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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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

March 1, 2017

M-BARC: 100-year orbiting time capsule

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They’re calling it the first space time capsule. As part of U-M’s bicentennial, a team of students will interview 1,000 members of the U-M community and launch their stories into orbit for 100 years. In this video, Aaron Ridley, professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and honors academic adviser in the College of Engineering, discusses the project along with student team members.

February 23, 2017

‘They’re Not So Fragile’

One reason Jacqueline Kaufman, associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation, started a hockey team for kids with cerebral palsy, autism, ADHD and other conditions was to prove “they’re not so fragile.” In this video, Kaufman explains how she was motivated to create the team and how it helps its young members.

February 22, 2017

Global Graffiti & Mural Project

During 2016-17, international artists were brought to Ann Arbor to paint public murals and to engage with the campus and larger community, offering a global perspective on public art. In this video, Amanda Krugliak, assistant director of arts programming at the Institute for the Humanities, and Artemis Leontis, professor of modern Greek, discuss the work of artists Cacao Rocks and Olga Alexopoulou. A second video, explores the work of Iranian artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo.