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December 11, 2017

Monitoring nuclear devices

The Consortium for Verification Technology, led by Sara Pozzi, professor of nuclear engineering and radiological sciences, works to provide the research and development and human capital to address technology and policy issues in monitoring nuclear nonproliferation treaty compliance. In this video, Ph.D. student Michael Hamel explains an augmented-reality headset that helps users find sources of radiation.

December 10, 2017

De-Stress Fest

Zoe Halbeisen, a senior in the School of Information program, hugs Pepper, an 11-year-old pug and therapy dog with Therapaws, during the school’s De-Stress Fest at North Quad last week. Students did yoga, colored and snuggled puppies to relieve the stress of finals. (Photo by Jeffrey Smith, School of Information)

December 7, 2017

Veteran and Military Services

In this video, student veterans and military members at U-M share their experiences and guidance on how faculty and staff can support students like them in the classroom and on campus.

December 6, 2017

Learning from leaves

Each fall, one of nature’s largest exchanges of biomass occurs. Most of us rake it up. Heather Mayes, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is working with a team of researchers to understand protein-sugar interactions in plant biomass and how to harness them for renewable energy and improved health. Watch the video to learn more about Mayes’ research.

December 4, 2017

2017 DDLA recipients

Recipients of the ninth annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award for U-M staff were celebrated Tuesday at a breakfast ceremony at the Michigan Union. The 10 individual winners, who received $1,000 each, are shown above. Five teams also received $2,500 each. The prizes are to be used toward professional development activities. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

December 4, 2017

Sensors in a Shoebox

Sensors in a Shoebox is a project to put compact kits of sensors in the hands of Detroit teenagers as a grassroots approach to urban technology that aims to help citizens ask questions about their neighborhoods and come up with their own solutions. In this video, members of the team led by Jerome Lynch, professor and chair of civil and environmental engineering, and professor of electrical engineering and computer science; and Elizabeth Moje, professor of education and dean of the School of Education, explain how the kits work and what they do.

December 3, 2017

Engaging with India

U-M leaders recently traveled to India, where they joined some of the 6,000 U-M alumni from that country in a bicentennial celebration. In this video, James Holloway, vice provost for global engagement and interdisciplinary academic affairs, describes how engaging with India brings unique perspectives and knowledge that benefits India and the University of Michigan.

November 30, 2017

More of the Bristle Mammoth

U-M paleontologists conducted a second excavation this week at the Chelsea-area farm where the skull, tusks and dozens of intact bones of an ice age mammoth were pulled from the ground in late 2015. In this video, Daniel Fisher, director of the Museum of Paleontology, Claude W. Hibbard Collegiate Professor of Paleontology, and professor of earth and environmental sciences, and of ecology and evolutionary biology, discusses the latest excavation.

November 29, 2017

Provost’s Seminar on Teaching

Paula Wishart (left), assistant dean for student development and career initiatives at LSA, and Anne McNeil, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, professor of chemistry, and of macromolecular science and engineering, talk during the fall Provost’s Seminar on Teaching, which looked at issues surrounding the U.S. educational grading system and things consider when rethinking ways to present student achievements. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

November 27, 2017

New athletic facilities

University leaders and coaches joined donors and other members of the U-M athletic community Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the South Competition and Performance Project. The $168 million, 280,000-square-foot facility along South State Street provides state-of-the-art competition and training spaces for student-athletes. Click the photo for a full list of those pictured, read more about the facility’s dedication, and view a video of athletes touring their new home. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)