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December 11, 2014

The year in pictures

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President Mark Schlissel stops for a selfie en route to his Sept. 5 inauguration at Hill Auditorium. Schlissel’s appointment as the university’s 14th president and President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman’s retirement are among the memorable U-M stories from 2014 represented in a slideshow in the current issue of Michigan Today. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

December 10, 2014

Michigan Research Studio

Monica Ponce de Leon, dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, speaks to a crowd gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the college’s Michigan Research Studio in Detroit. The space will house the Michigan Architecture Prep program, which will work with Detroit Public Schools to increase underrepresented minority participation in the field of architecture. (Photo by Peter Smith Photography)

December 9, 2014

Canvas pilot

In this video, Martha McComas, clinical assistant professor of dentistry, talks about her use of the Canvas learning management system during the first phase of its pilot program.

December 8, 2014

Furry therapy

Cara Levy, an undergraduate in LSA, pets Sasha, a collie and one of several therapy dogs that visited the Shapiro Undergraduate Library on Monday. The dogs were on hand to provide students a way to relieve end-of-semester stress, courtesy of Therapaws of Michigan, which will conduct a similar event from 2-5 p.m. Wednesday in the library’s first-floor Browsing Collection. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

December 7, 2014

Keeping soldiers safer

Using sensors that target specific regions on the body, Michigan engineers are creating algorithms that can help the military test how a soldier’s body reacts under pressure and stamina exertion. In this video, Steven Davidson, a research coordinator for the Human Performance Innovation Laboratory, explains how the technology can enable informed decisions regarding the trade-offs between physical performance and equipment load requirements.

December 4, 2014

Giving Blueday

As part of Giving Blueday, more than 1,000 students and Olympic ice dancing champions Charlie White and Meryl Davis rallied support on the Diag on Tuesday. The university’s first 24-hour online day of giving saw 5,437 U-M supporters contribute more than $3.25 million to the university. (Photo courtesy of Office of University Development)

December 2, 2014

DDLA honorees

These 10 staff members were among those honored Tuesday with the 2014 Distinguished Diversity Leadership Awards. The individual awardees shown here were joined by 36 others from five teams that received team awards. Read more about the awards, the recipients and Tuesday’s ceremony.

December 2, 2014

Climate Center

The U-M Climate Center delivers locally relevant information on historical and future projections of climate change, climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation strategies. This video highlights how practitioners from across the Great Lakes region have used Climate Center resources and services.

December 1, 2014

Carbon fiber architecture

Structures made of brick or concrete are small, heavy, and difficult to manipulate. As a result, alternative materials like carbon fiber are being explored due to its unparalleled strength and lightness. In this video, Anca Trandafirescu and Glenn Wilcox, assistant professors of architecture, demonstrate how carbon fiber can be used in creative, lightweight forms that pound for pound, have the potential, for higher capacities in compression and tension.

November 29, 2014

Giving Blueday

On Tuesday people around the world come together to celebrate Giving Tuesday. This year, the U-M community and friends are being asked to unite in support of Giving Blueday, the university’s first-ever 24-hour online campaign.