Multimedia Features

  1. October 21, 2013

    Law School Olympics

    Fricket players tests their Frisbee-tossing skills in the game, also known as sticks-’n’-cups, during the first Law School Olympics, which took place recently in the Law Quad. No athletic skills were required, just a desire for fun and camaraderie. Watch a slideshow of images from the festivities. Photo by Isabel Gao.

  2. October 20, 2013

    Unmanned ground vehicles

    Driving unmanned ground robots with a joystick can be hard and even dangerous in some cases, such as when using the vehicles for remote exploration inside a nuclear reactor. But a new high-tech control method using augmented reality makes driving simpler and safe. In this video, Steve Vozar, a graduate student research assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, explains how the process works.

  3. October 17, 2013

    Sibande on campus

    Sophie, a character created by South African artist Mary Sibande, is featured in various art forms across campus. The black maid, dressed in elaborate costumes, is designed to ignite thought-provoking discussion about gender, class and race in post-colonial South Africa. View a slideshow of Sophie sculptures. (Photo courtesy of Gallery MOMO)

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  4. October 16, 2013

    Photos at #umflint24

    This collage is a sampling of images from UM-Flint’s 24-hour photo project Wednesday in which members of the campus community captured moments from around campus, Flint and the world, and shared them using the hashtag #umflint24 on social media. View the day in pictures. (Photo courtesy of UM-Flint)

  5. October 15, 2013

    Internet hardware in the loop

    The College of Engineering is pioneering an Internet system that enables researchers to interconnect and test physical and virtual prototypes, in real time. Tulga Ersal, an assistant research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, explains how the system could make it possible for researchers to test an entire multi-component system — such as a car — no matter where in the world those components might be.