Multimedia Features
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March 30, 2021
Michigan Answers
Read more about the Michigan Answers kickoffMichigan Medicine is unveiling a new branding campaign that reflect the contributions of the people who power all three parts of our mission — research, education and patient care. The multi-platform Michigan Answers campaign will kick off in the external community next week with television commercials and billboards. (This video about the campaign anthem was filmed almost entirely before the pandemic, when requirements for social distancing and mask-wearing were not in place.)
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March 26, 2021
Honoring Mary Sue Coleman
Read more about the naming of Mary Sue Coleman HallPresident Emerita Mary Sue Coleman (front right) attends an event at the Life Sciences Institute in 2008, celebrating the naming of the LSI directorship in her honor. On March 25, the Board of Regents voted to rename the building that houses the institute Mary Sue Coleman Hall, in recognition her numerous accomplishments as U-M’s 13th — and first woman — president. Those include bring the creation of the LSI to fruition, establishing the North Campus Research Complex, and leading the fight for affirmative action that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Photo courtesy of Life Sciences Institute)
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March 24, 2021
20 years of world performance studies
Read more about CWPS and its 20th anniversary celebrationU-M’s Center for World Performance Studies celebrated its grand opening at the International Institute 20 years ago, on March 30, 2001, inviting the community to participate in an evening of lectures, performances and food. This month, CWPS launches a series of events to mark the milestone anniversary and to look ahead to the next 20 years. In this photo, Rebecca Selin (back row, left), a graduate student in the Center for World Performance Studies, dances while on a research trip in Indonesia during the summer of 2018. (Photo courtesy of the Center for World Performance Studies)
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March 23, 2021
Meeting their match
Read more about the 2021 Match Day excitementLast Friday, 169 U-M medical students anxiously learned their next steps in becoming future health care providers. Each student received an online notification from the National Residency Match Program, which revealed their residency destinations. Because of continued limits on in-person events, the Medical School hosted a virtual celebration and invited students, family, friends, faculty, staff and alumni to share in the Match Day excitement. In this photo, Jasmine Harris and her parents, Debra and Marvin Harris, celebrate her match to the dermatology program at the University of Pennsylvania. (Photo courtesy of Jasmine Harris)
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March 22, 2021
Biomorphic batteries
Read more about biomorphic batteriesLike biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy, a U-M research team has shown. In this video, Nicholas Kotov, the Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Engineering, explains how these structural biomorphic batteries work and what they can do.
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March 18, 2021
25 years of prison art
Read more about the Exhibition of Art by Michigan PrisonersAs the world marks a full year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U-M’s Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners celebrates its silver jubilee with a digital gallery, a new format necessitated by the ongoing global health crisis. The annual exhibition by U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project has become one of the largest shows by incarcerated artists in the world. These are a few of the more than 800 works of art, submitted by more than 600 artists, that are part of this year’s exhibition.
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March 17, 2021
The future of robotics
Read more about the Ford Robotics BuildingAs robots and autonomous systems are poised to become part of our everyday lives, U-M and Ford Motor Co. are opening a four-story, $75 million, 134,000-square-foot complex where they’ll develop robots and roboticists that help make lives better, keep people safer and build a more equitable society. In this video, College of Engineering faculty members and Ford officials discuss the benefits of this unique facility.
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March 16, 2021
Safe spring socializing
Read more at the Campus Maize & BlueprintAlthough temperatures in Ann Arbor have been warming up lately, the risks of COVID-19 are still prevalent. And with St. Patrick’s Day come opportunities to socialize. In this video, U-M students remind everyone to continue to be safe and help maintain a culture of care.
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March 12, 2021
Plans for fall
Read more about the Ann Arbor campus’ fall plansThe University of Michigan on March 12 announced plans for its 2021 fall semester. In this video, campus leaders outline how the Ann Arbor campus will see more in-person classes, increased residence hall capacity and student activities, while continuing to work within state and local public health safety measures.
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March 12, 2021
Michigan Medicine’s first COVID-19 patient
Michigan Medicine marks a year since COVID-19 struckOne year ago this week, Paul DeWyse became Michigan Medicine’s first COVID-19 patient. Eleven days later, DeWyse, a double lung transplant recipient, was discharged to finish recovering at home, and a month later felt fully recovered with no lingering side effects. DeWyse shares his story in this video. Read more about DeWyse’s experience.
