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  1. January 13, 2023

    Encouraging climate action

    Photo of Vice Presient Kamala Harris shaking hands with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm

    Vice President Kamala Harris waves to a Rackham Auditorium crowd while being greeted by U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm during a Jan. 12 visit to U-M. Harris’ visit was designed to promote White House climate initiatives and she encouraged the crowd, packed with U-M students dedicated to climate and environmental justice, to “help people get excited about all the opportunities that will open up in the midst of crisis.” (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

    Read more about Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit
  2. January 11, 2023

    The Freedom Garden

    Grown from an idea cultivated by University of Michigan student Phimmasone Kym Owens, an area of U-M’s Campus Farm has been dubbed “The Freedom Garden” — a space where refugee clients can grow their own food through community gardening. This refugee-centered garden, which sits on just more than a half-acre, is a collaboration between Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County and Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.

    Read more about the Freedom Garden
  3. January 10, 2023

    Michigan maritime

    A new law that gives the state of Michigan’s 32 ports tools to expand and grow the maritime economy started out as a community project for a handful of U-M students. The students first worked with the Port of Monroe in 2012 and over the next decade would make the case for investing in ports around the state to increase container and industrial shipments, which is expected to lead to job creation. This video explains how the students laid the groundwork for legislation and the potential future impact.

    Read more about the students’ work with Michigan ports
  4. January 9, 2023

    2023 MLK Symposium

    Poster for 2023 MLK Symposium

    U-M will explore “The (R)evolution of MLK” as the theme of its annual January symposium honoring civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The symposium keynote is Jan. 16, featuring a discussion with with Aletha Maybank, a physician and American Medical Association officer; Edward Buckles, a film director and producer; and Jalen Rose, philanthropist and former U-M and NBA basketball star. The Record has published a special section detailing some of the symposium events.

    Read the special section
  5. January 6, 2023

    All about the Blood Bank

    Deep inside University Hospital lies a gleaming new bank, devoted to handling priceless treasure and storing it safely. It is the Michigan Medicine Blood Bank, which recently opened in a new facility that took six years to plan. It replaces a cramped 36-year-old space just next door in University Hospital. In this video, Robertson Davenport, director of transfusion medicine and professor of pathology, explains the mission and the needs of the Blood Bank.

    Read more about the Michigan Medicine Blood Bank
  6. January 5, 2023

    More efficient hydrogen harvesting

    A new kind of solar panel, developed at U-M, has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen — mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. Outdoors, it represents a major leap in the technology, but the biggest benefit is driving down the cost of sustainable hydrogen. In this video, Zetian Mi, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, explains the process and its benefits.

    Read more about solar water splitting
  7. January 4, 2023

    Fish pee: A passport to global food security?

    Jacob Allgeier, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in LSA, studies how nutrients and energy cycle through tropical ecosystems in order to better manage fisheries. The artificial reefs he’s building are an inexpensive, effective way to sustainably improve fisheries’ productivity. It’s important work, Allgeier says, “because people are hungry. It’s really that simple.”

    Read more about Allgeier’s work and its potential impact
  8. December 21, 2022

    Hope, kindness and unity

    As the Ann Arbor campus quiets for the winter break, thoughts turn to a diverse array of community celebrations and events. Along with scenes from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital tree lighting, Michigan Athletics’ annual food drive, and the Division of Public Safety and Security’s participation in the Washtenaw County Sheriffs Office Shop with a Cop program, President Santa J. Ono evokes the true meaning of the season in a wish for hope, kindness and unity.

  9. December 18, 2022

    2022 Winter Commencement

    Enjoy this video of scenes from Winter Commencement when the Class of 2022 officially became U-M alumni. Several hundred graduates, along with their families and supporters, filled the Crisler Center on Dec. 18 to hear from university leaders and commencement speaker Vera L. Songwe, chair of the United Nations Liquidity and Sustainability Facility and co-chair of the High Level Panel on Climate Finance.

    Read more and view photos from Winter Commencement
  10. December 16, 2022

    Puppy pause

    Sarah Krizan, academic adviser at LSA's Newnan Academic Advising Center, gets a kiss from Maizey, one of the shelter dogs from Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control who visited the center Dec. 14 for Pop in for Puppies and Popcorn.

    Sarah Krizan, academic adviser at LSA’s Newnan Academic Advising Center, gets a kiss from Maizey, one of the shelter dogs from Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control who visited the center Dec. 14 for Pop in for Puppies and Popcorn. Students and community members were invited to destress from final exams to enjoy some time with puppies and dogs from DACC and enjoy a midday popcorn snack. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

    See a photo gallery from Pop in for Puppies and Popcorn