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January 31, 2019

Automated vehicles

With the excitement over autonomous vehicles comes speculation that crashes will be a thing of the past or that we might be able to nap during the ride. Not so fast, says Matthew Reed, Don B. Chaffin Collegiate Research Professor and head of the biosciences group at the U-M Transportation Research Institute. In this video, he explains why taking the driver out of the equation doesn’t mean an end to auto accidents.

January 29, 2019

Economic mobility in Detroit

The Poverty Solutions Impact Report details progress on the Partnership on Economic Mobility, which involves the Poverty Solutions initiative and the Detroit Mayor’s Office. This video provides an overview of the effort, which includes an expanding list of projects, new staff embedded in city hall and a fellowship program.

January 27, 2019

Digging out

Monday’s winter storm dumped several inches of snow on U-M’s three campuses, prompting crews to go to work cleaning campus walkways, including Evan Womack and Murphy Harrington of Grounds Services, shown here pushing powder out of the way at the U-M Museum of Art. In the storm’s wake, wind-chill temperatures are expected to drop below zero this week. Monitor the Key Issues page for weather impact updates. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

January 24, 2019

WeListen

From left, Sarah Wagner, a graduate program coordinator in the Department of Psychology; Chris Riggs, an administrative specialist in Facilities & Operations; Mary Banks, a Medical School project coordinator; Rebecca Bowles, a travel and expense processing specialist in the Shared Services Center; and Jeanette Kearney, LSA financial specialist, discuss various facets of the issue of mass incarceration at Friday’s WeListen Staff Discussion on the topic. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

January 23, 2019

‘The Mighty and The Mythic’

A new solo exhibition of work by renowned social practice artist Marisa Morán Jahn opens at U-M’s Stamps Gallery today and runs through March 2. This video introduces the exhibition, “The Mighty and The Mythic,” which brings together three projects that highlight Jahn’s deep and meaningful collaborations with low-wage immigrants, caregivers and youth.

January 22, 2019

Structural batteries

Rechargeable “structural batteries,” which store energy in parts of the devices they power, hold possibilities for reducing weight and improving efficiency in such things as electric vehicles, drones or tablets. So far, such batteries have been heavy, short-lived or unsafe, but this video shows how U-M researchers have developed a cartilage-like material that can be used to make them strong, flexible and rechargeable.

January 21, 2019

2019 MLK Symposium keynote

Julia Putnam (center) makes a point during a question-and-answer session with fellow MLK Symposium keynote speaker Tim Wise, and moderated by Bridge Magazine reporter Chastity Pratt. The session followed remarks by Putnam and Wise at the Keynote Memorial Lecture for U-M’s 33rd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. (Photo by Daryl Marshke, Michigan Photography)

January 20, 2019

Community care

Twice a week, dozens of low-income Livingston County residents in need of medical care visit U-M’s Student-Run Free Clinic. More than 500 patients are seen each year for regular checkups, sick visits, x-rays, and lab and other diagnostic tests at no charge. This video explores how the clinic is a safety net for the community.

January 17, 2019

Making Blue go

As they go about their daily routines, students may not be aware of the myriad behind-the-scenes work to support their U-M experience. To provide a better understanding, and as their way of saying “thank you,” two interns in the chief financial officer’s office put together this video focusing — through the eyes of students — on the many ways staff help “make Blue go.”

January 16, 2019

Frog takes first

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In the race to the photo finish, an amphibian hopped to the lead of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology’s Photographer at Large Contest. This photo by doctoral student John David Curlis, titled “King of the Mountain: The Exquisite Spike-thumb Frog (Plectrohyla exquisita),” won first place and was shot at Cusuco National Park, Honduras. Read about the other finalists, and check out a gallery of all the entries.