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November 9, 2021

Glasgow summit observers

Thirteen U-M graduate students and their faculty adviser are attending the two-week COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. The students will observe the negotiations, attend side events and interact with various experts. U-M has sent student delegations to U.N. climate change conferences since 2009. The U-M attendees are, top row, from left: A.J. Convertino, Muhammad Abdullah, Chelsea Johnson, Evan Gonzalez. Middle row, from left: Jessica Miller, Annie Linden, Peter Siciliano, Sarah Collins. Bottom row, from left: Faculty adviser Avik Basu, Emily Johnson, Kristina Curtiss, Lauren Balotin. Not pictured: Naomi Barker, Natasha Dacic. (Photo by Maddie Fox, School for Environment and Sustainability)

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November 8, 2021

Caring throughout crisis

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Charles Williams II, pastor of Detroit’s Historic King Solomon Baptist Church, civil rights activist and Poverty Solutions research associate, has mobilized hundreds of people to make sure the city’s most vulnerable are cared for. This video shows how the church has been providing a variety of services to the community.

Read more about the work of Williams and his church

November 5, 2021

‘Knitting Us Together’

Donna Satin (left) and Frances Arthur look over some of the 100 hand-knitted hats and scarves that were part of a pop-up art installation outside Shapiro Undergraduate Library on Nov. 4. “Knitting Us Together,” a public celebration of the U-M Faculty Women’s Club’s 1ooth anniversary, included this interactive installation of items knitted by club members that passing students and others were invited to deconstruct by taking pieces home with them. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

November 4, 2021

Public Health IDEAS

The School of Public Health has announced a $1 million investment to establish a new Public Health IDEAS initiative that will advance research and engagement in key areas and achieve meaningful, lasting impact. IDEAS represents Interdisciplinary Discovery, Engagement + Actions for Society. In this video, SPH Dean DuBois Bowman and faculty members Justin Heinze and Roshanak Mehdipanah discuss the initiative’s two initial priorities — urban health and firearm violence and injury.

I’m a donor

Lying down. Eating snacks. Saving lives. Really, what’s not to like about giving blood? With blood shortages nationwide making donations more crucial an ever, experienced donor Kara Gavin offers a first-person account of why it’s important, what the process is like and offers several tips to help make the donation experience smooth and successful. In this photo, Gavin, a lead public relations representative for Michigan Medicine, shares a donation-day selfie with Red Cross staff member Ethan Bezzina. (Photo courtesy of Kara Gavin)

Read more about it’s like to give blood

October 29, 2021

Questioning Henry Ford’s ghost

Why did you undermine Edsel? How did the “working man’s friend” become the enemy of Labor? Why did you hate Jews? These are three of the 10 questions posed to the ghost of Henry Ford in a new film produced, written and directed by Andy Kirshner, an associate professor in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design and School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This video introduces the part documentary, part biopic that follows Ford’s character through the modern-day, post-industrial landscape of southeast Michigan, juxtaposing it with historical footage and photographs.

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October 27, 2021

Resistance is not futile

As demand for electric vehicle batteries continues to grow, researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a method for predicting how changes to manufacturing processes and materials will impact battery life. In this photo, Andrew Weng, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering, and Anna Stefanopoulou, the William Clay Ford Professor of Technology, identify an early-life diagnostic signal that predicts the impact of the formation protocols on battery life without needing cycle life testing. (Photo by Robert Coelius, College of Engineering)

Read more about this EV battery research

October 26, 2021

Built with robots

A robotically fabricated structure at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens brings leading-edge fabrication research to the public space. Because of the robots’ ability to mass-customize prefabricated modules and assembly routines, the pavilion is a novel approach to reconsidering issues of material use, labor, and the environment and contributes to larger advancement in carbon neutrality and sustainable building practices. In this photo, workers assemble prefabricated modules. (Photo by Jacob Cofer, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning)

Bus route reminder

Major changes to campus bus service, which include restoring pre-pandemic routes and discontinuing some others, begin Oct. 24. In this video, Lisa Solomon and Bill McAllister of Logistics, Transportation & Parking discuss the route changes, safety guidelines and student employment opportunities.

A special thank you

The School of Public Health is appreciative of and thankful for Michigan’s public health workforce, and SPH leaders share their thanks in this video. They are asking members of the U-M community to share the video on social media with the hashtag #BestOfPublicHealth to reach the public health workforce across the state and beyond.