Multimedia Features
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February 11, 2015
Which ocean do you hear?
Sunday was Behind the Scenes Day, when the four museums of the Ruthven Museums Building open their collections to the public for a rare learning opportunity. In this photo, Tom Duda, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, asks a young scientist what she hears within a large shell from the Museum of Zoology’s Mollusk Division. (Photo by Dale Austin)
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February 10, 2015
Midway Madness
Miniature golf was part of the festivities recently as second-year Law School students celebrated the halfway point to their graduation during the annual Midway Madness. View more photos in a Midway Madness slideshow. (Photo by Alice Yu)
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February 9, 2015
Hedgehog particles
Read MoreSpiky “hedgehog particles” not only bear a keen resemblance to a certain spiny mammal, they also pave the way for a number of breakthroughs that could dramatically affect our environment, health systems and technology. In this video, Nicholas Kotov, the Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Engineering, discusses how research into these particles has potential applications that range from making hydrophobic drugs healthier to better display quality for computer and television monitors.
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February 8, 2015
D.C. discussion
Susan Collins, dean of the Gerard R. Ford School of Public Policy, talks with Robert Axelrod, Mary Ann and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor for the Study of Human Understanding, and professor of political science and public policy, prior to an event in Washington, D.C., last week for Ford School alumni. Axelrod was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Obama last fall, and is currently in Washington serving as a Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S. Department of State. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)
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February 5, 2015
Espresso Book Machine
Read MoreThe Espresso Book Machine at the U-M Library can print and bind a book in minutes. For a nominal fee based on the number of pages, it can print books from the library catalog that are in the public domain, or be used for self-publishing. In this video, a pair of faculty members and a student discuss how they use the machine.
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February 4, 2015
Virtual training for engineers
The MIDEN virtual reality cave gives U-M engineers an unprecedented insight into the way structures come together, buckle, and collapse. In this video, Sherif El-Tawil, professor of civil and environmental engineering, explains how the MIDEN foregoes physically constructing “steel sculptures” to teach structural engineers steel connections by allowing students to enter a 10-by-10 screen enclosure that projects an image of this teaching tool.
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February 3, 2015
Research: A day in the life at U-M
Dr. Jonathan Rubin, William Martel Collegiate Professor of Radiology, works on a “phantom lung” testing device to use with ultrasound imaging machines. Rubin’s work is among a variety of research from across the university that is highlighted in a photo slideshow in the current edition of Michigan Today.
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February 1, 2015
Digging out
Denise Schroeder of Grounds Services shovels snow from the steps of the Rackham Building on Monday as U-M dug out from the Sunday’s snowstorm that canceled classes and reduced services Monday. The Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses are expected to be fully operational Tuesday. View more photos from the aftermath of Sunday’s snowfall. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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February 1, 2015
Sustainability leadership
The Graham Sustainability Institute fosters sustainability at all scales by leading stakeholder-centric activities that systematically integrate talents across all U-M schools, colleges, and units. In this video, President Mark Schlissel joins other stakeholders to articulate the value provided by the institute’s focus on three key areas: translational knowledge, transformative learning and institutional leadership.
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January 29, 2015
Engaging Ethiopia
Read MoreValeria Bertacco and Todd Austin (with their son Renzo Bertacco), U-M professors of electrical engineering and computer science, talk with colleagues Yalemzewd Negash Shiferaw (right) and Mengesha Mamo Wogari of the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology in Ethiopia about cooperative opportunities for the two schools. Bertacco and Austin are in Addis Ababa with more than 30 U-M faculty and staff as part of EM-PACE (the Ethiopia-Michigan Platform for Advancing Collaborative Engagement), a Third Century Initiative program that includes units from across the U-M campus. View more photos from the trip. (Photo by Marcin Szczepanski, College of Engineering)
