Multimedia Features

  1. February 15, 2016

    A place to converse

    Wearing a trademark fur hat, Charles Eisendrath, director of the Livingston Awards and the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowships, christens a bench outside Wallace House that he commissioned for future generations to enjoy. Eisendrath, who retires in June after 30 years as the programs’ founding director, says the bench is intended as a work of art as well as a resting spot. It is titled “Let’s Have a Different Conversation.” (Photo by G.E. Anderson)

  2. February 14, 2016

    U-M Arts & Culture

    The university has launched a new website that will serve as a gateway to U-M’s extensive arts and cultural offerings. It highlights news, events, exhibitions, academic programs and projects that represent the culture of creativity and collaboration on campus. There are long-form stories, an interactive cultural map, and detailed listings. This video offers a look at U-M’s varied performances, facilities and artistic heritage.

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  3. February 10, 2016

    Gravitational waves

    A hundred years after Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of spacetime — scientists have observed them for the first time. In this video, Keith Riles, professor of physics, explains what a gravitational wave is, how scientists found them, and how the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory works.

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  4. February 10, 2016

    As I See It

    “Taking off,” photographed at Acadia National Park in Maine by Peiyuan Li, a graduate student in environmental engineering, has won the latest Arts @ Michigan As I See It photo competition. Conducted periodically throughout the year, each competition features a different theme. The winter 2016 theme was “Animals.”

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  5. February 9, 2016

    Transforming the clinical trial enterprise

    Clinical trials research is an essential responsibility of U-M’s academic medical center, which recently made significant investments to transform the clinical trial infrastructure. In this video, Steven L. Kunkel, senior associate dean for research at the Medical School, describes the collaborative system being implemented to better support clinical trials and researchers.

  6. February 7, 2016

    Midway Madness

    Midway Madness is a rite of passage for second-year law students celebrating the halfway point to their graduation. This slideshow captures some of the fun at this year’s celebration, which took place recently in the Michigan Union’s Rogel Ballroom. (Photo by Tina Yu)

  7. February 7, 2016

    A better helmet

    The football season may have ended with Sunday’s Super Bowl, but the effort to prevent sports-related head injuries continues. In this video, Ellen Arruda, professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering, explains how a shock-absorbing football helmet system being developed at U-M could blunt some dangerous physics that today’s head protection ignores.

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  8. February 4, 2016

    Makers & Mavericks

    From left, Special Collections Library head archivist Kathleen Dow, Rich Guay and Nancy Savoca look over items at the Special Collections Library, where the Screen Arts Makers & Mavericks Collection is held. Savoca has announced she will donate her personal collection to the U-M library. (Photo by Mary Claire Morris, U-M Library)

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  9. February 3, 2016

    Building ‘Momentum’

    For its major annual performance, the Department of Dance will present four new works revealing distinct visions of motion. Choreographed by guest artist Camille A. Brown and faculty members Amy Chavasse, Bill DeYoung and Peter Sparling, they focus on themes ranging from climate change and relationship dynamics, to surrealism and grief.  In this video, Jessica Fogel, professor of dance and department chair, discusses the works as students prepare for “Momentum,” which runs today through Sunday.

     

     

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  10. February 2, 2016

    Program in the Environment

    The Program in the Environment focuses on learning how to create more sustainable and socially equitable interactions between human beings and the world we inhabit. In this video, PitE students discuss the program’s multidisciplinary approach to integrating the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, in addition to undertaking invaluable field experiences.

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