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January 25, 2018

EEB photo contest

This photo of a venomous frog, taken by graduate student instructor Anat Belasen, won first place in the 10th annual Photographer at Large Contest for students, postdocs, faculty and staff of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Other winners include luminescent mushrooms, bug sex, ember writing on a starry night and an iguana back scratch session. Read more about the winners, and view a gallery of all entries.

January 24, 2018

Privacy — we are our choices

Pervasive data collection can mean a loss in privacy. The choices we make can determine how much privacy we lose. This video explores why you may feel like you have the “Lost Privacy Blues.”

January 23, 2018

Organic solar cells

In an advance that could push cheap, ubiquitous solar power closer to reality, U-M researchers have found a way to coax electrons to travel much further than was previously thought possible in the materials often used for organic solar cells and other organic semiconductors. In this video, Stephen Forrest, the Peter A. Franken Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering, discusses the process and the future of organic solar cells.

January 22, 2018

‘Pride’

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This drawing, titled “Pride,” by nursing student Kaylee Yang took first place in the recent As I See It Drawing Competition conducted by Arts at Michigan. View a page of photos by the other finalists and a description of their work. People can also vote through noon Feb. 2 for their favorite photos of campus architecture in the current round of the periodic contest.

January 21, 2018

Cheaper, stronger concrete

High prices for stronger, more durable concrete have kept it out of widespread use by local, state and federal governments. In this video, Sherif El-Tawil, professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses a non-proprietary blend of ultra-high-performance concrete that he developed at the request of Michigan’s Department of Transportation. The concrete, which comes with a drastically-reduced cost, is in use on a bridge in St. Clair County and the formula is being made available for free.

January 18, 2018

Financial aid testimony

Susan Dynarski (left), professor of public policy, education, and economics, talks with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, before Dynarski testified at a hearing by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Dynarski, an expert on financial aid for higher education, discussed how other countries have designed their loan programs, the differences between the repayment systems in America and other countries, and what lessons Congress can draw from different models. (Photo by Cindy Bank, Washington Office)

January 17, 2018

DEI training

At U-M, the commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is central to its mission as an educational institution. This video explores how departments across campus have partnered to provide training and skill development opportunities to help create a community where people’s differences contribute to further learning and advancements in all fields of study and patient care.

January 16, 2018

Summer Youth Employment Program

U-M’s Poverty Solutions initiative partnered with the Ginsberg Center and other campus offices to help expand and bring significant resources to the Washtenaw County Summer Youth Employment Project, enabling area youth to gain invaluable experiences in professional work settings as they consider their future careers. In this video, program organizers and participants discuss the program and its benefits.

January 14, 2018

MLK Symposium keynote

Taking his message into the audience at Hill Auditorium on Monday, author, actor and philanthropist Hill Harper called on the audience to use its collective power to advocate for change in the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King. “Activism is critical because, through activism, we become agents of change,” said Harper, the keynote memorial speaker at U-M’s 2018 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

January 14, 2018

Oral histories of U-M

During last year’s bicentennial, the U-M Library partnered with the national oral history organization StoryCorps to record and preserve stories from our community. Presented and curated by the U-M Library in collaboration with StoryCorps, these stories capture the essence of the university’s past and present. In the archive’s first entry, Julie Herrada (right), curator of the library’s Labadie Collection, talks with her friend Ari Weinzweig, a U-M alumnus, author and Zingerman’s co-founder, to talk about anarchism and how it relates to building better and more equitable business models. (Photo by Alan Piñon, U-M Library)