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July 29, 2015

#InternDetroit

President Mark Schlissel speaks with attendees of the “U-M + Detroit” reception honoring Detroit interns. The U-M Student Interns in Detroit Summer Celebration took place July 28 at One Woodward Avenue. Nearly 300 people attended the event, including more than 150 interns. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

July 22, 2015

Researching Detroit

Two dozen U-M students are conducting summer research for Detroit nonprofits and public agencies as part of the Detroit Community Based Research Program. In this video, Jenna Steiner, assistant director of the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program and coordinator the Detroit program, joins some of the students in discussing how the program works and what it seeks to achieve.

July 19, 2015

Mcity opens

U-M’s Mobility Transformation Center has opened Mcity, the world’s first controlled environment specifically designed to test the potential of connected and automated vehicle technologies that will lead the way to mass-market driverless cars. This video provides an overview of the 32-acre “mini-city” on North Campus.

July 13, 2015

President Schlissel in China

President Mark Schlissel and Shanghai Jiao Tong University President Jie Zhang celebrate the signing of a new research agreement that seeks to broaden the scientific and cultural ties between U-M and its Chinese partner SJTU. Also pictured in the front row are Jack Hu (left), interim vice president for research, and Hong Mei (right), vice president of SJTU. The ceremony took place during Schlissel’s recently concluded weeklong visit with alumni, students and Chinese research partners in Beijing and Shanghai. (Photo by Debing Su, Michigan News)

July 6, 2015

Views on vaccines

Over the same time period that multiple outbreaks of measles and whooping cough made headlines around the country, parents’ views on vaccines became more favorable, according to a new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. In this video, Dr. Matthew M. Davis, director of the poll and professor of pediatrics and internal medicine, discusses the findings.

June 28, 2015

Soccer surgeon

There’s a World Cup for soccer-playing physicians, and U-M surgeon Dr. David Machado-Aranda will play defense for the U.S. as 18 countries compete in the 2015 World Medical Football Championships through July 4. In this video, he talks about the association and the benefits of playing in the championships.

June 25, 2015

New Leadership Academy

President Mark Schlissel greets Nelson Soto of Union Institute & University, a member of the 2015 New Leadership Academy cohort of 20 fellows. The National Center for Institutional Diversity hosted a retreat Thursday during which Schlissel and the fellows shared a candid conversation about the challenges, opportunities and rewards of leading U-M. Other fellows, from left, are Sarah Anthony of the Michigan College Access Network, Omar Lopez of Texas State University, and Catalina Ormsby, associate director of U-M’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

June 23, 2015

MOOCs at Michigan

In this video, administrators, researchers and faculty members discuss massive open online courses at U-M and how they fit into the university’s education mission.

June 21, 2015

Ferry Field gate

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Although moved from its original location, this ornamental gate once marked the main entrance to Ferry Field, where the Wolverines played football before Michigan Stadium. Designed by noted Detroit architect Albert Kahn, it can be found on the north side of the Hartwig Building along South State Street. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M. Learn more about this piece, or browse an online collection of public artworks.

June 18, 2015

Bridge to/from Cuba

Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology, and her longtime friend poet Richard Blanco have launched a bilingual blog where people can share stories about the Cuban experience. In this video, Behar discusses her goal of providing a space for stories that have been missing in the discussion about the end of the U.S. embargo against Cuba — stories that touch the soul.