Multimedia Features

  1. 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.

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  2. November 2, 2021

    I’m a donor

    Selfie of Kara Gavin and Ethan Bezzina

    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
  3. 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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  4. October 27, 2021

    Resistance is not futile

    Photo of Andrew Weng and Anna Stefanopoulou

    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
  5. 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)

    Read more about the pavilion project
  6. October 23, 2021

    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.

    Read more about the bus service changes
  7. October 22, 2021

    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.

  8. October 20, 2021

    Fending off the flu

    Photo of Mark Schlissel talking to a nurse before his flu shot

    President Mark Schlissel talks with Lisa Ranger, a registered nurse with Michigan Medicine, before she administers the president’s annual flu shot Tuesday. Faculty, staff and students are being encouraged to get the flu vaccine, and there are several options to do so on all three campuses and at Michigan Medicine. Individuals covered under an accepted insurance plan will not have to pay out-of-pocket. An appointment is required at Ann Arbor campus flu shot clinics, now available on select days through November. Walk-in clinics are available Nov. 3 at UM-Flint, and Nov. 9-10 at UM-Dearborn. (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)

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  9. October 19, 2021

    Class of 1901 Bench

    This bench, a gift from the Class of 1901, sits on Central Campus, west of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library.

    This bench, a gift from the Class of 1901, sits on Central Campus, west of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M. Learn more about this piece, or browse an online collection of public artworks.

  10. October 18, 2021

    Mindful breathing for pain control

    It’s long been known that meditative mindful breathing helps with various health conditions, including pain. To that end, U-M researchers compared two types of meditative breathing — traditional mindful breathing and virtual-reality mindful breathing — to reduce pain. In this video, Alexandre DaSilva, associate professor at the School of Dentistry, explains how each lessened pain by modulating the somatosensory cortex, a region of the brain responsible for processing pain, but each used different mechanisms.

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