Multimedia Features

  1. April 18, 2017

    Fake news, facts, and alternative facts

    The proliferation of news stories that are either downright false or, at the very least, misleading is at the heart of U-M’s second “teach-out.” Three faculty members from the Department of Communication Studies will present “Fake News, Facts, and Alternative Facts” to enrolled online learners beginning Friday. In this video, Brian Weeks and Josh Pasek, both assistant professors of communication studies, discuss some of the topics that will be discussed.

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  2. April 17, 2017

    Suicide prevention

    Counseling and Psychological Services has released videos to help faculty assist students who may be thinking of suicide. Part of the “Do something: Stop Student Suicide” initiative, this video explores how students dealing with personal concerns and in distress typically show some outward signs that they are struggling in some way. A second video looks at using the strengths of community to combat students’ feelings of being alone.

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  3. April 16, 2017

    A new cube to spin

    A giant Rubik’s Cube newly installed on North Campus is believed to be the world’s largest hand-solvable, stationary version of the famous puzzle. This video shows the installation of the 1,500-pound, mostly aluminum apparatus, which was unveiled last week on the second floor of the G.G. Brown Building. It was imagined, designed and built by two teams of mechanical engineering undergraduate students.

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  4. April 12, 2017

    True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan

    Last Saturday, a packed Hill Auditorium celebrated U-M’s bicentennial at the star-studded True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan. In this video, students, faculty, staff and alumni share their pride and excitement in preparing for and participating in the evening honoring 200 years of valiant history. And those unable to have attended in person can watch the full show online.

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  5. April 12, 2017

    Focus on robots

    Kevin French, a Ph.D. student in robotics, demonstrates a robotic arm, controlled with a Wii controller, that his group built for the Robotics Day technology showcase that took place Tuesday at the North Campus Research Complex. The event showcases state-of-the-art robotic technologies and educational efforts from universities, school districts, industry and government agencies across Michigan. (Photo by Akhil Kantipuly, College of Engineering)

  6. April 11, 2017

    200 objects in 200 days

    Dean C. Worcester (center, in white hat) was Secretary of Interior of the Philippines when it was a U.S. territory. He was also a key figure in the creation of the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. This 1905 photo taken in Cagayan, Luzon, The Philippines, is part of a new UMMAA online exhibit celebrating the university’s bicentennial. Each day, for 200 days, it will feature a different photo highlighting objects from the collections, museum personalities and UMMAA expeditions. “200 Objects in 200 Days” began March 31 and runs through Oct. 16.

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  7. April 10, 2017

    A tree grows in the Diag

    Children water an elm sapling last week during a ceremony marking the tree’s planting on the Central Campus Diag as part of the university’s bicentennial celebration. It continues the legacy of plantings that started in the 1850s and that gave the Diag its physical character. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

  8. April 9, 2017

    True Blue!

    Ralph Williams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus and professor emeritus of English language and literature, was joined by Kathleen Sienko, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and associate professor of mechanical engineering, during True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan on Saturday night. The event featured U-M faculty, staff and leaders joining celebrity alumni who returned to campus for a star-studded evening at Hill Auditorium celebrating U-M’s bicentennial. (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)

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  9. April 6, 2017

    U-M in World War I

    Students from the U-M Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units — Army, Navy and Air Force — commemorated the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I and the service of U-M students and faculty in that war with a flag-raising ceremony Thursday morning at the north end of the Central Campus Diag. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

  10. April 5, 2017

    Grandmother Tree Walk

    This Weeping Japanese Cherry tree was planted in 1952 and can be found in Nichols Arboretum’s Dow Field. It is one of the trees highlighted in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Grandmother Tree Walk, a bicentennial, self-guided journey through Michigan time that looks at the people, places and events in U-M’s 200-year history from the perspective of trees. (Photo courtesy of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum)

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