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December 19, 2015

Commencement joy

Dennis Johnson, a graduate from the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, shows his enthusiasm as the college’s graduates are recognized during the 2015 Winter Commencement at Crisler Center on Dec. 21. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

December 17, 2015

Mapping the brain

Electrodes are a way to eavesdrop on neural activity, and when combined with optogenetics, neural probes can gather further insight into the causes of blindness, deafness, and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases. In this video, faculty from the College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science describe how light-emitting diodes can be used to unlock the secrets of neural pathways in the brain.

December 16, 2015

Helping Hannah breathe

A Texas family is celebrating a much brighter holiday season than expected after a 3D-printed airway splint saved 14-year-old Hannah Coulter’s life. Hannah, who has autism, became the first teenager to benefit from a procedure at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. In this video, Hannah’s parents, Tommy and Marsha Coulter, and Dr. Glenn Green, associate professor of Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, discuss the case.

December 15, 2015

Beilein on leadership

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Men’s basketball coach John Beilein is collaborating with the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, offering insights from his coaching career as part of a massive open online course on leading people and teams. In this video, Beilein talks about the experience along with Scott DeRue, professor of management and organizations, and James DeVaney, associate vice provost for digital education and innovation.

December 14, 2015

Chillin’ With Chewie

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opens this week and with it come questions about how far science fiction is from science fact. The College of Engineering has produced a video series called “Chillin’ With Chewie,” in which the galaxy’s most famous Wookiee questions U-M experts about such topics as light sabers, droids and holograms. In this video, Alec Gallimore, professor of aerospace engineering, discusses possible propulsion systems for long-range space travel.

December 13, 2015

What is an Indian?

In this video, students and faculty describe the immersive learning experience that gave them access to Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe rituals, customs and celebrations to help them understand Native American culture.

December 10, 2015

Warm project

Justeena Adams (left), a junior in the School of Nursing, helps Dean Kathleen Potempa cut fabric to make fleece blankets that will be donated to patients at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The Student Nurses’ Association recently hosted an event to make the blankets. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

December 8, 2015

Jonathan’s story

A grapefruit-sized tumor around his neck kept 3-year-old Jonathan Ssekawunde isolated in his native Uganda, unable to play with other chuldren or even go to school. But after surgery at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, a pencil-thin line across Jonathan’s neck is all that remains of the mass. This video, which features U-M otolaryngologists Dr. Marci Lesperance and Dr. Matthew Spector, tells the successful story of the boy’s treatment.

December 7, 2015

Giving back

Amy Anderson, a registered nurse at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital sits in an activity room at the hospital. Anderson is a monthly contributor to the Family Hope Fund, which supports a variety of activities at the hospital, and is one of many university employees whose gifts aid the U-M community and beyond. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

December 6, 2015

Smartphone parking?

Drivers may one day be able to find a parking space on their smartphones instead of hunting for one on the street if a new system envisioned by U-M researchers becomes reality. In this video, Romesh Saigal, professor of industrial and operations engineering, and graduate student Qi Luo, explain how radar sensors already built into many vehicles could be used to create a crowd-sourced, real-time map of parking availability.