Multimedia Features
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June 23, 2022
Where the mastodon roamed
Read more about this studyAround 13,200 years ago, a roving male mastodon died in a bloody mating-season battle with a rival in what is present-day northeast Indiana. Chemical analysis of the right tusk from this extinct animal, which is known as the Buesching mastodon, showed for the first time that large male mastodons like Buesching migrated each year to their mating grounds. The study was led by researchers at U-M and the University of Cincinnati.
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June 16, 2022
Hear the peonies
Read more about the chimes at the peony gardenThe newly minted W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden is celebrating 100 years of peonies and, thanks to U-M doctoral candidate Alexis Lamb, a visit to the garden engages not only the senses of sight and scent, but also sound. This video explores Lamb’s project, “Hybrid Cultivars,” which consists of 27 single-pipe chimes installed throughout the garden.
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June 13, 2022
Solar car No. 16
Read more about the new solar car AevumDelayed by the pandemic, the U-M Solar Car Team unveiled Aevum before an audience of sponsors, automotive and solar industry representatives, and supporters in the ballroom of the Michigan Union on June 10. Aevum is the 16th car made by the Michigan Solar Car Team since its founding in 1989.
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June 8, 2022
Birds of a feather
Read more about the peregrine falcon chicksTwo peregrine falcon chicks — named Conor and Norah by U-M staff members actively involved with the management of the nesting box — recently hatched atop the North Quad residential and academic complex. The pair was banded May 20 by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan DNR)
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June 7, 2022
Robotics taking off
Read more about the new undergraduate robotics programThe College of Engineering’s new undergraduate program in robotics will empower students to practice the full spectrum of robotics, starting this fall following state approval from the Michigan Association of State Universities on June 2. In this video, Elliott Rouse, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, describes how his research combines many different fields and the vision that he has for the robotics department.
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June 1, 2022
Firearms acquisition among Asian Americans
Read more about this researchAsian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, according to a study by researchers at U-M and Eastern Michigan University. In this video, study co-author Hsing-Fang Hsieh, assistant research scientist in health behavior and health education at the School of Public Health, explains the link between increased acts of racism and increased firearm purchases among Asian Americans.
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May 24, 2022
Ancient grains
Read more about the ancient grains researchU-M’s Kelsey Museum of Archeology contains ancient grains and other food material from the ancient village of Karanis, Egypt, originally excavated in the 1920s. Working with universities from Belgium, U-M researchers will study the material and reassess the notion that the ancient diet was predominantly malnourished. This video explores the Kelsey’s collection and how it fits into this latest research project.
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May 19, 2022
Campus culture
Read more about the community assemblyA recording of the May 16 community assembly on U-M campus culture and values is now available. The session, “Restoring Trust and Building for the Future,” featured university leaders including President Mary Sue Coleman and members of the Culture Change Values Identification Working Group. In this video, they describe how community input is shaping work to strengthen university culture and identify a set of unifying shared values.
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May 18, 2022
2022 Road Scholars Tour
Read more about the 2022 Road Scholars TourThe annual Michigan Road Scholars Tour resumed this year after a two-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. From May 2-6, faculty members from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses toured the state, heard directly from community members and discussed a wide range of topics. Stops included Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Traverse City, Pellston, Sault Ste. Marie, Brimley, Midland, Warren and Detroit.
The 2022 Road Scholars, pictured on the Capitol steps in Lansing, are: front row, from left, Kristi Thomas, LaSonia Forté; second row, Rodney Vergotine, Lawrence Seiford, Wendy Tremaine, Antonios Koumpias, Ambrielle Stoltz-Bango; third row, Randal Singer, Brendan Nieubuurt, Cyril Grum, Michela Arnaboldi, Gabriela Marcu, Prakash Sathe, Paul Reingold; fourth row, Folafoluwa Odetola, Heidi Buchele, Nicole Appleberry. (Photo by Dana Sitzler)
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May 16, 2022
Amplifying history
Read more about the concerts and how they came aboutIn 2016, Patricia Hall, professor of music theory at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and returned with copies of a manuscript of music that had arranged by Polish political prisoners in the Auschwitz I men’s orchestra during World War II. An ensemble of undergraduate and graduate students will perform the pieces in concerts throughout May. In this video, Hall describes how the project came about. (Warning: This video contains topics that some viewers may find disturbing, including anti-Semitic and racist imagery.)
