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September 15, 2017

Detroit Festival

President Mark Schlissel greets Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan at Friday’s Detroit Festival to celebrate the university’s historical roots in and commitment to the city where it was founded in 1817. Looking on is U-M alumna and Emmy Award-winning journalist Carmen Harlan and Board of Regents Chair Michael J. Behm. View more photos from the festival. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

September 14, 2017

Ladder mill

Many workplace injuries and fatalities are related to falls from ladders. Michigan researchers are leading an effort to determine whether or not the distance between ladder rungs is the reason for many workplace falls. In this video, Thomas J. Armstrong, professor of industrial and operations engineering, and Charles Woolley, senior research lab specialist and lecturer with the Center for Ergonomics, discuss how they developed a “ladder mill” to determine if the traditional standard for rung lengths is too long and potentially the cause for workplace falls.

September 13, 2017

In the good old summertime

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As the last days of summer take us into fall, Michigan Today offers a look back at some summer scenery at U-M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. Click the photo for a gallery of images that show the natural beauty and educational opportunities at these scenic locations. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

September 12, 2017

Mcity announcement

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao (second from left) talks with Randy Visintainer of the Ford Motor Co. during a visit Tuesday to Mcity. Looking on are U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, and Ziad Ojakli of Ford. Chao joined a variety of industry, government and university officials at U-M’s 32-acre test site for connected and automated vehicles to announce new federal guidance for industry and state governments on automated driving systems. (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)

September 11, 2017

Jerboas and bipedal robots

Researchers from U-M have created a model to quantitatively measure the unpredictability of the movement pattern of the jerboa, a bipedal desert rodent. In this video, Ram Vasudevan, assistant professor in mechanical engineering, and Talia Moore, research fellow in ecology and evolutionary biology, discuss how they used information theory to measure the randomness or unpredictability of this highly evasive animal, and why they believe their model can be applied to bipedal robots as a way to engineer unpredictability in their gait.

September 7, 2017

Taubman Wing opening

Jonathan Massey (second from right), dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, presents a ceremonial brick inscribed with a Block M to Robert Taubman during Friday’s grand opening of the A. Alfred Taubman Wing of the Art & Architecture Building. Looking on are Gayle Taubman Kalisman (left) and William Taubman. All three are children of A. Alfred Taubman, namesake of the addition that provides an additional 36,000 square feet to the existing 72,000 square foot facility. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

September 7, 2017

Tooth trouble

The dental health of middle-aged Americans faces a lot of problems right now, and an uncertain future to come, according to new results from the U-M National Poll on Healthy Aging. This video gives an overview of the findings that show one in three Americans between the ages of 50 and 64 say they’re embarrassed by the condition of their teeth, while 40 percent of those polled don’t get regular cleanings or other preventive care that can help prevent dental problems.

September 6, 2017

Kinetic sculpture

A new 14,000-pound, 25-foot-tall kinetic sculpture, “3 Cubes in a Seven Axis Relationship,” was installed recently on North Campus in front of the entrance of G. G. Brown Building on Hayward Avenue. The sculpture is designed by Northern Californian artist Philip Stewart and took two years to complete after being commissioned by College of Engineering in honor of Charles M. Vest, a U-M alumnus, and former provost and engineering dean.

September 4, 2017

Welcome Back to Michigan

New discoveries, good friends, favorite places and amazing knowledge are waiting as we begin the academic year during the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial. This video welcomes faculty, staff and students back to a new year and new adventures.

August 24, 2017

Spirit of Detroit Goes Blue!

The university celebrated its birthday Aug. 26, the day it was founded 200 years ago in Detroit. To mark the occasion, the Spirit of Detroit statue was dressed with a bicentennial T-shirt. This video captures the process of placing the maize and blue garb on the iconic structure at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, where it will remain for the rest of August. U-M will honor its ties to both the city and native peoples during a Sept. 15 festival in downtown Detroit.