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March 25, 2014

Stem cells and bipolar disorder

New stem cell research published by scientists from the Medical School, and fueled by the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund, may aid in the understanding of bipolar disorder. In this video, researchers describe how they used skin from people with bipolar disorder to derive the first-ever stem cell lines specific to the condition, which in turn help lead to clues that may improve treatment.

March 24, 2014

Solar-powered color

Colored, see-through solar cells invented at the College of Engineering could enable ‘stained’ glass windows, decorative panels and even shade that make electricity. In this video, Jay Guo, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, mechanical engineering, and macromolecular science and engineering, describes the cells, believed to be the first semi-transparent, colored photovoltaics, and which have the potential to vastly broaden the use of the energy source.

March 21, 2014

Match Day

The Medical School’s Class of 2014 May graduates celebrated the annual tradition known as Match Day on Friday. It is a national event at which graduating medical students learn simultaneously where they will go for residency. This video shows the prospective graduates celebrating their success and looking ahead to the next phase of their training as the doctors of tomorrow.

March 19, 2014

Connected vehicle test site

This is an artist’s rendering of the new testing environment for connected and automated vehicles at the North Campus Research Complex. The Board of Regents on Thursday approved the site’s design, which will simulate a dynamic urban environment. It is a critical element of a joint project with industry and government to develop and implement an advanced system for moving people and freight on the streets of southeast Michigan by 2021. (Image courtesy of the U-M Office of Research)

March 19, 2014

Hail Yeah!

From left, Allison Schaffer and Rachel Bonds join other students in writing postcards and personal thank-you messages to U-M alumni who gave gifts of $50 or less to the university. U-M Student Philanthropy hosted the annual Student Day of Thanks, Hail Yeah! event Wednesday at various campus locations, including this session at the Chemistry Building. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

March 18, 2014

Icy implications

The record levels of Great Lakes ice during the cold 2014 winter has implications for the lakes’ future water levels and shipping and tourism industries that depend on them. In this video, Andrew Gronewold, adjunct assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses those implications as well as efforts underway to obtain better ice and water level measurements.

March 16, 2014

3-D lifesaver

Devices created on a 3-D printer saved 18-month-old Garrett Peterson’s life by restoring his breathing. The bioresorbable splints were developed and manufactured at U-M and surgically implanted at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. This video tells the story of Garrett and the high-tech procedure that saved him.

March 13, 2014

Thank you, Mary Sue

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Student Willie Filkowski captures a “selfie” with President Mary Sue Coleman on Friday during a celebration thanking her for her 12 years of leading U-M. This video takes a look back at the amazing progress the university has made during Coleman’s leadership. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

March 13, 2014

NextGen successes

Through its NextGen Michigan initiative, Information and Technology Services is changing the way it delivers information technology at U-M. In this video, Chief Information Officer Laura Patterson describes the program’s goals and asks for success stories of how next generation technologies and service models are used across campus. Send them to [email protected].

March 12, 2014

Copyright discussion

Melissa Levine (left), lead copyright officer for the U-M Library, talks with Karyn Temple Claggett, associate register of copyrights for the Library of Congress and a U-M alumna. Levine participated this week in a Washington, D.C., roundtable discussion hosted by the Copyright Office on mass digitization policy and the issue of “orphan works.” Levine said many historic copyrighted works would be lost without libraries working hard to create depositories for digitized works. The Copyright Office has urged Congress to consider updating U.S. copyright laws. (Photo by Mike Waring, Washington Office)