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May 16, 2017

Beyond Carbon Neutral

Beyond Carbon Neutral, an initiative launched last year that is led by the U-M Energy Institute in cooperation with the National Wildlife Federation, seeks to develop technologies, programs and policies to raise the rate at which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere. In this video, Levi Thompson, Richard E. Balzhiser Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, and professor of chemical engineering and of mechanical engineering, discusses the need for the initiative and what it will do.

May 15, 2017

Remembering their professors

As the university looks back on its first 200 years and ahead to its third century, several alumni look back on the faculty members who defined their educational experience and made a difference during their time at U-M.

May 14, 2017

Cosmogonic Tattoos

For the U-M bicentennial, artist Jim Cogswell, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of art and design, has created a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the U-M Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. In this video, Cogswell describes the idea behind the displays and how he created them.

May 11, 2017

Ready to work

The Bridge to Work Program is a collaboration among the Michigan Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, U-M Human Resources, Michigan Rehabilitation Services and Work Skills Corp. It provides pathways to employment for young people with pediatric-onset disabilities. In this video, Ned Kirsch, clinical associate professor emeritus of physical medicine and rehabilitation, and Lois Allen, general manager for Central Campus Dining Services, discuss the program and how it’s helping one young chef thrive.

May 10, 2017

Chinese dance collection

A collaboration between Emily Wilcox, assistant professor of Chinese studies, and Liangyu Fu, associate librarian at U-M’s Asia Library, has produced North America’s largest collection of materials related to Chinese dance. Items from that collection are the basis for an exhibition now on view at the Hatcher Graduate Library through May 15. In this video, Wilcox and Fu discuss Chinese dance and how the collection came about.

May 9, 2017

Precision medicine and prostate cancer

New, statistically derived guidelines are helping urologists across Michigan zero in on which prostate cancer patients to scan for the spread of their disease. In this video, Brian Denton, professor of industrial and operations engineering, and graduate student Christine Barnett, discuss how researchers have developed a new standard for determining whether or not prostate cancer patients need to undergo further tests.

May 8, 2017

The future of Obamacare

As a House-approved bill to replace the Affordable Care Act moves to the Senate, faculty at the School of Public Health invite the public to participate in an online learning opportunity focused on what’s at stake. In this video, Richard Hirth, professor and chair of health management and policy, previews the May 12 teach-out, titled “The Future of Obamacare: Repeal, Repair, or Replace?”

May 7, 2017

2017 Road Scholars tour

Members of the 2017 Michigan Road Scholars test their skills on the shooting simulator at the Camp Grayling military training facility in northern Michigan. Simulation technologies allow real world, cost-effective training that can track progress of individual soldiers. The stop was part of this year’s five-day tour of Michigan, which took place last week and is designed to familiarize members of U-M’s faculty and staff with places the majority of our students call home, encourage university service to the public, and suggest ways faculty can help address state and local issues. (Photo by Ashwin Belle)

May 4, 2017

Partnering with Detroit

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talks with U-M alumna Angela Reyes, executive director and founder of the Detroit Hispanic Development Corp., who presented a talk on “Community Action to Promote Healthy Environments” during um3detroit on Wednesday. The event was a daylong exploration and presentation of research and learning practices involving all three U-M campuses and Detroit. (Photo by Lisa Pappas, School of Public Health)

May 3, 2017

Migraine brain

Using PET scans of the brain, U-M researchers showed that dopamine falls and fluctuates at different times during a migraine headache. In this video, Alex DaSilva, assistant professor of dentistry and research assistant professor in Center for Human Growth & Development, uses the U-M 3-D Lab to navigate through data collected from migraine patients’ brains.