Multimedia Features
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April 12, 2015
Embracing Foolishness
Read MoreMugali Mederios gets into the beat with U-M’s Vencedores band during Sunday afternoon’s FestiFools parade in downtown Ann Arbor. The annual event features a variety of music and giant puppets, many of which are created in a class taught by Mark Tucker, art director and head puppeteer for the Lloyd Hall Scholars program, and founder and creative director of FestiFools. (Photo by Lon Horwedal, Michigan Photography)
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April 9, 2015
Beyond ‘flush and forget’
Read MoreA group of U-M researchers is working to find out if human urine can be used to fertilize food on a commercial scale. This video explores aspects of a large-scale pilot project that takes a bold approach that could help curtail a host of the unintended consequences of how we handle human waste. Read more about the project.
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April 8, 2015
Agave takedown
Read MoreThe 80-year-old American agave plant that spent the summer of 2014 blooming for the first — and last — time in the conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens was cut down and removed Wednesday. The flower stalk grew to more than 28 feet and once it bloomed the parent plant died, but not before sending out hundreds of flower buds.
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April 7, 2015
Studying wines in Chile
Read MoreA group of students from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business spent their spring break in Chile studying the wine industry and how they may help small family wineries export wine to the U.S. This video features highlights of the trip and what was learned.
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April 6, 2015
Super plastic
A new “super plastic” that can direct heat away from its source opens up a wide range of possibilities for making more efficient electronic devices. In this video, Kevin Pipe, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and Jinsang Kim, associate professor of materials science and engineering, explain how their teams are using hydrogen bonding from two different liquid polymers to regenerate a continuous pathway for heat transfer.
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April 5, 2015
Dance for Mother Earth
Read MorePresident Mark Schlissel talks with LSA student Sarah Ballew and her mother, Elizabeth Ballew of Mount Pleasant, at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow at Skyline High School on Saturday. Schlissel delivered the welcoming address during the 43rd annual powwow’s grand entrance. View a gallery of photos from this year’s gathering. (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)
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April 2, 2015
Preparing to be Foolish
Read MoreFrom left, Kaitlyn Moore, Jasmine Womack, Mark Tucker and Emily Post work in the FestiFools studio on puppets for this year’s FestiFools parade. (Photo by Sydney Hawkins)
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April 1, 2015
Detroit Partnership Day
President Mark Schlissel talks with students who participated in Detroit Partnership Day 2015 on Saturday at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit. The Detroit Partnership is a student-run organization at U-M with the mission of connecting Ann Arbor and Detroit communities through active service learning. More than 1,000 students spent the day volunteering at 21 sites around Detroit. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)
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March 31, 2015
Auction action
Richard Friedman, one of six law professors-turned-auctioneers, urges students to drive up the bidding during the school’s recent Student-Funded Fellowships Auction, which raised money for grants to U-M law students who plan to work at public-interest jobs during their 1L summers. View a gallery of images from the event. (Photo by Elizabeth Wight)
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March 30, 2015
Sexual assault awareness
Read MoreIn recognition of April as National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the university has released this video in which U-M leaders speak about the institutional commitment to providing a safe environment free of sexual misconduct for students to live, work and grow.
