hannah was just old enough to get through the door. She was careful not drink at the bar — the bouncers h...…
…The School of Art & Design has begun to implement strategies to increase diversity in teaching and in coursework as part of the University of Michigan’s campus-wide plans to increase diversity, equity and inclusion. Karina Moore, director of admissions at the Art & Design School, said as part of the DEI initiative, grants have been given to different areas of the University to allow them to increase inclusion specifically...…
…The University of Michigan will receive about $100,000 in state grant funding to combat sexual assault, according to a Tuesday press release. This is the second year funding from Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and first lady Sue Snyder’s initiative to end sexual assault on college campuses in Michigan has been allocated to the University. The funding will be split between all three University campuses, with $53,505 for the Ann Arbor...…
…President-elect Donald Trump recently appointed Betsy DeVos, Michigan native and education activist, as the secretary of education, much to the disappointment many state stakeholders such as Steve Norton, executive director of Michigan Parents for Schools, an organization of Michigan parents working for public school funding. “We were dismayed. But unfortunately not terribly surprised,” Norton said. “I believe (Trump) ...…
…The University of Michigan was ranked among the nation’s top three schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship opportunities and sixth for graduate entrepreneurship by The Princeton Review in a November release. Only Babson University in Massachusetts and Brigham Young University in Utah surpassed the University on the undergraduate list. The annual rankings take into consideration business and entrepreneurs...…
…The U.S.’s relationship with China relationship, fraught with friction and rising competition, will most likely not improve under President- elect Donald Trump, according to David Shambaugh, a professor of political science and international affairs at George Washington University who spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy Thursday. About 60 people gathered to listen to Shambaugh discuss his views on the state of U...…
…Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Monday that the Detroit College Promise scholarship program, a part of the Detroit Public Schools Foundation, will be expanded provide full free tuition in four-year college programs to students who graduate from Detroit Public Schools. The program has provided last-dollar scholarship funding — monies that aim to fill the financial gap left by scholarships to cover additional expens...…
…Since the trailer of Comedy Central’s new show “Detroiters” debuted last Saturday, some University of Michigan students have been wrestling with how the city will be depicted and the effect the show will have on the city economically. The show, green-lighted by Comedy Central in October 2015 and slated to premiere Feb. 7, was created by and stars Sam Richardson, a Detroit native, and Tim Robinson, also a Detroit native a...…
…About 150 students gathered Monday afternoon in an Angell Hall auditorium for “Election 2016: Looking Under the Hood and Down the Road,” a panel of University of Michigan’s political science faculty also discussed the recent presidential election as a monumental shift in American politics. The panel consisted of six LSA faculty members with concentrations in American politics, political psychology, public policy and the Midd...…
…Richard Spencer, a prominent white nationalist who coined the term “alt- right,” a movement promoting white supremacist ideals, announced public speaking engagements at the University of Michigan and Texas A&M University in a Washington Post profile last Tuesday, though the University confirmed he has not been formally invited by the University or student groups. “I think there’s going to be a huge crowd,” Spencer ...…
…In November, The Michigan Daily administered a women’s health survey to 1,000 randomly selected respondents at the University of Michigan campus. There were 147 respondents, with 115 self-identifying as female. The following article includes data collected in this survey, particularly with regard to beliefs about sex on campus. From a young age, LSA senior Ariana Headrick considered premarital sex a healthy and imp...…
…Hilary Clinton made history this past presidential election cycle after securing the Democratic nomination for the 2016 election as the first female to ever win a major party nomination, promoting excitement among many young voters including on campus. However, the election of her opponent, President-elect Donald Trump, has sparked concern over what his presidency will mean for women’s rights for many students. While ...…
…Over the past few weeks, protests calling for action against discrimination on campus and nationwide have swept the University, drawing thousands. More than 100 times that number — about 110,000 spectators — watched the football team beat Indiana this weekend at The Big House, a place that can seem a world away from student activity on campus with its cameras and fanfare. This football season, however, student-athletes have ...…
