Multimedia Features

  1. September 6, 2016

    Huge Rubik’s Cube

    When inspiration hits, it’s hard to ignore. That’s why four U-M mechanical engineering students decided to craft their very own senior design course, which involved designing and building a massive, human-controlled Rubik’s Cube. This video looks at what it takes to scale something that fits in the palm of your hand to a 1,500-pound tribute to one of the world’s most beloved puzzles.

  2. September 5, 2016

    Welcome home

    As another school year starts, students and university leaders offer a musical video bus tour of campus, welcoming current students back home and showing new students how they can explore, discover, grow, and achieve at U-M.

  3. August 31, 2016

    New Faculty Orientation

    Harneet Grewal (left), clinical assistant professor of dentistry, and Young Ah Seo, assistant professor of nutritional sciences, gather information during the New Faculty Orientation Wednesday in the Michigan League Ballroom. The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching organized the annual event on behalf of the Office of the Provost. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

  4. August 30, 2016

    Student recruitment: Always engaging

    Aaron Dworkin, dean of the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, discusses the importance of being engaged in the student recruitment process when it comes to building a more diverse, inclusive and equitable university. This video is the final one in a series designed to engage the campus community in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion playlist.

  5. August 23, 2016

    Raise the ruff

    Meet Denver and Anna, U-M’s first full-time hospital dogs. They come to work every day just like any other full-time employee, and their role is just as important. In this video, Denver “describes” being part of the existing animal therapy team — which currently includes 28 volunteer dogs and their owners that visit various U-M Health System facilities.

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  6. August 16, 2016

    Problem solving: Recognizing cognitive difference

    Scott E. Page, Leonid Hurwicz Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science and Economics, discusses the link between identity diversity and cognitive difference in creating a more diverse, inclusive and equitable university. This video is part of a series — presented periodically throughout the summer — designed to engage the campus community in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion playlist.

  7. August 8, 2016

    Development internship showcase

    Dhara Gosalia, a junior at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, was one of 26 interns in the 10th anniversary class of the Development Summer Internship Program in the Office of University Development. She presented her fundraising project at the annual D-SIP showcase conducted at the U-M Museum of Art on Aug. 5. Each intern works on their project in a different school, college or unit and earns credit for a course in philanthropy. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography) 

  8. August 2, 2016

    Student support: Making numbers real

    Natalie Rodriguez, undergraduate student in LSA, speaks about the importance of seeing a diverse faculty to inspire undergraduates and the importance of a strong support system for minority students to succeed at U-M. This video is part of a series — presented periodically throughout the summer — designed to engage the campus community in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion playlist. 

  9. July 24, 2016

    Biological Science Building

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    LSA Dean Andrew Martin signs the final beam for the new Biological Science Building before it is placed during the building’s topping out ceremony, a traditional builder’s rite, on July 20. The building, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2017, will house classrooms, research laboratories, offices and four museums. Watch progress online via web cameras. (Photo by Natalie Condon, LSA Development, Marketing & Communications)

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  10. July 19, 2016

    Need for speed

    Athletes of all levels, from marathoners to casual joggers, take their running seriously, and this is the crowd that the School of Kinesiology’s Michigan Performance Research Laboratory caters to. In this video, Cristine Agresta, a postdoctoral fellow and physical therapist, and Jessica Deneweth Zendler, the lab’s director and an assistant research scientist, explain how, for a fee, the lab evaluates athletes to optimize their athletic performance.

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