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December 9, 2021
High cost of auto insurance
Read more about Poverty Solutions’ latest analysisMichigan’s auto insurance reform law has contributed to an 18 percent drop in average premium costs from 2019-20, according to a new analysis by Poverty Solutions at U-M. However, Michigan still has the most expensive auto insurance in the United States, and a 2019 law has failed to reduce disparities in cost by race and geography. This video explains why auto insurance rates in Michigan are so high.
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December 7, 2021
‘Let Woman Choose Her Sphere’
Read more about the concert and related eventsA Dec. 8 concert by the University Concert Band — featuring special guest speakers, singers and composers — uses the centenary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment as an opportunity to showcase the broader fight for equality throughout this country’s history to the present day. The free concert begins at 8 p.m. in Hill Auditorium and also can be viewed online via a livestream. In this video, Courtney Snyder, associate director of bands and associate professor of conducting, talks about the concert and the special music chosen for the event.
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December 6, 2021
“Plan of the Fort at De Troit”
Read more about this historical artifactThe Clements Library has announced the acquisition of a previously unattainable map, “Plan of the Fort at De Troit,” which was drawn for the British Commander in North America in 1761 during the French & Indian War. In this video, the Clements Library’s Mary Pedley, adjunct assistant map curator, highlights some of the plan’s significant features.
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December 3, 2021
‘Unseen Worlds’
Read more about the”Unseen Worlds” installationWith COVID-19, microorganisms have migrated from natural science and medicine onto center stage in politics, history and civil society. Through the artistry of Jim Cogswell, professor of art, microorganisms can now be seen as art in “Unseen Worlds,” a colorful vinyl mural on the windows of U-M’s Museum of Natural History. In this video, Cogswell discusses the project that presents microscopic creatures in a size and manner that invites discovery.
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December 2, 2021
Turning up the heat
Read more about the funding and the benefitsAndrew Gayle, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate, places a solar-transparent aerogel into a device that will apply an atom-thick coating for use in solar-thermal power plants. The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $3.1 million to one U-M team and $300,000 to another team for projects that are working to improve heat-trapping materials for solar thermal energy, which could help the United States meet a goal of cutting solar energy costs in half by 2030. (Photo by Evan Dougherty, Michigan Engineering)
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December 1, 2021
Inspiring transformation
Watch four University Diversity & Social Transformation Professors discuss their workU-M faculty members historically have made significant contributions to excellence through their commitments to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Nineteen professors have been recognized for their contributions in these areas as University Diversity & Social Transformation Professors. In this video, Robert Sellers, vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer; and Tabbye Chavous, director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity, discuss the professorships and their important role.
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November 25, 2021
Tappan Oak removed
Read more about the history of the Tappan OakGrounds Services workers removed this large oak tree, known as the Tappan Oak, from the west side of Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library for safety reasons after it was found to have a completely decayed trunk. From left, tree trimmers Charles Merkel, Lloyd Brown (in bucket) and Jeff Corwin took the tree down limb by limb Nov. 23 and 24. View a photo gallery of the Tappan Oak’s removal. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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November 23, 2021
Study-abroad back on track
Read a Q&A with Patrick Morgan, U-M’s chief international safety officerA group of College of Engineering students visit the DeMan Coffee plantation in Nkubu, Kenya, in 2020, before study-abroad students were called back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The availability of vaccines has been a game changer for U-M’s study-abroad programs, which have seen about 1,500 students, so far, apply to travel to 33 countries during winter 2022, a number that is fast approaching pre-pandemic levels. The university has revised the process for students planning to travel. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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November 22, 2021
Have a healthy Thanksgiving
The holiday travel season is here. From domestic and international travel to interacting with family and friends, this “Friendsgiving” conversation addresses both current health concerns and student questions. In this video, Robert Ernst, associate vice president of student life for health and wellness, and Chief Health Officer Preeti Malani share guidance to help faculty, staff and students protect themselves and their loved ones from COVID-19, influenza and other seasonal illnesses.
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November 19, 2021
‘Envision’
Read more and view videos about the other “Envision” finalistsOrganized by the Stamps Gallery, “Envision: The Michigan Artist Initiative” is a new awards program designed to support the development of contemporary artists living and working in Michigan. After evaluating 259 submissions from across the state, jurors selected five finalists for a group exhibition on view through Jan. 22, 2022, at the Stamps Gallery. In this video, finalist Nayda Collazo-Llorens talks about her interdisciplinary work, which examines how people perceive and process information, dealing with concepts of navigation, memory, language, hyperconnectivity and noise.
