Multimedia Features
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February 21, 2016
To See is to Believe
Read MoreIn this video, Peter Sparling, the Rudolf Arnheim Distinguished University Professor of Dance, shows how he will use a video stream of abstraction and motion, projected onto the mesh walls of his Pop-Up Projection Pavilion, during his inaugural DUP lecture.
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February 18, 2016
Collaborative sustainability solutions
Read MoreThe Graham Sustainability Institute is working to help solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. This video explains how the institute helps the U-M community engage with external partners to maximize its sustainability impact.
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February 17, 2016
Agave reborn
Read MoreWhen an agave plant at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens bloomed in 2014 after 81 years, it struck a chord with botany enthusiasts and nature lovers the world over. This video shows how it also inspired Michael Gould, professor of music, to initiate the creation of a Japanese shakuhachi flute from the agave’s stalk, which led to a unique concert performed in Matthaei’s conservatory earlier this month.
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February 16, 2016
NextSTEP to Mars
Read MoreThis X3 thruster in the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory is the centerpiece of a spaceflight propulsion system that could take the first humans to Mars. It was developed by Alec Gallimore, the Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Professor of Engineering and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. (Photo by Joseph Xu, College of Engineering)
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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)
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February 14, 2016
U-M Arts & Culture
Read MoreThe 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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February 10, 2016
Gravitational waves
Read MoreA 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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February 10, 2016
As I See It
Read More“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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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.
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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)
