Multimedia Features
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May 8, 2014
Washington exhibit
Stephanie Rowley (right), professor of psychology, discusses her research into how African-American parents’ view of their children affect their interest and abilities in advancing in science and math with a U.S. House Science Committee staff member. Rowley was part of an annual exhibition Wednesday sponsored by the Coalition for National Science Funding. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)
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May 7, 2014
Intelligent batteries
The basic car battery hasn’t really changed much in the past 30 years. U-M engineers are working to make them smarter, safer and more efficient. In this video, Jason Siegel, a research fellow in mechanical engineering, discusses innovations in energy efficiency that are critical as automakers focus on reducing the environmental impacts of vehicles.
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May 6, 2014
Day in the life of nurses
Read MoreIn celebration of Nurses Week, which runs through Monday, the U-M Health System has produced this video, which shows what it’s like to be a nurse at U-M.
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May 5, 2014
3-D online fossils
Read MoreResearchers at the Museum of Paleontology have launched the University of Michigan Online Repository of Fossils, a website that displays hundreds of 3-D images of the bones of mammoths, mastodons and other prehistoric creatures. In this video, museum officials describe how the site works.
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May 2, 2014
Class photo
Read MoreConcluding her final commencement ceremony as U-M’s 13th president, Mary Sue Coleman posed for a photo with the spring Class of 2014 on Saturday at Michigan Stadium. “This has been a day of photographs, and now I want to take one with all of you,” said Coleman, who retires this summer after leading the university for the past 12 years. View a slideshow of Spring Commencement images. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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May 1, 2014
Mini vacationers
Members of the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Operating Room staff celebrate their victory in MHealthy’s 5-Minute Vacation Challenge with a full luncheon sponsored by MHealthy. The eight-week challenge promoted stress reduction in the workplace and encouraged nursing units to take five-minute “healthy vacations” during their shifts. The Mott O.R. recorded 1,441 vacations over eight weeks. (Photograph by Nicole Weil, MHealthy)
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April 30, 2014
Screen time for kids
Read MoreAbout 25 percent of parents with children aged two to five say their children get three or more hours of entertainment screen time a day, well beyond recommended limits, according to the latest C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. In this video, poll director Dr. Matthew M. Davis, professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, internal medicine, and public policy, discusses why it’s important to limit children’s screen time and how to do it.
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April 29, 2014
Distinguished Dissertation Award
Read MoreThe 2013 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients were honored Tuesday. Awardees received a $1,000 honorarium recognizing exceptional scholarly work and completion of their doctoral degrees in 2013. The annual competition is co-sponsored by ProQuest and Rackham Graduate School. View a full list of the honorees. (Photo by Whitney Miller)
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April 28, 2014
UM-Dearborn commencement
Read MoreUM-Dearborn graduate Walaa Tout (right), a Chancellor’s Medallion recipients, waits with other graduates to receive her degree during Sunday’s commencement ceremonies. More than 800 students graduated during morning and afternoon ceremonies, at which speakers encouraged them to be prepared for whatever comes their way and to give back to their communities through involvement and philanthropy. (Photo by Millard Berry)
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April 27, 2014
Drugs in the water
Our bodies don’t absorb all the pharmaceutical drugs we take. Much of them pass through our systems and end up in wastewater treatment plants. In this video, Nancy Love, professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses what we know and what we don’t know about this issue, and gives advice on how consumers can best filter pharmaceuticals out at the tap.
