Multimedia Features

  1. August 18, 2023

    Elm removal

    Photo of tree trimmer Jeff Corwin in a bucket truck removing limbs from an elm tree.

    Jeff Corwin, a tree trimmer with Grounds Services, begins the process of taking down a decaying elm tree along Ingalls Mall at the northeast corner of the School of Kinesiology Building. Campus Forester Mike Rutkofske said Grounds Services had been monitoring the tree’s condition and that it is suffering from white-rot decay fungus, which feeds on decay in the trunk of the tree. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

  2. August 13, 2023

    Expanding EV charging opportunities

    Photo of William McAllister charging his vehicle at a campus EV charging station.

    William McAllister, general manager of transportation and waste management services, charges his vehicle at a campus EV charging station. It is one of the 400 electric vehicle charging spaces that have been or will be installed on the Ann Arbor campus over the next four years as part of the university’s commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint. Starting Sept. 1, users will pay a small fee to charge EVs at the campus charging stations. (Photo by Nicholas Gallo, Logistics, Transportation & Parking)

    Read more about campus EV chargers
  3. August 8, 2023

    Benefits of a break

    President Santa J. Ono kept his August video message brief as he encouraged U-M community members to avail themselves of the benefits of vacation. He also highlighted Lindsey Mortenson, chief mental health officer in Student Life, as this month’s Portrait of a Wolverine.

  4. August 7, 2023

    Big House fitness

    Photo of exercise instructors leading exercises for people on the Michigan Stadium field

    “Be Well in the Big House,” a free event organized by MHealthy, returns on Sept. 21 with Zumba, yoga and football-inspired classes on the field, and health-related activities on the concourse. U-M faculty and staff can join in health and wellness activities both on and off the field of the Big House. Virtual well-being sessions also will take place Sept. 18-20. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

     

    Read more about the event and registration
  5. July 24, 2023

    A focus on sustainability

    President Santa J. Ono’s July video message focuses on some of the many efforts underway at U-M to promote sustainability and environmental action. Efforts include working with vacant land in Detroit, combating harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes and promoting environmental action in Michigan communities. He also highlights Sara Mills, director of community empowerment at the Graham Sustainability Institute, as this month’s Portrait of a Wolverine.

    Learn more about U-M’s sustainability efforts at Planet Blue
  6. July 19, 2023

    Impact of U-M research

    The U-M research enterprise plays a key role in accelerating economic activity across Michigan and beyond. Grants awarded to U-M faculty were used, in part, to purchase $400 million worth of research-related goods and services last year from companies nationwide, accelerating innovative projects and supporting employment across large and small businesses. This video explains how U-M research drives economic growth and enhances workforce development.

    Read more about the impact of U-M research
  7. July 14, 2023

    New solar car

    Photo of Terry Li, lead vehicle engineer for the 2023 Michigan Solar Car Team, pushing Astrum into position for a photo shoot in Ann Arbor.

    Terry Li, lead vehicle engineer for the 2023 Michigan Solar Car Team, pushes the team’s latest vehicle, Astrum, into position for a photo shoot in Ann Arbor. The team unveiled its first three-wheeled, bullet-style vehicle July 14. Astrum is scheduled to race in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, a biannual, 1,800-mile race from Darwin on Australia’s northern coast to Adelaide on the country’s southern coast. The race begins Oct. 22. (Photo by Jeremy Little, College of Engineering)

    Read more about U-M’s new solar car
  8. July 10, 2023

    3 Cubes in a Seven Axis Relationship

    Aspiring to surpass the limits of form through technology, Philip Stewart created 3 Cubes in a Seven Axis Relationship, a 14,000- pound, 25-foot-tall kinetic sculpture. The piece on North Campus was was commissioned by the College of Engineering to honor the late Charles Vest, a U-M alumnus and former CoE.

    Aspiring to surpass the limits of form through technology, Philip Stewart created 3 Cubes in a Seven Axis Relationship, a 14,000- pound, 25-foot-tall kinetic sculpture. The piece on North Campus was commissioned by the College of Engineering to honor the late Charles Vest, a U-M alumnus and former CoE dean and provost, and former president of the National Academy of Engineering and MIT. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M. Learn more about this piece.

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  9. July 5, 2023

    A business plan to expand local health care

    The William Davidson Institute is helping improve access to health care in the agriculturally driven border community of San Luis Río Colorado in Sonora, Mexico, and elsewhere. Earlier this year, WDI conducted due diligence on expansion and business plans of Grupo OSME, a privately run medical clinic business to finance construction of a medical complex. In addition, as this video explains, at the time of this project, WDI also was developing a Healthcare Delivery Management Training program, and OSME requested training for its management team from WDI. As a result, OSME and a Ghanaian hospital were the first to participate in the course.

    Read more about this effort to expand health-care access
  10. June 27, 2023

    Bassoons in the forest

    Participants of the New Bassoon Institute performed composer and bassoonist Brad Balliett’s “Arboretum,” a collection of 13 bassoon solos and duets, each representing a different tree, in the Heathdale section of the Nichols Arboretum on June 15. This video explores how the performances were synchronized by each soloist or duet at various locations in the Arb.