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April 19, 2016

Social justice + music

“Seven Last Words of the Unarmed,” a multi-movement work by Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson that is inspired by the dying words of seven unarmed black men, was premiered recently by the Men’s Glee Club under the direction of Eugene Rogers, associate director of choirs and professor of conducting. In this video, Rogers, Thompson and others share their thoughts about the piece that seeks to engage audiences in thinking deeper about race and violence.

April 18, 2016

Ship sensor

A ship in a storm is a lot like a paperclip that’s been bent back and forth too many times: repeated strain can cause catastrophic failure, So U-M researchers have designed a simple mechanical sensor that can precisely measure that strain and predict structural failures before they occur. In this video, Mark Groden, a graduate student research assistant in naval architecture and marine engineering, discusses the process.

April 17, 2016

Revisiting radio’s Golden Age

Students in a course on the Golden Age of Radio will perform three 15-minute dramas at 7 p.m. today in a free event at the U-M Museum of Art. In this video, Michael Byers, associate professor of English, and students discuss the process of putting together radio productions similar to the dramas and comedies that America grew up on from 1930-62.

April 14, 2016

Golden Apple lecture

Ryan Ball, assistant professor of accounting, delivers his “last lecture” Wednesday evening as the 2016 Golden Apple Award recipient. Ball, the first Golden Apple recipient from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, spoke on the topic “Accounting for Ambiguity: Lessons from Denmark, MMA, and Improv.” Recipients of the Golden Apple, the only student-selected teaching award on campus, are asked to deliver the lecture they would give as if it were to be the last of their careers. (Photo by Lon Horwedal, Michigan Photography)

April 13, 2016

Tech transfer

U-M Venture Center Director Jack Miner (left) visits with Sujai Shivakumar of the National Academies of Science at a Washington forum Tuesday. The conference focused on two federal funding programs — the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs — that assist researchers in developing new discoveries and moving them to the commercial marketplace. Congress is currently considering legislation that would re-authorize the programs. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)

April 11, 2016

UM-SJTU Joint Institute

James Holloway (left), vice provost for global and engaged education at U-M, accepts the JI Founding Meritorious Award on behalf of President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman from Jie Zhang, president of Shanghai Jiaotong University. The presentation came during a recent celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the UM-SJTU Joint Institute. (Photo courtesy of UM-SJTU Joint Institute)

April 11, 2016

Innovation in Action

A smartphone app that designers hope will make a dent in the $165 billion worth of food that goes to waste in the United States every year has taken first place in this year’s Innovation in Action competition. The contest involved multidisciplinary student teams from 15 of the university’s 19 schools and colleges. In this video, faculty and student participants discuss the contest.

April 10, 2016

White House panel

Janine Janosky, dean of the UM-Dearborn College of Education, Health and Human Services, participated in the White House Domestic Policy Council’s “Making Health Care Better” series last week, joining a panel presentation about diabetes and healthy lifestyles. From left: Catherine Oaker, deputy director of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign; Kevin Hagan, CEO of the American Diabetes Association; Janosky; Carole Johnson of the White House Domestic Policy Council; and Jeff Levi, professor of health management and policy at George Washington University. (Photo by Mike Latvis)

April 7, 2016

Clements Library reopening

Designed by Michigan architect Albert Kahn, the William L. Clements Library on U-M’s Central Campus houses one of the most comprehensive collections of early American history in the world. In this video, Clements Library Director J. Kevin Graffagnino describes some of the changes that can be seen when the facility reopens Monday after a major renovation and expansion.

April 6, 2016

Francis Medal presentation

From left, President Mark Schlissel and Board of Regents Chair Shauna Ryder-Diggs congratulate Sir Fazle Hasan Abed after presenting him with the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health on Wednesday. Abed, founder and chair of the global aid program BRAC, was honored for his lifetime achievement reaching millions living in poverty in Bangladesh and 11 other countries. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)