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April 30, 2019

‘Michigan Reflections’

This mock-up shows “Michigan Reflections,” an anamorphic 3-D painting by Dave and Shelley Brenner that will be installed on the Diag from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Graduates, students and commencement visitors will have a chance to take a photo atop the painting, which features the reflections of iconic U-M landmarks — Burton Tower, Rackham Auditorium and the Law Library — from the waters of the Huron River.

April 29, 2019

Shedding ice

A spray-on coating developed by College of Engineering researchers causes ice to fall away from large surfaces with just the force of a light breeze, or often from the weight of the ice itself. In this video, Anish Tuteja, associate professor of materials science and engineering, explains how the spray encourages cracks to form between ice and underlying surfaces to aid the process.

April 25, 2019

UROP projects on display

Journey Monegain (left), a freshman in the LSA Honors Program, discusses her Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program project with Terri Conley, associate professor of psychology and women’s studies, at the 2019 UROP Spring Symposium on Wednesday. Monegain researched ways elementary school teachers could create equitable avenues for all students to participate within the classroom. The UROP symposium allows first- and second-year students to share what they have learned working alongside faculty and staff mentors. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

April 24, 2019

2018 Distinguished Dissertation Awards

The 2018 ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award recipients were honored this week. Awardees received a $1,000 honorarium recognizing exceptional scholarly work and completion of their doctoral degrees in 2018. The annual competition is co-sponsored by ProQuest and Rackham Graduate School. Awardees are, from left: Dakotah Thompson, William Stroebel, Qi Chen, Meredith Skiba, Charlotte Chan, Traci Johnson, David Morphew, Jessica Moorman, Cyrus O’Brien. Not pictured: Michael Won. (Photo by Jameson Staneluis)

April 23, 2019

‘Orion’ returns

Workers from the Walbridge construction firm are reinstalling artist Mark di Suvero’s “Orion” sculpture in front of the U-M Museum of Art. The sculpture had been removed in preparation for a campus construction project in the summer of 2018. Di Suvero is on site to help reinstall the 53-foot-high, 21,220-pound steel sculpture on Tuesday and Wednesday. UMMA will host “Making Art Public,” a conversation about the role of public art at universities, with di Suvero and UMMA Director Christina Olsen at 5 p.m. Wednesday. It is free and open to the public. (Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography)

April 22, 2019

Construction banners

Under the direction of Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Mike Kalil Jr. of the construction company Walbridge installs fencing banners around the Michigan Union construction site. The maize-and-blue barrier signs are intended to help brighten and explain the many construction sites around campus. Similar signage sharing construction project information, as well as marketing for key university initiatives like the “Go Blue Guarantee,” soon will be incorporated at a number of high-profile sites under construction or renovation, including the Kraus Natural Science, Ruthven and School of Dentistry buildings. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

April 21, 2019

Concussion research

There’s been great advancement in the diagnosis, care and prevention of concussions in recent years. But there is more to learn about long-term effects and who is more prone to suffer them. In this episode of Michigan Minds, Steven Broglio, professor of kinesiology and director of the Michigan Concussion Center, talks about how the center aims to answer those questions.

April 17, 2019

International education award

As director of international study programs at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design, Sandra Wiley has been recognized with this year’s President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education, recognizing the extraordinary efforts of U-M faculty and staff who keep the university on the leading edge of international education. In this video, Wiley talks about the the international experience of Stamps School students.

April 17, 2019

Preventing airborne disease

Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on the fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, U-M researchers have shown. In this video, team leader Herek Clack, research associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, explains how a prototype device designed to filter the air from a pig farm can inactivate airborne pathogens to prevent the spread of disease.

April 16, 2019

SPH Service Day

Chanese Forté, a doctoral student in the School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health Sciences, carries lumber while volunteering at the Growing Hope Urban Farm in Ypsilanti on April 13. She and other volunteers did gardening and grounds work at the farm, part of SPH’s annual Service Day in which 175 students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteered at 10 locations throughout southeast Michigan. (Photo by Eric Zanotti, School of Public Health)