Multimedia Features
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January 5, 2014
Digging out
Read MoreAs the weekend’s heavy snow let up Monday morning, U-M workers went about their jobs of digging out the campus and clearing sidewalks, parking lots and other areas in time for the start of Winter Semester classes Wednesday. This staff member was blowing snow from the sidewalk along South State Street in front of the LSA building. View more photos from the snow-covered campus. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, Michigan Photography)
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December 14, 2013
Winter Commencement
Read MoreGraduates give each other a congratulatory hug during Winter Commencement ceremonies Dec. 15 at Crisler Center. View more commencement images from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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December 12, 2013
E2Coach
Read MoreE2Coach, a data-driven, personalized coaching program, is designed to improve student success in large introductory science and math courses. In this video, students and faculty discuss the program that developers say combines next generation learning analytics with the best of behavioral change theory.
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December 11, 2013
Therapy dogs
Read MoreFreshmen Hannah Fetner, right, and Anna Fowler play with Grizzly Bear, a golden retriever therapy dog, as owner Skip Davis look on. Students, faculty and staff had a chance to shake off end-of-semester stress with the dogs Wednesday at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library. Therapaws of Michigan will have dogs at the library’s first floor Browsing Collection again from 5-7 p.m. today and from 1-4 p.m. Friday. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)
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December 10, 2013
‘Rotations’
Read MoreCommissioned by the U-M Health System to honor members of the transplant team who died in June 2007 while on a life-saving mission, the stainless steel sculpture “Rotations,” by Douglas Hollis, is located in the courtyard near the main entrance to University Hospital. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M. Learn more about this piece, or browse an online collection of public artworks.
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December 9, 2013
Join the movement
Read MoreRegistration starts today for MHealthy’s Rewards and Active U programs. This video encourages the campus community to join the movement for better health.
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December 8, 2013
Noel Night
A string quartet from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance performs during the 41st Annual Noel Night, which took place Saturday at U-M’s Detroit Center and other locations around Midtown Detroit. (Photo by Mike Morland, U-M Detroit Center)
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December 5, 2013
Drone deliveries
Read MoreAmazon.com’s recent announcement that it hopes to use drone-like “octocopters” to quickly deliver packages raises a variety of questions about the feasibility of such a project. In this video, Ella Atkins, an associate professor of aerospace engineering who specializes in autonomous systems, explores the potential and possible pitfalls of drone delivery.
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December 3, 2013
Meet MARLO
Read MoreU-M’s newest two-legged robot has taken its first steps outside. The machine, named MARLO, is the third-generation bipedal robot for Jessy Grizzle, professor of electrical engineering and computer science. While MARLO’s predecessors were connected to lateral support booms and confined to the lab, this video illustrates how the current robot can venture out into the sunlight.
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December 3, 2013
Distinguished Diversity Leadership Awards
Read MoreThese U-M staff members were honored Tuesday as individual recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Diversity Leadership Awards, which recognize the role of staff in furthering diversity at the university. Five staff teams also were honored. From left are Gerald Hoff, Leon Howard, Sharon Lobdell, Elizabeth Studley, Armando Matiz Reyes, Tom Sullivan, Cora Edwards, Jason Davis, Chanel DeGuzman and Lynette Wright. Recipient Henry Meares is not pictured. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, Michigan Photography)