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  1. August 13, 2025

    Gearing up to welcome Wolverines home

    Thousands of faculty, staff and community members at the University of Michigan have been hard at work getting campus ready to welcome Wolverines home to Ann Arbor soon. In this video from the U-M Social team, check out the many ways faculty and staff are preparing across campus in advance of student move in and the start of classes Aug. 25. Also, President Domenico Grasso offers his thoughts ahead of the fall semester … and a prediction about a certain football game in late November.

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  2. August 11, 2025

    An idea that keeps growing

    The farm stop model is a community-driven food hub that partners with local farmers to provide fresh, local produce and goods on consignment, empowering farmers and building community connections. Argus Farm Stop, which was launched in 2014 in Ann Arbor by U-M alums Kathy Sample and Bill Brinkerhoff, has paid out more than $26 million to farmers. Using Argus as a blueprint, other communities across the state are creating farm stops to connect residents with fresh produce and other goods. This video shares insight about the concept and how connections are made across the state.

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  3. August 7, 2025

    Stopping a $40,000 infection with a $40 device

    A mouthguard that can help prevent infections from ventilator-associated pneumonia

    Michigan Medicine’s Department of Emergency Medicine is tackling one of the deadliest and most overlooked hospital-acquired infections: ventilator-associated pneumonia. Affecting one in 10 ventilated patients and responsible for the majority of deaths from health care associated infections, VAP adds about nine days to intensive care unit stays and costs more than $40,000 per case. Now, an interdisciplinary team has developed a simple but powerful solution: a soft, antimicrobial mouthguard that absorbs secretions before harmful bacteria can reach the lungs. “It’s a $40 device to solve a $40,000 problem,” said J. Scott VanEpps, associate professor of emergency medicine, biomedical engineering, and macromolecular science and engineering, and co-founder of the start-up Prevada Medical. (Photo courtesy of Dylan Bourelle, co-founder and CEO of Prevada)

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  4. August 3, 2025

    At-home melanoma testing

    A microneedle patch prototype that could be used for at-home testing of skin cancer that has been validated in mice by College of Engineering researchers, led by Sunitha Nagrath, professor of chemical engineering. It is meant to be an alternative for current testing, which requires a trip to a clinic/hospital for blood sample testing or biopsy. As this video shares, the patch penetrates the first layer of skin to collect interstitial fluid and is then applied to test strips to detect cancer indicators in 15 minutes or less.

    Read more about this test and its potential impacts
  5. July 29, 2025

    Stealthy ship cuts through waves like butter

    Conventional vessels would have plowed through the water, breaking it into tumbling waves and sea spray. But this model was so slender and close to the surface that it cut through the water like butter, creating a splash-free bow wave that looked like a smooth ripple near the front of the ship. Borrowing from drug-smuggling subs, Michigan engineers are helping the Navy design autonomous ships that blend in with the ocean surface.

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  6. July 24, 2025

    U-M launches air research corridor

    A flight corridor for testing drones and electric aircraft will link the University of Michigan’s one-of-a-kind autonomy research and proving ground facilities in Ann Arbor to Michigan Central’s real-world, urban testbed and innovation district in Detroit. Announced recently by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the roughly 40-mile research skyway will be the centerpiece of M-Air, a new public-private partnership U-M is launching for advanced air mobility. M-Air is to be part of the existing public-private partnership Mcity.

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  7. July 18, 2025

    ‘The postcard craze’ of historic Michigan

    Four postcards that are among more than 66,000 from around the state of Michigan that have been digitized for the University of Michigan

    These are among the more than 66,000 postcards that have been digitized and made available for viewing by the William L. Clements Library. The postcards feature locations from every corner of Michigan from the 1840s and into the mid-20th century. Thanks to more than 4,000 volunteers who participated in a crowdsourced project on Zooniverse, the digitization of the postcards makes the collection more accessible for research. (David V. Tinder Collection of Michigan Photography, U-M William L. Clements Library)

    Read more about the collection and see photos of some of the postcards
  8. July 16, 2025

    From the Diag to the world

    An old building with four columns in front that served as one of the earliest buildings in the U-M Medical School's history

    Millions of times a year, patients travel to seek care at the hospitals and clinics of Michigan Medicine. Thousands of future and new doctors, nurses, biomedical scientists and other health professionals prepare for their careers in its classrooms, labs and clinical spaces. Countless discoveries about human health and disease spring from U-M research studies. And it all started in 1850, in a single building on the eastern edge of the Diag. An interactive map allows users to explore its 175-year history, from the Diag to the world.

    Read more about the Medical School’s history and check out the interactive map
  9. July 9, 2025

    Sickle cell disease: The power of data

    Sickle cell disease  is the most common inherited blood disorder where a person’s body produces abnormal hemoglobin, causing lifelong illness that requires access to a variety of health care services for quality of life. The Michigan Sickle Cell Data Collection Program is one of 16 CDC-funded state data collection programs working to improve the lives of people with SCD. MiSCDC is a population-based data collection system led by the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center at U-M and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. In this video Sarah Reeves, associate professor in the Medical School and the School of Public Health, explains the program and the research.

  10. July 3, 2025

    On pace to succeed, in running and business

    Merrick Chernett, a first-year student at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, became the youngest person on record to complete the Great World Race, running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in November 2024. Now, he’s bringing that same drive and determination to succeed to Ross and beyond. This video shares Chernett’s journey across the world and his aspirations for his U-M career and beyond.