Multimedia Features

  1. March 20, 2017

    Crystal structures app

    Joanna Millunchick, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Presidential Bicentennial Professor and professor of materials science and engineering, is working to change the way people visualize crystal structures. In this video, Millunchick and her development partner, Duncan Abbot, CEO of Gwydion Inc., explain how an app that centers on virtual and augmented reality — technology more frequently used for video games — can create a new affordable platform that will be available to anyone worldwide with a printer and a smart phone.

  2. March 19, 2017

    Match Day 2017

    The Medical School’s time-honored tradition of Match Day played out Friday as 170 members of the school’s Class of 2017 learned where they would be going for their residencies. In this video, students share the joy of learning where the next step in their medical careers will take them.

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  3. March 16, 2017

    Union renovation

    Plans to enclose the Michigan Union courtyard under a glass-and-steel arched roof, shown here in an architect’s rendering, are part of an $85.2 million project to renovate the the iconic, 97-year-old building. The Board of Regents approved a schematic design for the project Thursday. (Drawing courtesy of Architecture, Engineering and Construction)

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  4. March 15, 2017

    Hail and thanks

    Students fill out thank-you cards at Pierpont Commons on Wednesday as part of the annual Hail Yeah! day of thanks. The campuswide event is aimed at educating students about the impact private support has on their Michigan education. Students sign postcards and personalize messages of thanks to Michigan alumni who donated $50 or less to the university in the past year. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

  5. March 14, 2017

    Sonic cybertattacks

    Sound waves could be used to hack into critical sensors in a broad array of technologies including smartphones, automobiles, medical devices and the internet of things, U-M research shows. In this video, Kevin Fu, associate professor of computer science and engineering, and graduate student Timothy Trippel, discuss their research into how sensors can be tricked.

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  6. March 13, 2017

    U-M Teach-Out Series

    The U-M Teach-Out Series offers an opportunity for learners around the world to come together with our campus community in conversation on topics of widespread interest. In this video, Timothy McKay, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of physics, astronomy and education, and director of the Digital Innovation Greenhouse, explains where the teach-out concept comes from and how it will work.

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  7. March 12, 2017

    Nature captured

    This photo titled “Botanist vs. Cranes” by Jianjun Jin took top honors in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 2016 Photographer at Large Contest. Jin, a visiting student in the lab of Stephen Smith, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, shot the photo at the Xianghai National Reserve in Jilin, China. View more winners from this year’s contest.

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  8. March 8, 2017

    Symphony Band history

    U-M’s band tradition is more than 120 years old. It will be celebrated Sunday afternoon with a free Symphony Band “retro” concert at Hill Auditorium that is a reminder of when Sunday afternoon concerts were standard for the Symphony Band. In this video, Director of Bands Michael Haithcock discusses the history of bands at U-M and some of the people who helped form that history.

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  9. March 7, 2017

    Stamps School gallery

    The Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design will host a public open house for its new downtown Ann Arbor gallery space from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. In this video, Stamps Dean Guna Nadarajan explains how the new gallery will help extend the school’s creative efforts into the community.

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  10. March 6, 2017

    Washington insights

    U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, met last week with more than 100 students from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in Washington, D.C., during their participation in the Washington Campus program.  Each year, U-M Masters in Accounting students visit the nation’s capital to learn about public policy and its implications for business. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)