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November 7, 2017

‘Double Helix’

This photo, titled “Double Helix” and taken by engineering student Monicka Chang at the Vatican Museum in Vatican City, is the first-place winner in the fall As I See It Black and White Photography Competition conducted by Arts at Michigan. View a page of photos by the other finalists and a description of their work.

November 6, 2017

The future of antibiotics

Nicholas Kotov, Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Engineering, and J. Scott In this video,VanEpps, assistant professor of emergency medicine, are collaborating to create a new class of antibiotics known as nanobiotics. In this video, VanEpps and Kotov explain how specific antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose problems for those with medical devices, and how they are engineering nanoparticles to provide a remedy.

November 5, 2017

All things Planet Blue

You’ve probably seen the Planet Blue slogan around campus for several years now. Did you know how wide-reaching it is. This video provides an overview of Planet Blue, the university’s initiative to promote sustainability efforts in the areas of education, research and campus operations and engagement.

November 2, 2017

Winfield Champion

Kelly Bates, call center associate supervisor at Michigan Medicine’s Canton Health Center, was presented the inaugural Dr. Robert A. Winfield Champion Award at Wednesday’s annual MHealthy Champion retreat. Created in honor of U-M’s former chief health officer, who died last year, the award recognizes an MHealthy Champion who is making a positive difference by building a culture of health in their work unit and embodies Winfield’s traits of compassion, motivation, grace and humor. From left are Daniel Winfield, Robert Winfield’s son; Bates; and LaVaughn Palma-Davis, senior director of health and well-being services. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

November 1, 2017

The power of three

Scott VanEpps, assistant professor of emergency medicine, speaks about his group’s project, Nanobiotics, at Wednesday’s MCubed Symposium. The annual event highlights projects from U-M’s innovative research funding initiative that pairs “cubes” of three researchers from at least two different disciplines. (Photo by Joseph Xu, College of Engineering)

October 31, 2017

Retirement health care planning

Health care is an important consideration for faculty and staff nearing retirement. This video provides an overview of what benefits are available to eligible U-M retirees, important things to know about Medicare and how to plan for the cost of health care in retirement.

October 30, 2017

Who ya’ gonna call?

When George Sprague, academic programs coordinator at the School of Information, is done interacting with students at the end of the day, he lives a double life as a Ghostbuster. In recognition of Halloween, this video features Sprague detailing his life as a Ghostbuster, a character he adopts for charity events, and how it fits in with the maker culture and his job at U-M.

October 28, 2017

HAILstorm!

A highlight of the bicentennial’s UMich200 Fall Festival was Friday night’s HAILstorm! show celebrating the university’s 200 years. This video replays the unique show of light and sound that was projected onto the facade of the Rackham Building.

October 26, 2017

Campus of the Future

Drew Kaczmarek, an architecture graduate student, talks with “Campus of the Future” contest judges (from left) Jenny E. Sabin, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Babak Parviz about his project, titled Lorch Hall Lives. Kaczmarek’s project, one of 34 in the contest, reimagined the narrative of U-M’s architecture program if it had remained in Lorch Hall, its home for much of the 20th century. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

October 25, 2017

Detecting lead in water

Researchers at U-M have developed a robust, embeddable sensor that can detect lead and other metals in water. This video explains how the device can be installed at any tap in a home or business for years, and will trigger an alert if a certain threshold of lead or another metal is detected in the water.