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July 8, 2024

An invisible mask?

Air curtain technology created by a U-M startup, Taza Aya, can attach to the brim of a hard hat and deflect 99.8% of aerosols from reaching a worker’s face, potentially offering a new protection option for workers in industries where respiratory disease transmission is a concern. In this video, Herek Clack, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Taza Aya co-founder, describes the technology and how this wearable air curtain could protect agricultural and industrial workers from airborne pathogens.

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June 28, 2024

Celebrating research and innovation

In his monthly address to the U-M community, President Santa J. Ono acknowledged the impact of U-M’s vast research and innovation efforts, specifically collaborations with the Department of Energy’s national labs. In the last fiscal year, U-M reported a record of nearly $2 billion in research volume. In addition, Ono recognized Arthur Lupia, interim vice president for research and innovation, in the Portrait of a Wolverine.

June 24, 2024

Safety Town

U-M’s Pop-Up Safety Town travels the state teaching children about injury prevention. Created in 2017 by Andrew Hashikawa, professor of emergency medicine and of pediatrics in the Medical School, the program is now part of the U-M Concussion Center. In this video, Hashikawa explains what the program offers and how it works to keep Michigan children safe.

Beyond missions

Jeffrey Punch, third from left, works with a trainee on a kidney transplant as other team members and students observe. At the head of the table observing are, at left, Lloyd Brown, a transplant surgeon from Rush University, and, at right, Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s minister of health. Punch, professor of surgery in the Medical School, has helped launch kidney transplant programs in both Ethiopia and Rwanda. (Photo courtesy of Michigan Medicine)

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June 11, 2024

Sustainable lab shopping

Visitors to U-M’s new Lab Swap Shop sign in and and pick up slips used to track inventory during the shop’s first day on June 6. The shop allows researchers to browse for free, pre-owned laboratory equipment — or donate equipment they no longer need — while supporting the university’s waste-reduction goals. (Photo by Ashlee Bise, Office of Campus Sustainability)

U-M’s newest falcon

Michigan Department of Natural Resources workers band a female peregrine falcon chick that hatched this spring in a nesting box at U-M’s North Quad. The unnamed chick hatched alongside three other unhatched eggs in the nest. The male parent was identified as Ranger, a falcon that parented chicks at U-M last year. The female parent had not been banded and was unknown. The DNR advises members of the public that, if chicks are found on the ground, they should contact the DNR’s southeast Michigan peregrine falcon nest coordinator at 989-313-0283. (Photo courtesy of Michigan DNR)

May 24, 2024

Cutting waste and energy

Grace Maves (left), UM-Dearborn sustainability coordinator, and Bridget Lawson, sustainable operations intern, weigh compost at a zero-waste event that diverted 100% of waste from landfill. That effort helped the Dearborn campus win first place in one of the Green Events categories of the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition. The Ann Arbor campus won first place in the Zero Waste category among large campuses, as well as the University category of the separate the statewide Battle of the Buildings energy reduction challenge. (Photo by Natalie Albrecht)

Read more about U-M’s contest-winning sustainability efforts

May 21, 2024

Making a U-M degree a reality

Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is famous for its epic snowfalls, charming towns and stunning natural beauty. When Shaylee Menhennick began her journey at U-M in 2020 through the U.P. Scholars Program, she found her footing in Ann Arbor, helping the transition to university life. In this video, Menhennick shares the impact the U.P. Scholars Program had on her and how it helped make a U-M degree a reality.

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May 17, 2024

Racing hydrogen cars in Detroit

Henderson Academy students Damontay Shufford (left) and Zadrian King work with Haley Hart, director of the Michigan Engineering Zone, on testing a car they built. Earlier this month, 27 eighth-graders from Henderson Academy in Detroit were the first to build and race model hydrogen cars at the MEZ. The event was sponsored by MI Hydrogen, U-M’s hydrogen initiative, which provided Hydrogen Grand Prix kits from Horizon Educational. (Photo by Marcin Szczepanski, College of Engineering)

Read more about the students’ experiences and takeaways

May 16, 2024

Making phones more annoying

Phone overuse is common in today’s society, and current interventions are not effective at helping users decrease screen time. College of Engineering researchers are developing an app called “InteractOut,” which works by slightly modifying common phone interactions, like tap and swipe, to gradually ease a user off their phone. In this video, Anhong Guo, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, discusses the app.

Read more about how the app can help manage screen time