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August 9, 2024

Voting precautions

With polls predicting a close 2024 presidential election, swing-state outcomes could be decided by relatively small margins, particularly in areas where tougher election laws have been enacted since 2020. In this video, Barbara McQuade, professor from practice at the Law School, explains why voters must be proactive about checking their registration status and confirming poll locations, which sometimes change.

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August 2, 2024

Ancient pot of gold

A team of researchers led by U-M archaeologist Christopher Ratté has uncovered a hoard of gold coins, likely used to pay mercenary troops, buried in a small pot in the ancient Greek city of Notion in western Turkey. In this photo, Ratté records architectural details of the Temple of Athena at Notion. Inset: Two of the gold Persian coins, called darics, show a figure of a kneeling archer. (Photos courtesy of Notion Archaeological Project, University of Michigan)

Read more about the discovery of ancient gold coins

July 28, 2024

National solar car champs

Students on the U-M Solar Car Team race crew flank their vehicle, Astrum, while electrical engineering student Daryl Day drives it across the finish line of the American Solar Challenge in Casper, Wyoming, on July 27. The U-M team won the eight-day, distance-based race from Tennessee to Wyoming, reclaiming its title as national champions. U-M had won six consecutive American Solar Challenges until finishing second in 2018. This is the first U.S. race they’ve competed in since then, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Holly Zumbrunnen)

Read more about the Solar Car Team’s victory

July 24, 2024

Discussing disability and accessibility

President Santa J. Ono used his July video message to share a discussion with Oluwaferanmi Okanlami, director of student accessibility and accommodation services in Student Life, about disability and accessibility at U-M. Ono also announced that Okanlami, who also is an assistant professor of family medicine, of physical medicine and rehabilitation, of urology and of orthopaedic surgery in the Medical School, is this month’s Portrait of a Wolverine.

July 17, 2024

Moving in the right direction

LaToya Freeman, director of quality safety and patient experience at Michigan Medicine, shares a moment with Therese Campos, an undergraduate movement science students at the School of Kinesiology. Michigan Medicine and the School of Kinesiology have created a pilot partnership called the Mobility Initiative that aims to provide patient experience for students interested in health care careers while supplying Michigan Medicine with additional personnel who can assist with an important element of care. (Photo by Erin Kirkland, Michigan Photography)

An invisible mask?

Air curtain technology created by a U-M startup, Taza Aya, can attach to the brim of a hard hat and deflect 99.8% of aerosols from reaching a worker’s face, potentially offering a new protection option for workers in industries where respiratory disease transmission is a concern. In this video, Herek Clack, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a Taza Aya co-founder, describes the technology and how this wearable air curtain could protect agricultural and industrial workers from airborne pathogens.

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June 28, 2024

Celebrating research and innovation

In his monthly address to the U-M community, President Santa J. Ono acknowledged the impact of U-M’s vast research and innovation efforts, specifically collaborations with the Department of Energy’s national labs. In the last fiscal year, U-M reported a record of nearly $2 billion in research volume. In addition, Ono recognized Arthur Lupia, interim vice president for research and innovation, in the Portrait of a Wolverine.

June 24, 2024

Safety Town

U-M’s Pop-Up Safety Town travels the state teaching children about injury prevention. Created in 2017 by Andrew Hashikawa, professor of emergency medicine and of pediatrics in the Medical School, the program is now part of the U-M Concussion Center. In this video, Hashikawa explains what the program offers and how it works to keep Michigan children safe.

Beyond missions

Jeffrey Punch, third from left, works with a trainee on a kidney transplant as other team members and students observe. At the head of the table observing are, at left, Lloyd Brown, a transplant surgeon from Rush University, and, at right, Sabin Nsanzimana, Rwanda’s minister of health. Punch, professor of surgery in the Medical School, has helped launch kidney transplant programs in both Ethiopia and Rwanda. (Photo courtesy of Michigan Medicine)

Read more about the kidney transplant programs

June 11, 2024

Sustainable lab shopping

Visitors to U-M’s new Lab Swap Shop sign in and and pick up slips used to track inventory during the shop’s first day on June 6. The shop allows researchers to browse for free, pre-owned laboratory equipment — or donate equipment they no longer need — while supporting the university’s waste-reduction goals. (Photo by Ashlee Bise, Office of Campus Sustainability)