Multimedia Features

  1. February 19, 2024

    Convergence

    Photo of a stainless steel sculpture titled "Convergence."

    This stainless steel sculpture by Jon Rush is on the Thompson Street side of the Institute for Social Research on Central Campus. By “inverting one ‘cage of triangles’ against the other,” Rush, a professor of art from 1962–2006 sought to symbolize ISR’s work in the study of social change. The Record periodically highlights pieces of public art at U-M.

    Browse an online list of public artworks at U-M
  2. February 15, 2024

    State gun laws

    New gun laws took effect in Michigan on Feb. 13, ushering in opportunities to prevent injuries and deaths. In this video, April Zeoli, associate professor of health management and policy in the School of Public Health and director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention’s Policy Core, explains the implementation of the new laws and their effects on suicide, homicide, and gun violence against children, law enforcement officers and intimate partners.

  3. February 14, 2024

    Art of Anatomy

    A photo of a student drawing

    Undergraduate student Maya Moufawad creates a sculptural arrangement out of 3D-printed bones during the Art of Anatomy mini-course, co-designed by School of Kinesiology faculty members Melissa Gross and Jennifer Gear. Gross and Gear sought to create a course that would bring together students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines and challenge them to revisit their preconceptions about both art and the body. The mini-course came to fruition in part thanks to an Arts & Curriculum grant through the Arts Initiative. (Photo by Mary Clare Fischer, School of Kinesiology)

    Read more about the Art of Anatomy mini-course
  4. February 12, 2024

    Honoring Ross’ centennial

    In his latest video message to the U-M community, President Santa J. Ono recognizes the ongoing centennial of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and its growing roster of innovative programs. Ono also honored the late Alfred Edwards as this month’s “Portrait of a Wolverine.” Edwards was a professor of business administration who was a driving force in recruiting and mentoring minority students.

  5. February 12, 2024

    Ross at 100

    The Stephen M. Ross School of Business began in 1924 as the U-M School of Business Adminstration. This year, the school is celebrating 100 years of growth into a global leader in business education and research, driving innovation and generating powerful ideas.

    Read stories about Ross School’s centennial
  6. February 9, 2024

    Historic acquisition

    The first American edition of Phillis Wheatley Peters’ “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral” is on display at the William L. Clements Library as part of the exhibit “The Art of Resistance in Early America.” One of the most important American books of the late 18th century, it is regarded as the first book of poetry written by an African American woman.

    Read more about this acquisition
  7. February 6, 2024

    ‘Caged Bird’ collaboration

    “When the Caged Bird Sings,” a new commission by American composer Nkeiru Okoye that makes its world premiere Feb. 10, is a collaboration between the University Musical Society and the School of Music, Theatre & Dance. This video explores the multi-movement musical ceremony that fuses elements of oratorio, theater and opera in what Okoye describes as “a gathering” that invokes the ritual of the concert experience as a ritual of community.

    Read more about “When the Caged Bird Sings”
  8. February 5, 2024

    How North Campus came to be

    U-M had been growing since the early 1900s, and with G.I.s returning from World War II it was “bursting at its seams” by the late ’40s. Farm fields north of the Huron River offered not only space to accommodate growth, but also a site where the university could fully embrace research applied to an urban, industrial society. These two students of the 1940s are shown against a backdrop of the farmland that would soon become North Campus. (Courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library)

    Read more about how North Campus came to be
  9. February 1, 2024

    Multi-robot 3D printing

    By implementing human-guided, interactive, multi-robot technology, Mania Aghaei Meibodi, assistant professor of architecture in the A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Planning, and her U-M colleagues are working together to enhance standard 3D printing practices for construction, making the process more efficient, accurate and cost effective. In this video, Meibodi, Kira Barton and Kathy Velikov share how their innovative approach to 3D printing methods has strong potential to sustainably transform the future of the industry.

  10. January 31, 2024

    Distinguished Diversity Leaders Awards

    Photos of 10 individual recipients of the Distinguished Diversity Leaders Awards

    U-M faculty and staff celebrated the exceptional contributions of staff Jan. 30 with presentations of the Distinguished Diversity Leaders Awards. The ceremony honored 10 staff members and five teams for their dedication to diversity. The individual recipients, shown here, are, top row from left, Brandon Bond, Stephen W. Brabbs, Patricia Brainard, Alex Franklin and Paula Hathaway; bottom row, from left, Hilary Murmers, Mina Nourbakhsh, Whitney Peoples, Ari Renda and Caitlin Taylor.

    Read more about the awards and view photos of team recipients