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October 10, 2016

Happy 200th, from the staff

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More than 1,100 staff members turned out at Michigan Stadium recently to show their bicentennial spirit by forming a huge “200” on the field. The photo shoot kicked off staff members’ participation in the yearlong celebration of the U-M bicentennial, which will include MStaff200, a special event recognizing staff contributions to U-M history planned for June 27, 2017, from 11:30 am-5:30 pm on Ingalls Mall. Staff members interested in obtaining a copy of the photo should contact [email protected]. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

October 9, 2016

Renovated IMSB

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Campus leaders and members of the U-M community gathered Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of the renovated Intramural Sports Building, which underwent 16 months of work to transform the 1928 building and create spaces to meet the recreational, health, and wellness needs of today’s students, while maintaining its historical architecture. Click the photo for a look at the work and the finished facilities. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

October 6, 2016

DE&I Strategic Plan introduction

Full video of the introduction of U-M’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Plan with President Mark Schlissel, Provost Martha E. Pollack and Regent Michael Behm, hosted by Vice Provost Rob Sellers. Their remarks will be followed by a panel discussion among unit planning leads, hosted by Laurita Thomas, associate vice president for human resources.

October 4, 2016

2016 Leadership Breakfast

President Mark Schlissel unveiled new initiatives and addressed a variety of topics related to the university’s future at his annual Leadership Breakfast Wednesday morning.

October 3, 2016

Spread Ideas Not Hate

George Shirley, Joseph Edgar Maddy Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Music and professor emeritus of music, speaks to faculty gathered Tuesday on the Diag in a show of solidarity against racism. A few hundred people formed a large circle, part of an effort themed “Spread Ideas Not Hate.” View more photos of the event, and read anti-racism statements by two groups of LSA faculty. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

October 2, 2016

Wolverine-Badger Challenge

Nine-year-old leukemia-fighter Ethan Watts, representing more than 40,000 children with cancer that will be treated this year, led the Michigan Marching Band to Michigan Stadium on Saturday. On the field, he accepted a plaque on behalf of Mott Children’s Hospital winning the first Wolverine-Badger challenge, which raised more than $5.9 million to fight pediatric cancer.

September 29, 2016

Art of the matter

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Chris Scholl, exhibits assistant for Gifts of Art, prepares a display for the employee art show at the U-M Health System. For some, the annual exhibition is an opportunity to share their talents with a broader audience. For others, it is a welcome distraction from the rigors and stress that can sometimes accompany the daily health care routine. View a selection of pieces from the exhibit.

September 27, 2016

Harnessing brain activity

With support and advice from a range of U-M units, doctoral candidate Ramses Alcaide advanced technology developed at the university’s Direct Brain Interface Laboratory and created a new startup, Neurable, which developed a brain wave interpretation system. In this video, Alcaide and lead engineer James Hamet explain how the system uses a cap that sends brain activity to a computer, and how U-M’s entrepreneurial community helped get it going.

September 27, 2016

Early Detroit

“Rough sketch of the King’s Domain at Detroit,” a 1790 manuscript plan of the city of Detroit, was discovered in a family home in Almonte, Ontario. The map was acquired by the William L. Clements Library and will be the focus of a forthcoming exhibition in 2017. (Image courtesy of the William L. Clements Library)

September 26, 2016

Wringing power from water

Vortex Hydro Energy, an energy startup founded by Michael Bernitsas, the Mortimer E. Cooley Collegiate Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, recently tested the first commercial-scale prototype of its VIVACE device in the St. Clair River in Michigan. This video illustrates the potential for VIVACE to generate electricity from slow-moving river and ocean currents in a way that may someday rewrite the rules of hydroelectric power.