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September 21, 2015

Saving lives at 2,000 feet

Elaine Philipson says she was afraid of heights before she became a Survival Flight Nurse at the U-M Health System. Now she works in jets and helicopters daily, helping patients while flying through the air at 160 miles per hour. She discusses her work in this video.

September 17, 2015

Hailing a new Nursing building

The university formally opened the School of Nursing’s new building Friday, with a ribbon cutting and open house. The technology-rich facility has hybrid classrooms that allow faculty to lead traditional classes but also transform the spaces for collaboration and active learning in groups at digital media stations. From left, Board of Regents Chair Shauna Ryder Diggs, President Mark Schlissel, Provost Martha Pollack and Nursing Dean Kathleen Potempa cheer while singing “The Victors” just after cutting the ceremonial ribbon. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

September 17, 2015

EarthFest

The sun was shining and the weather was perfect for bubbles Thursday as U-M celebrated EarthFest, its annual “party for the planet” celebrating campus sustainability efforts. Among the participants was Jeanne Mackey, a performance support analyst senior for Information and Technology Services, who was on the Diag as a member of the group A2 Bubbles, which describes its mission as “spreading joy and mirth through giant bubbles.” (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)

September 16, 2015

West Quad reopening

University leaders joined West Quadrangle residents Wednesday to officially reopen the residence hall, which recently underwent its first major upgrade in 75 years. Cutting a ceremonial ribbon for the renovated facility are, from left, Vice President for Student Life E. Royster Harper, West Quad residents Jacob Gustaveson and Amanda Champagne, President Mark Schlissel and Director of Housing Marilyn De LaRoche. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

September 15, 2015

Calmly coloring

Joe Hallisy (left), videographer and editor, and Rich Retyi, digital and social media strategist, both with the U-M Health System’s Department of Communication, rediscover the calming and creative benefits of coloring as part of Tuesday’s Beautiful Break event at the Lurie Reflecting Pool on North Campus. The MHealthy events are designed to help faculty and staff discover new ways to relax and feel refreshed throughout the workday. (Photo by Juanita Day, MHealthy)

September 14, 2015

Tactile art

An inability to perceive how much pressure one is putting on an object is among the unique issues children with autism spectrum disorder can have. In this video, David Chesney, lecturer IV in computer science and engineering, and Sean Ahlquist, assistant professor of architecture, discuss how they and their respective students are working to enable treatment for this disability with a new device that acts as a touch-sensitive coloring book.

September 13, 2015

Day of service

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Incoming law students and research scholars kicked off the fall semester recently by volunteering for a day of community service at 11 sites in Ann Arbor and Detroit painting murals, clearing brush, and helping to renovate a house. In this photo, students clear leaves at the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network in Detroit. View a slideshow of images from the day of service. (Photo courtesy of the Law School)

September 10, 2015

Festifall

U-M Police Officer Kaitlin Deslatte hands out information about the services available at the Division of Public Safety and Security during Festifall, the annual student information fair Thursday that drew throngs to the Central Campus Diag, where a wide variety of organizations had booths and provided information. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

September 9, 2015

Diversity dialogue

President Mark Schlissel outlines the process for determining how U-M will improve diversity, equity and inclusion. The process calls for unit-level plans that will be amalgamated into a universitywide plan.

September 8, 2015

Medicinal garden

Visitors tour the newly dedicated medicinal garden at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens. The 6,000-square-foot garden boasts more than 110 plant varieties and runs the length of Matthaei’s conservatory. It continues a long tradition of research, education and healing through botany. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)