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October 27, 2020

2020 DEI Summit

U-M’s 2020 DEI Summit highlighted the intersection of art and social justice as presenters encouraged people to use their voices and talents as mechanisms for change. This video is of the full 2020 DEI Summit.

Stay safe, stay champions

Those who stay safe will be champions. That’s the message from President Mark Schlissel and other campus leaders in this video reminding the U-M community to keep masking up, staying socially distant and taking other measures to guard against the coronavirus.

October 23, 2020

Election anxiety

The contentious political environment has created “election anxiety” among many voters nationwide, leading to broken relationships among family and friends, sniping on social media, and anger. In this video, David Dunning, professor of psychology, talks about the new stresses people face and things they can do to reduce stress and realize that, in time, things will normalize.

Read a Q&A with David Dunning

October 22, 2020

Burn after reading

Self-erasing chips developed at U-M could help stop counterfeit electronics or provide alerts if sensitive shipments are tampered with. They rely on a new material that temporarily stores energy, changing the color of the light it emits. It self-erases in a matter of days, or it can be erased on demand with a flash of blue light. This video explains how the technology was developed and how it can be applied.

Oct. 20 COVID-19 briefing

U-M Chief Health Officer Preeti Malani (above), other university leaders and Washtenaw County Health Officer Jimena Loveluck addressed various aspects of a two-week stay-in-place order for undergraduate students that was announced Tuesday due to increasing COVID-19 cases. Joining Malani and Loveluck on this video briefing were President Mark Schlissel, Provost Susan M. Collins, Vice President for Student Life Martino Harmon and Robert Ernst, executive director of University Health Service and associate vice president for student life.

October 20, 2020

The show must go on

While Michigan football returns this weekend, the Michigan Marching Band will not be on the field. Instead, its first show will be released digitally in early November, part of a virtual season that has changed nearly all aspects of the band experience, from rehearsals to how students are expected to play their instruments in a health-informed, socially distanced way. (Photos by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

Read more about the Michigan Marching Band’s season

October 19, 2020

Shuttle donation

U-M has donated one of two shuttles used for its Mcity driverless shuttle research project to The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan. The research project shows high levels of trust and satisfaction among both riders and nonriders of the fully automated, all-electric vehicles that can carry 11 passengers. This video offers a look at the driverless shuttle experience from the project.

Read more about the research project and shuttle donation

October 16, 2020

Vote here

The newly opened Ann Arbor City Clerk satellite office at the U-M Museum of Art has been registering between 150 and 200 students per day, thanks to a team of 40 students working to support the satellite office. As of Oct. 13, more than 2,600 students had registered and more than 2,900 had voted either in person at UMMA or by returning their ballot to the museum’s drop box. (Photo by Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography)

Read more about the efforts to increase voter turnout

October 15, 2020

DEI Summit goes virtual

The DEI Summit at U-M provides the campus community with a great opportunity to learn about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across campus, participate in the ongoing discussion and engage with peers in this important endeavor. This year’s event, Arts+Social Change: Building an Anti-Racist World through the Arts, will be virtual and is planned for 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 26. This video provides an overview of the DEI Summit and its goals.

Anchors aweigh

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This anchor was found at the bottom of Lake Michigan during research expeditions led by U-M’s Center for Great Lakes and Aquatic Sciences. It was salvaged and placed near the CGLAS offices on North Campus. When CGLAS was relocated to Central Campus in 1999, the anchor moved as well. It can be found along the East University Walkway. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M. Learn more about this piece, or browse an online collection of public artworks.