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April 12, 2017

True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan

Last Saturday, a packed Hill Auditorium celebrated U-M’s bicentennial at the star-studded True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan. In this video, students, faculty, staff and alumni share their pride and excitement in preparing for and participating in the evening honoring 200 years of valiant history. And those unable to have attended in person can watch the full show online.

April 12, 2017

Focus on robots

Kevin French, a Ph.D. student in robotics, demonstrates a robotic arm, controlled with a Wii controller, that his group built for the Robotics Day technology showcase that took place Tuesday at the North Campus Research Complex. The event showcases state-of-the-art robotic technologies and educational efforts from universities, school districts, industry and government agencies across Michigan. (Photo by Akhil Kantipuly, College of Engineering)

April 11, 2017

200 objects in 200 days

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Dean C. Worcester (center, in white hat) was Secretary of Interior of the Philippines when it was a U.S. territory. He was also a key figure in the creation of the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. This 1905 photo taken in Cagayan, Luzon, The Philippines, is part of a new UMMAA online exhibit celebrating the university’s bicentennial. Each day, for 200 days, it will feature a different photo highlighting objects from the collections, museum personalities and UMMAA expeditions. “200 Objects in 200 Days” began March 31 and runs through Oct. 16.

April 10, 2017

A tree grows in the Diag

Children water an elm sapling last week during a ceremony marking the tree’s planting on the Central Campus Diag as part of the university’s bicentennial celebration. It continues the legacy of plantings that started in the 1850s and that gave the Diag its physical character. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

April 9, 2017

True Blue!

Ralph Williams, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emeritus and professor emeritus of English language and literature, was joined by Kathleen Sienko, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and associate professor of mechanical engineering, during True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan on Saturday night. The event featured U-M faculty, staff and leaders joining celebrity alumni who returned to campus for a star-studded evening at Hill Auditorium celebrating U-M’s bicentennial. (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)

April 6, 2017

U-M in World War I

Students from the U-M Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units — Army, Navy and Air Force — commemorated the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I and the service of U-M students and faculty in that war with a flag-raising ceremony Thursday morning at the north end of the Central Campus Diag. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

April 5, 2017

Grandmother Tree Walk

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This Weeping Japanese Cherry tree was planted in 1952 and can be found in Nichols Arboretum’s Dow Field. It is one of the trees highlighted in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum Grandmother Tree Walk, a bicentennial, self-guided journey through Michigan time that looks at the people, places and events in U-M’s 200-year history from the perspective of trees. (Photo courtesy of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum)

April 4, 2017

Nanomaterials in 3-D

Knowledge of nanoscale materials — things 100 nanometers and smaller — is important for researchers designing semiconductors, metal alloys and other advanced materials of the future. Robert Hovden, assistant professor of materials science engineering, has helped develop a new open-source software platform that enables researchers to easily create 3-D images from electron tomography data, then share and manipulate those images in a single platform. In this video, Hovden describes the new platform and what it can do.

April 3, 2017

SPH Service Day

Cathleen Connell, professor of health behavior and health education, and her daughter Frannie help organize inventory for the Kiwanis Club Thrift Sale, which supports a variety of local charities and social agencies. They joined more than 200 School of Public Health volunteers who worked at eight locations in Ann Arbor, Flint and Detroit on Saturday as part of the school’s first Service Day. The goal was to connect students, alumni, faculty and staff with the core purpose of public health — promoting health and engaging the community. (Photo by Peter Smith Photography)

April 2, 2017

Dance for Mother Earth Powwow

Native American dancers participate in the 45th Annual Dance for Mother Earth Powwow, which took place at Ann Arbor’s Skyline High School over the weekend. The event serves to renew and strengthen Native American culture, and is coordinated by U-M’s Native American Student Association in collaboration with the Native American Student Organization at Eastern Michigan University. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)