Multimedia Features

  1. November 10, 2016

    MARLO vs. Wave Field

    MARLO is the first robot in the lab of Jessy Grizzle, the Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor and the Jerry W. and Carol L. Levin Professor of Engineering, that can walk in any direction. But the robot’s journey hasn’t been without challenges. In this video, Grizzle recounts the ups and downs of getting MARLO to master the Wave Field on North Campus.

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  2. November 9, 2016

    Roméo et Juliette

    The University Opera Theatre’s production of “Roméo et Juliette,” an operatic retelling of William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers, runs Thursday-Sunday at the Power Center for the Performing Arts. In this video, music director Martin Katz, Earl V. Moore Collegiate Professor in Music, and guest stage director Paul Curran discuss their version of this timeless story.

  3. November 8, 2016

    Lining up for democracy

    Students squeeze in some study time while waiting in line to vote Tuesday at one of the campus polling places located in the Michigan Union. U-M students joined the rest of the country in choosing candidates for a variety of positions ranging from U.S. president to local officials. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

  4. November 7, 2016

    Getting out the vote

    President Barack Obama made his fourth visit to U-M as a sitting president on Monday, drawing an estimated 8,000-9,000 people for a “get out the vote” rally at Ray L. Fisher Stadium in advance of today’s election. Obama was campaigning for Democrat Hillary Clinton, who is competing with Republican Donald Trump for Michigan’s 16 electoral votes in the presidential election. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

  5. November 6, 2016

    Lessons on digital citizenship

    Students and faculty from the School of Education are working with students at Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor to help them become good digital citizens, and so they can become ambassadors for others in their school. This video explores how the program hopes to foster civility and respect online.

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  6. November 3, 2016

    URC impact

    The University Research Corridor, an alliance of U-M, Michigan State University and Wayne State University, and one of the nation’s top academic research clusters, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. This video reflects on some of the URC’s major highlights and achievements since its formation.

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  7. November 2, 2016

    See-through batteries

    To better understand efficiency-reducing dendrites, the phenomenon that consumes electrolytes while new-generation lithium metal batteries are charging, researchers have developed a “window” to look inside the potentially explosive process. In this video, Neil Dasgupta, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and postdoctoral fellow Kevin Wood discuss the process that may lead to the expansion of longer lasting, more powerful batteries for electric automobiles and longer power storage from our nation’s energy infrastructure.

  8. November 1, 2016

    Diag elm comes down

    Grounds Services employees Aaron Thomas (left) and Chris Pargoff prepare to cut the 44-inch-diameter stump of an American elm tree that was removed from the Central Campus Diag on Tuesday. The 70-foot-tall tree, which had suffered from Dutch elm disease for many years, was believed to be one of the oldest on the Diag. The School of Natural Resources and Environment plans to repurpose its wood and determine its age. A new tree will be planted near the site next spring as part of U-M’s bicentennial celebration. (Photo by Kim Clarke, Bicentennial Office)

  9. October 31, 2016

    Bristle Mammoth exhibit

    The remains of an ice age mammoth pulled from a farmer’s field near Chelsea last year go on public display Saturday at U-M’s Museum of Natural History. In this video, Daniel Fisher, Claude W. Hibbard Collegiate Professor of Paleontology and director of the Museum of Paleontology, discusses the process that brought the Bristle Mammoth from discovery to display.

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  10. October 30, 2016

    Fast Food for Thought

    Monica Dus, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, presents one of 10 Fast Food for Thought talks at a recent event organized by the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative. Each of the 5-minute talks by interdisciplinary faculty members was related to food or agriculture, and drew a standing-room-only crowd to the Dana Building for the third annual event. (Photo by Dave Brenner, School of Natural Resources and Environment)