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Faculty accepted to national institute Dean, professors will influence policy via Institute of Medicine
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Memebers of Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan host an event Sunday afternoon by the Cube where student teams are introduced to families that will benefit from the group’s fundraising. The festivities included pumpkin carving, donut eating contests and a karaoke party.
By STEPHANIE SHENOUDA Daily Staff Reporter
Last week, three University faculty members were inducted into the Institute of Medicine, a health branch of the National Academy of Sciences that aids lawmakers and businesses with health policy by collaborating with the best of the best in the medical and research fields. Oncology Prof. Eric Fearon, chief of molecular medicine and genetics; Public Health Prof. Arline Geronimus and Medical School Dean Dr. James Woolliscroft were officially elected to the IOM, the University of Michigan Health System announced Monday. As inductees, they will work on and present research with more
CAMPUS LIFE
Black law group revitalized Students bring back Black Undergraduate Law Association By EMMA KERR For The Daily
After the recent decline in the number of Black students at the University’s Law School, students are working to counter
the trend by reviving the Black Undergraduate Law Association. LSA senior Erika Ross, BULA’s president, hopes to the revitalized organization will encourage more Black students to pursue careers in law and related fields. BULA had been dormant on campus since 2010, but Ross hopes its return will facilitate future minority growth in the pre-law field. Ross added that people seem
to be generally unaware of the obstacles Black students face in applying to law schools, and, simultaneously, many Black students are unfamiliar with the resources available to them. She said BULA will bring that awareness to campus, both for those directly affected and for the rest of the campus community. In addition to other resources and activities, BULA will provide members with LSAT prep
and host panel discussions with relevant speakers. Ross said the group plans to reach out to the community in a broad sense, by welcoming students of all backgrounds. She noted that this year’s founders are actively seeking new membership, something previous attempts at bringing BULA back to campus seemed to lack. LSA senior Brianna Wilson See LAW, Page 5A
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Finance reports show expensive race in Ward 2 Data shows a total of $53K raised in all city council races By WILL GREENBERG Daily Staff Reporter
Candidates’ campaign finance data is in for the most recent reporting period for the Ann Arbor City Council elections with combined funds for all the candidates reaching upward of $53,000. Topping the list was Jane Lumm (Ward 2–I) with $20,875— which exceeds the $18,950 preelection total Lumm generated in the 2011 election — raised for this last filing period, which ended on Oct. 20. Lumm’s funds are about double that of Kirk Westphal, Lumm’s Democratic challenger in Ward 2. Money raised for Ann Arbor City Council elections through October 20, 2013. LSA senior Conrad Brown, a third Ward 2 candidate, filed a reporting waiver, which means
he expects to collect less than $1,000. Brown is an independent candidate, running with the Mixed Use Party. Sabra Briere (D–Ward 1) will face-off against new candidate Jeff Hayner, an independent, for the Ward 1 seat. Briere collected $11,800 while Hayner collected about $2,700. Hayner said the difference in funds is likely a disadvantage for him, but he’s still been able to reach voters and create interest in his campaign. Hayner said Briere has been able to utilize her additional resources for mailings, while he has had to do more work door-to-door soliciting, which makes it harder to inform a large amount of people. “Instead of using $1,800worth of postage, I’m taking a day and having all the neighbors give their neighbors a note by hand,” Hayner said. “I’m running a zerobalance campaign; I’m not going to have any debt when I’m done.” He also noted that informing reaching voters is hard enough even with mailings, noting the See FINANCE, Page 5A
than 2,000 members who volunteer their time and knowledge annually for issues that impact the public. With the addition of the three faculty members, UMHS now has 53 faculty who are past and present members of the IOM. Woolliscroft called the recognition an honor, noting that the induction was a tribute to his mentors as well. “Success is built on what people are willing to invest in you over the course of your career,” he said. “Now I see this as an opportunity to invest myself in others as people have done for me.” He added that he sees this as a responsibility of his profession, and that he enjoys teaching people through both academia and medicine. “That’s simply how I look at what we do in academic medicine,” he said. “You take care of the patient in front of you through your clinical work, and you take care of the patients of the future through education and research.” See FACULTY, Page 5A
Professor hired as innovation chief for UMHS RYAN REISS/Daily
Music, Theater & Dance junior Alexis Turner models during the SHEI Magazine fashion show Friday.
SHEI hosts fashion show Student org partners with State Street merchants By JULIA LISS For The Daily
SHEI Magazine, a studentrun campus fashion periodical, hosted the third-annual State Street Fashion Show at the Michigan Theater Friday. Presented in partnership with the State Street Area Association, the show featured the latest fall outfits from a variety of local clothing stores, including the MDen, Bivouac
and Pitaya. ASOS, a British fashion retailer with a popular online shopping site, also sponsored the event. From the planning to the modeling, the event was entirely student-run. About 150 people filled the dimly lit theater to watch the show, which included an techno DJ and a runway. LSA senior Shea Corrigan, the Editor in Chief of SHEI, said the planning committee was comprised of about eight students, led by Art & Design senior Tara Ellis and LSA junior Alexis Miedema — the fashion editors of the magazine — and began preparing for the show in September.
The fashion show began three years ago when the State Street Association contacted SHEI to help create a “flagship” event that would foster a closer relationship between the campus community and the retailers, as well as create exposure for their products, Corrigan said. “I was pleased with the outcome, I think the show was really strong and from what I could tell back backstage it was a good turnout,” Corrigan said. Art & Design junior Grace Treado, one of the models in the show, said the event felt See SHEI, Page 5A
New role comes as Medical School annonuces record year of inventions By HILLARY CRAWFORD Daily Staff Reporter
Following the campus-wide trend of focusing on entrepreneurship, the Medical School named Emergency Medicine Prof. Kevin Ward executive director for medical innovation on Wednesday, will work with the school’s faculty to spur entrepreneurial activity. In the past fiscal year, Medical School researchers successfully pitched 133 inventions and were allotted 41 patents. These figures represent a third of the University’s total invention and patent statistics. According to a report released Wednesday by the University’s See UMHS, Page 5A
Split decision The Michigan Hockey team split its weekend series with Boston University at UMass Lowell.
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