Multimedia Features
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February 1, 2021
Maintaining well-being
Read more about maintaining well-being during the pandemicIn this video clip from the latest in a series of Campus Conversations, U-M’s Chief Health Officer Preeti Malani discusses the B.1.1.7 COVID variant on campus, well-being during the pandemic, and the implications of misinformation about the vaccines. Listen to the full interview.
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January 28, 2021
Stormy beauty
Read more about the winning photo and view other entriesThe winning photo of the 2020 Ecology and Environmental Biology Photographer at Large Contest is emblematic of a rough and stormy year. Graduate student Teresa Pegan captured “Waves from an Alberta clipper at sunset” during a March trip to St. Joseph, Michigan. “I knew that the waves at sunset would look pretty, but I wasn’t expecting how magical it would look,” she said.
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January 27, 2021
Legal aid
Read more about the Workers’ Rights ClinicResidents throughout Michigan and nationwide have been struggling to receive unemployment benefits during the global pandemic. With a historic amount of claims and other computer system issues, many are finding it difficult to fix mistakes when they are falsely accused of fraud. This video explains how U-M Law School students are providing free support and advocacy through the Workers’ Rights Clinic to help Michigan residents resolve problems and access the unemployment benefits they need.
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January 26, 2021
Building vaccine confidence
Read more about the reasons faculty and staff are getting vaccinatedMore than 26,000 first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to U-M faculty, staff and patients. For some, the decision to be vaccinated was based on science and the clinical trial data, which have shown the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine. For others, getting inoculated was about helping others. In this video, faculty and staff share why they decided to receive the vaccine.
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January 25, 2021
Sophie/Elsie at UMMA
Read more about UMMA’s new installationAs visitors pass by the U-M Museum of Art, they’ll notice a stunning new installation on view through the front windows of the Stenn Gallery — a Black mannequin wearing a blue maid’s uniform that transforms into the dress of a Victorian queen. Sophie/Elsie, by contemporary South African artist Mary Sibande, is on display now and eventually will take center stage in the reinstallation of UMMA’s permanent African gallery, set to open in fall 2021. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
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January 22, 2021
Tethering in space
Read more about the MiTEE technologyElectrodynamic tethering could enable coordinated fleets of tens to hundreds of miniature satellites, transforming the way we monitor natural disasters, space weather and the broader space environment by eliminating the need for propellant to maintain a proper orbit and formation. This video explains how Miniature Tether Electrodynamics Experiment, or Mi-TEE, aims to test the tethering technology in space.
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January 21, 2021
Social media shutdown
Read a Q&A with Cliff LampeThe move by Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat to remove or suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts, and decisions by Google, Apple and Amazon that led to a shutdown of Parler continues to bring questions about the unchecked power of social media and the future of the platforms. In this video, Cliff Lampe, professor of information, explains why social media platforms are pausing certain online accounts and the future ramifications of these moves.
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January 20, 2021
ColorShock
View other finalists from the fall photo competitionAnders Lundin, a sophomore in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, is the first-place winner in the fall As I See It photo competition sponsored by Arts at Michigan for “ColorShock,” which captures a lightning bolt in southern Minnesota. Conducted periodically throughout the year, each competition features a different theme. The fall 2020 theme was “Color.”
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January 19, 2021
Biden’s inaugural address
Read a Q&A with Aaron KallIn his inaugural address Jan. 20, a newly sworn-in President Joe Biden seeks to unite the country in the backdrop of a global pandemic, racial tensions and the second impeachment of his predecessor. In this video, Aaron Kall, director of debate at U-M and editor and co-author of “I Do Solemnly Swear: Presidential Inaugural Addresses of the Last Five Decades,” said the world will listen closely to how the 46th president plans to lead the United States.
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January 17, 2021
Moving back
View a gallery of photos from the weekend move-inResident Assistant Alexa Carlos helps Delann Pillivant, a freshman from Detroit, check in at Bursley Hall on Jan. 15. While COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions mean a majority of U-M undergraduates will attend classes remotely this semester, some students who need to be on campus moved back into residence halls over the weekend. Occupancy is down from 6,400 students in the fall to approximately 1,200 undergraduates for the winter semester, and all students are living in single-occupancy rooms. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)
