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August 2, 2016

Student support: Making numbers real

Natalie Rodriguez, undergraduate student in LSA, speaks about the importance of seeing a diverse faculty to inspire undergraduates and the importance of a strong support system for minority students to succeed at U-M. This video is part of a series — presented periodically throughout the summer — designed to engage the campus community in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion playlist.

July 24, 2016

Biological Science Building

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LSA Dean Andrew Martin signs the final beam for the new Biological Science Building before it is placed during the building’s topping out ceremony, a traditional builder’s rite, on July 20. The building, which is scheduled for completion in fall 2017, will house classrooms, research laboratories, offices and four museums. Watch progress online via web cameras. (Photo by Natalie Condon, LSA Development, Marketing & Communications)

July 19, 2016

Need for speed

Athletes of all levels, from marathoners to casual joggers, take their running seriously, and this is the crowd that the School of Kinesiology’s Michigan Performance Research Laboratory caters to. In this video, Cristine Agresta, a postdoctoral fellow and physical therapist, and Jessica Deneweth Zendler, the lab’s director and an assistant research scientist, explain how, for a fee, the lab evaluates athletes to optimize their athletic performance.

July 12, 2016

Rivals Challenge

Dr. Robert Winfield, U-M chief health officer and executive director of University Health Service, takes a group selfie at the Rivals Challenge Recognition Celebration on July 8 at the Michigan League. Though U-M fell short in beating Ohio State in the employee exercise challenge, more than 7,000 U-M faculty and staff participated, logging 13.4 million activity minutes and raising $1,600 for Project Healthy Schools. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

July 5, 2016

Public safety: Serving the community

Eddie Washington, executive director of the Division of Public Safety and Security, shares ideas on how a more diverse public safety and security force can better serve a diverse community. This video is part of a series — presented periodically throughout the summer — designed to engage the campus community in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion playlist.

June 28, 2016

Stamps faculty sampler

This section of an 11,000-square-foot vinyl window mural at the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, titled “Enchanted Beanstalk,” was created by Jim Cogswell, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of art. It is one of several creative works by Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design faculty members highlighted on the school’s website.

June 21, 2016

Community health: Building patient trust

Dr. Adren M. Morris, associate professor of surgery, and health behavior and health education, explores how a more diverse faculty could be seen as more welcoming to diverse patients and build better trust between patients and physicians. This video is part of a series — presented periodically throughout the summer — designed to engage the campus community in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion playlist.

June 14, 2016

Squeeze dial?

What if you could control your phone by squeezing it? Thanks to U-M computer engineers, that’s a scenario that might one day be widespread. In this video, computer science and engineering doctoral student Yu-Chih Tung explains ForcePhone, software that allows any smartphone user to control their device with force and pressure.

June 7, 2016

Campus culture: Owning the message

Will Sherry, director of the Spectrum Center, explores the importance of owning the work within the diversity, equity and inclusion effort to shift campus culture. Focused on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as its framework, the Spectrum Center is committed to enriching the campus experience and developing students as individuals and as members of communities. This video is part of a series — presented periodically throughout the summer — designed to engage the campus community in the diversity, equity and inclusion initiative President Mark Schlissel announced in November 2015. View the full series of videos.

May 31, 2016

Peony time

It’s June and the peonies are bustin’ out all over — all over the Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden, that is. The garden’s annual peony bloom is about 20 percent underway with more flowers opening each day. That makes this week a perfect time for viewing.