Multimedia Features
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March 10, 2015
The holy grail of fuel
Compression-based power is king but the ideal fuel for the future is still unknown. In this video, Margaret Wooldridge, professor of mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering, discusses how she and her colleagues are developing the tools normally used to calibrate the chemistry behind standard diesel and gasoline to better understand the molecular structure of advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels.
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March 9, 2015
Best of all worlds
Read MoreMan Kuan Lei, a 2014 International Institute Summer in South Asia Fellow, spent her summer in Dharamsala, India, and had a chance to visit the Himalayas. “At 10,000 feet, you’ll only find yourself at the foothills of these great mountains,” she says. Her photo was one of the winners in the institute’s annual photo contest. View a slideshow of the others.
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March 8, 2015
Forgotten images of China
Read MoreGraduate student Joseph Ho has collected 1,500 photographs and three hours of film shot by American missionaries in China from the 1920s to the early ’50s — one of the country’s most tumultuous periods. In this video, Ho, who is doing his doctoral dissertation on the material, discusses the historical significance of the pictures and movies.
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February 26, 2015
STEM support
Iverson Bell (right), a dotoral student in electrical engineering, talks with Dan Jourdan, legislative director for Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, about wire that could be used to power micro-satellite propulsion. Representatives of the Michigan Space Grant Consortium — part of a national NASA-funded program aimed at increasing the number of students pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math — were in Washington, D.C., recently to urge support. U-M manages the Space Grant program in Michigan. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)
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February 25, 2015
Golden Apple Award
Read MoreStephen Strobbe, clinical associate professor of nursing, is joined by his wife, Lynn, as he accepts the 2015 Golden Apple Award, which was presented at a surprise ceremony during his Wednesday morning class. The Golden Apple is the only student-selected teaching award on campus. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)
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February 24, 2015
Taste of Asia
Elizabeth Murphy and Meera Bhaskar dish out food to a fellow law student at the first-ever Taste of Asia lunch, hosted recently by the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. View a gallery of images from the event. (Photo by Luna Archey)
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February 23, 2015
How bad are the roads?
U-M surveyed top elected and appointed officials in Michigan’s 1,856 units of government on a wide range of road issues. In this video, Thomas Ivacko and Sarah Mills of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy discuss the survey that found fewer than one in five local leaders thought roads in their jurisdictions were in good condition.
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February 22, 2015
Beyond silicon
Read MoreA new semiconductor compound is bringing fresh momentum to the field of spintronics, an emerging breed of computing device that may lead to smaller, faster, less power-hungry electronics. In this video, Juan Lopez, a graduate student research assistant in materials science and engineering, and Pierre Ferdinand P. Poudeu assistant professor of materials science and engineering, discuss the benefits of the new compound.
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February 19, 2015
Frozen beauty
Although it may be difficult to appreciate while hurrying across campus amid temperatures just barely into single digits, the frigid weather can transform the university into a winter wonderland. For instance, “hoar frost,” which occurs when interlocking ice crystals become attached to branches and leaves, can turn trees into fine, crystalline sculpture. A slideshow in the current edition of Michigan Today offers a look at — and insights into — the breathtaking beauty of U-M on ice. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)
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February 18, 2015
Support for sleeping in?
Read MoreAs more schools across the country explore pushing back school start times as research shows benefits for adolescents’ physical and mental health, about half the parents surveyed in the latest C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health seem to agree. Others have concerns about such a change. In this video, Dr. Matthew Davis, director of the poll and professor of pediatrics, internal medicine, public policy, and health management and policy, discusses the findings.
