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May 4, 2021

Detroit and the Olympics

The fate of the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, now scheduled for July 23-Aug. 8, 2021, seems more uncertain than ever. Tokyo’s predicament over how to safely host the Olympics amid a global pandemic comes at a time when fewer cities are bidding on the Olympics, and this could give cities further pause. In this video, Stefan Szymanski, professor of sport management at the School of Kinesiology, explains how close Detroit came to hosting the Olympics — more than once.

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May 1, 2021

Looking back and moving forward

For members of the Class of 2021, the beginning of their college journey looked much different than the end, persevering through extraordinary circumstances and embodying everything it means to be the “leaders and best.” This video offers one more look back, before they move forward to change the future.

Watch the full virtual 2021 Spring Commencement ceremony

April 29, 2021

Queer health art exhibit

A community art exhibition, “The Art of Queer Health Sciences,” explores what happens when science prioritizes empathy. It will be on view in downtown Ann Arbor until May 5. Funded by the U-M Arts Initiative, the art aims to communicate research findings from the Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities. In this photo, Shalin Berman, a Stamps School of Art & Design student, poses with their art at Bløm Meadworks. Berman is one of four artists who are part of a new exhibition titled “The Art of Queer Health Sciences.” (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

A place to recharge

Michigan Medicine employees now have spaces where they can ease the stresses of this unusually stressful year. “Recharge Rooms” have been installed in the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, Med Inn and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. In this photo, Jordyn Imhoff, a multimedia communicator for Michigan Medicine, and Brian Nickerson, a University Hospital social worker, enjoy some of the tranquil imagery projected on a video wall in one of the rooms. The rooms were funded by a collective $100,000 in donations from Ken and Kimberly Whipple and Ken and Jeanne Levy-Church. (Photo by Chris Hedly, Michigan Medicine Department of Communication)

Honoring the Class of 2021

Students from the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, led by Stamps alumnae, created a chalk paint mural in front of the Rackham Graduate School to honor the Class of 2021. Twenty-nine students spent five hours painting the mural April 25.

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April 21, 2021

A snowy spring

These tulips were among the many flower blooms and tree blossoms attempting to fight off the chilling effects of a late-season snow that fell across Michigan on Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. The reminder that winter has not quite given way to spring, no matter what the calendar says, could be seen across the Ann Arbor campus as temporary splashes of white painted scenes of sometimes shining, occasionally forlorn beauty. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

View a gallery of images from the late-season snow

April 20, 2021

Great Lakes water levels

How will fluctuating water levels across the Great Lakes impact the growth of cities, people moving to the region, changes in water supply and the overall economy? Drew Gronewold, associate professor of environment and sustainability, civil and environmental engineering, and earth and environmental sciences, is working with researchers across U-M to answer those critical questions. In this video, Gronewold and Dick Norton, professor of urban and regional planning, and Program in the Environment, discuss the changing water levels and what we can do to adjust to them.

April 19, 2021

Jumping for joy

Two students celebrate their impending graduation during a recent photo session at Michigan Stadium. Although the traditional in-person Spring Commencement was shifted to a largely virtual event, graduates have been given the opportunity to take photos at the Big House. View a gallery of celebration images. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

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April 16, 2021

Female nurses and suicide

Female nurses are roughly twice as likely to commit suicide than the general female population and 70 percent more likely than female physicians, according to a U-M study examining suicide among physicians and nurses. The demands that COVID-19 has placed on women exacerbates the stress these nurses experience. In this video, Christopher Friese, professor of nursing and health management & policy, talks about the study.

Read more about the increased risk of suicide for female nurses

April 15, 2021

Survivor Care Team

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center has partnered with Counseling And Psychological Services to create the Survivor Care Team, a team that provides holistic support for those impacted by sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, abuse or stalking. In this video, members of the team discuss what led to the team being formed, its purpose and services.