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January 9, 2017

Undocumented migration project

After spending more than six years documenting the movement of undocumented migrants from Mexico to the United States through the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, Jason De León, assistant professor of anthropology, recently turned his attention to those fleeing violence and poverty in Central America. In this video, De León discusses the focus of his research and what draws him to it.

January 8, 2017

Always Leading, Forever Valiant

U-M has begun its yearlong bicentennial celebration with the launch of a new public service announcement video highlighting the history, future and significance of the university. Through its powerful imagery, the video illustrates noteworthy visitors, historic campus landmarks and various accomplishments of the U-M community that have significantly impacted society.

January 5, 2017

Bicentennial welcome

Over the course of 2017, U-M will celebrate its bicentennial, and in so doing will honor its impact on society, and the people who helped shape the institution over the last two centuries. In this video, and an email to the campus community, President Mark Schlissel introduces some of the ways in which U-M will commemorate its 200 years of achievement.

January 4, 2017

Sunstructure

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This sculpture, located on the north side of Willow Pond at Matthaei Botanical Gardens, functions as a sundial. It was created by Jon Rush, professor emeritus of art at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M. Learn more about this piece, or browse an online collection of public artworks.

January 3, 2017

The code of the heart

Computer science and engineering students at U-M partnered with visually impaired high school student India West to develop technologies that may help other blind and visually impaired people navigate the world around them. David Chesney, a lecturer in electrical engineering and computer science, leads the effort, which is featured in this video.

December 17, 2016

Graduation celebration

Graduates share their happiness while waiting to be congratulated by university leaders during U-M’s Winter Commencement ceremony Dec. 18 at Crisler Center. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

December 15, 2016

Center for RNA Biomedicine

The Center for RNA Biomedicine seeks to enrich U-M’s intellectual and training environment around RNA — ribonucleic acid — biomedicine. It is designed to promote and develop cross-disciplinary collaborations, and enrich the university’s intellectual and training environment around RNA biomedicine. This video looks at the center focused on the study of RNA, a major determinant of cellular life.

December 14, 2016

Sustainable lumber

The U-M Museum of Art is working with Freier Forestry to use reclaimed wood for some of the products sold in the UMMA Store. This video offers a glimpse at how lumber can be processed to minimize waste.

December 13, 2016

Mapping New Zealand landslides

A team of geologists and engineers led by U-M is mapping surface ruptures and some of the tens of thousands of landslides triggered by the magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck New Zealand’s South Island on Nov. 13. In this video, team leader Marin Clark, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, and team member Dimitrios Zekkos, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, discuss the techniques the team is using.

December 12, 2016

Aiding competitiveness

President Mark Schlissel chats with Deborah Wince-Smith, president and CEO of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, at the group’s 30th annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Friday. The council, which consists of corporate CEOs, university presidents, labor leaders and national lab representatives, develops policy recommendations for Congress and the White House on ways to address and improve American economic innovation and competitiveness. Schlissel recently was added to the group’s Executive Committee. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)