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January 28, 2022

Locating lead

U-M researchers designed software that uses machine learning to help the city of Flint bring clarity to lead service line inventory and replacement. Innovation Partnerships collaborated with researchers Eric Schwartz and Jacob Abernethy to launch BlueConduit, which has helped communities nationwide save millions of dollars, locate and fix lead service lines faster, and protect the health and safety of residents. This video explains the need for the software and how BlueConduit was launched.

Read more about this Innovation Partnerships connection

January 27, 2022

A gift of calligraphy

These are four items from a collection of Chinese calligraphy valued at more than $12 million that has been donated to the U-M Museum of Art by the family of Lo Chia-Lun. The Lo Chia-Lun Calligraphy Collection will contribute significantly to contemporary scholarship on Yuan and Ming dynasty calligraphy.

Read more about the Lo Chia-Lun Calligraphy Collection

January 26, 2022

Controlling the spread of omicron

With more than 800,000 cases a day in the United States, it is now likely that you or someone you know has had COVID-19. In this video, Laraine Washer, professor of internal medicine, talks about some common questions, issues and strategies related to the highly contagious omicron variant.

Read a Q&A about the omicron varient

January 25, 2022

Pass the whitefish

Frank Turchan, executive chef at University of Michigan Dining, has been visiting markets, farms and fisheries across the state of Michigan to provide fresh, local and sustainable foods within the dining halls at U-M. Michigan Dining serves about 20,000 meals across nine dining halls on a daily basis, and all students have access to local produce and whitefish. This video shares how the connections Turchan has made benefits U-M students and the local businesses.

Read more about this Michigan Dining effort

January 24, 2022

Are lockdowns worth it?

The COVID-19 pandemic led to U.S. lockdowns in 2020, and now some European nations are locking down again. But do these drastic measures save lives? Are they worth massive job and income losses? In this video, Olga Yakusheva, associate professor of nursing, discusses the study’s findings.

An open-source bionic leg

An open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by U-M researchers will be brought to the research market by Humotech, a Pittsburgh-based assistive technology company. This video explores how the goal of the collaboration is to speed the development of control software for robotic prosthetic legs, which have the potential to provide the power and natural gait of a human leg to prosthetic users.

Read more about the bionic-leg collaboration

January 19, 2022

Day of Service at UM-Dearborn

UM-Dearborn Chancellor Domenico Grasso, standing, chats with volunteers who were making fleece blankets during UM-Dearborn’s 29th Annual MLK Day of Service. For nearly three decades, volunteers have come together at UM-Dearborn on MLK Day to create positive change throughout metropolitan Detroit. This year’s event, a partnership between UM-Dearborn and Henry Ford College, included more than 10 volunteer projects. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

Read more about UM-Dearborn’s MLK Day of Service

January 18, 2022

A message from Mary Sue Coleman

In remarks that preceded the keynote memorial conversation for this year’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, President Mary Sue Coleman reflected on how King’s legacy has affected U-M and acknowledged there is more to be done toward becoming a more just institution. In this video, she affirmed the importance of and need for the university’s next diversity, equity and inclusion strategic plan, DEI 2.0.

Watch a video of the full 2022 MLK Symposium keynote

January 17, 2022

Let Freedom Ring

As the university celebrates the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, U-M students and leadership come together in this video to remember and recite some of the profound words of inspiration offered in King’s 1963 ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.

The 2022 MLK Symposium

January 13, 2022

Blood shortage crisis

A critical nationwide blood shortage threatens the ability to provide many types of patient care at U-M. Robertson Davenport said he’s rarely seen a situation like the current one in nearly four decades as director of the blood bank at Michigan Medicine. In this video, he highlights some of the vital procedures and treatments that rely on donated blood, and urges every eligible person to schedule an appointment to donate. An added incentive is the Big Heart Blood Battle that starts Jan. 18, pitting U-M against Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin in a competition to see which university can generate the most blood donations.