Multimedia Features
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July 6, 2017
Straw bale house
Read MoreTwenty-two U-M undergraduates, led by Joe Trumpey, associate professor of art, of natural resources, and of environment, used 200 bales of straw and some mud to build U-M’s first off-the-grid structure. Poised on a hilltop overlooking Douglas Lake at the U-M Biological Station, it is the university’s first foray into straw bale building, and the first student-built structure in more than 100 years. In this video, Trumpey describes how it came to be.
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June 26, 2017
Celebrating the staff
Read MoreKeysha Jefferson, a medical assistant specialist lead with Michigan Medicine, has her photo taken with Neil Sauter, “The Michigan Stiltwalker,” during MSTAFF200. The daylong event Tuesday honored 200 years of contributions by university staff members, with a series of displays, music, food and fun on the Diag and Ingalls Mall. Click here for highlights of the celebration, including a gallery of images, to learn about public art coming this fall that honors staff, and watch a video about the “Bicentennial Blocks” that were given as mementos. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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June 20, 2017
Magic alloy
Read MoreIn what could be a major step forward for a new generation of solar cells called “concentrator photovoltaics,” a team of U-M researchers has developed a new semiconductor alloy that can capture the near-infrared light located on the leading edge of the visible light spectrum. In this photo, Jordan Occena, a graduate researcher, and Sunyeol Jeon, a former graduate student researcher, calibrate the apparatus used to spray paint the “magic” chemical cocktail onto blank gallium arsenide wafers. Read more about the development. (Photo by Joseph Xu, College of Engineering)
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June 13, 2017
Remembering the Survival Flight tragedy
Ten years ago this month, on June 4, 2007, Michigan Medicine suffered a tragic loss of six faculty and staff members, when their Survival Flight plane went down over Lake Michigan during a transplant mission. In this video, Michigan Medicine staff members remember the events of that terrible day, the grief that followed and the importance of continuing such life-saving efforts.
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June 6, 2017
Schlissel at Mackinac
President Mark Schlissel spoke at the 2017 Mackinac Policy Conference last week. In this video by the Detroit Regional Chamber, the annual conference’s sponsor, he discusses U-M graduates who have made an impact on the world through entrepreneurship, the university’s mission and the importance of making the world a better place through research and academics.
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May 30, 2017
Beyond the book
As humanities and social science faculty embrace digital tools in their research and teaching, their publishing needs are changing too. With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University of Michigan Press has been leading a consortium of academic publishers to build a publishing platform capable of going beyond the book. This video explores how the platform, branded as Fulcrum and hosted by the U-M Library, presents audiovisual materials, 3-D models, and other complex digital objects in close relationship with the text.
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May 25, 2017
The Arts Wall
Read MoreAaron Dworkin, dean of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, recently joined acclaimed cellist Yo Yo Ma and pianist Lara Downes to perform in a video performance of a short cello, spoken-word and piano piece that celebrates and makes a statement about the power and purpose of the arts in America.
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May 24, 2017
Comfort-driven data
Carol Menassa, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, looks for new ways to keep people comfortable while making buildings more sustainable. In this video, she discusses her work to understand and model the impact of occupants on energy use in buildings and other spaces, and develop decision frameworks to sustainably retrofit existing buildings.
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May 23, 2017
Momentum
Read MoreSpring LSA graduate Kathleen Guytingco’s photo took first place in the latest Arts at Michigan As I See It photo contest, which was built around the theme of “motion.” The photo, titled “Momentum,” was taken at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. See more entries and learn more about the As I See It competitions.
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May 22, 2017
What Magnet means for patients
When Michigan Medicine earned Magnet status for its nursing care in February, it became one of only 6 percent of U.S. hospitals to earn the honor. In this video, Katie Scott, secretary of the U-M Professional Nurse Council, and Margaret Calarco, senior associate director of patient care and chief of nursing services, explain what the designation means for U-M patients.
