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October 17, 2018

Changing lives through code

How can a simple game of Rock, Paper, Scissors help high school students learn to code in the computer language Python? In this video, Robin Brewer, assistant professor of information, works through Brave Initiatives to show high school girls the opportunities in technology.

October 16, 2018

Art and science

Reciprocal Shades is a structure designed and built by architecture doctoral student Omid Oliyan Torghabehi, and installed in June. It’s now on display in front of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens main entrance. Reciprocal Shades is a research project whose design is based on the historical reciprocal frame structure construction method. (Photo courtesy of Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum)

October 15, 2018

Customizing community libraries

Niles, Benzonia and other Michigan communities are partnering with the School of Information to engage residents in creative ways through their libraries. In this video, Kristin Fontichiaro, a clinical associate professor at the School of Information, and Laura Hollister, adult services team leader at the Niles District Library, discuss how this project is playing out in the southwestern Michigan city of Niles.

October 14, 2018

Maternal morbidity

A U-M research team’s review of data from millions of U.S. births finds higher rates of dangerous delivery-related conditions in new mothers of color and those with certain underlying health conditions. In this video, Lindsay Admon, clinical lecturer in obstetrics and gynecology and the study’s lead author, discusses the findings and the disparities found by race, ethnicity and underlying health status of the mother.

October 11, 2018

Murchie expansion at UM-Flint

UM-Flint leaders and others gathered Thursday to break ground for a $39 million expansion of the William R. Murchie Science Building, which will be key to the campus’ effort to train the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering and math. From left are Chris Pearson, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; state Rep. Sheldon Neeley, D-Flint; state Sen. Jim Ananich, D-Flint; Ridgway White of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Chancellor Susan E. Borrego; Susan E. Alcock, interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs; Susan Gano-Phillips, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; alumnus David Zick; Eucharia Ganda, president of UM-Flint Student Government; and Charlie Jacobs of Harley Ellis Devereaux Architects. (Photo by Jim Peck)

October 9, 2018

Michigan Shake

A portable seismometer was installed inside Michigan Stadium for the 2018 U-M football season as part of the Michigan Shake project devised by Ben van der Pluijm, professor of earth and environmental sciences. In this video, van der Pluijm explains how the seismometer measures the ground shaking that occurs when the Big House crowd celebrates U-M touchdowns and other big plays.

October 9, 2018

Dentistry groundbreaking

University leaders and others kicked off construction of the School of Dentistry’s $140 million renovation and addition Tuesday with a ceremonial groundbreaking. From left are Nola Doak, a patient who has received dental care at the school for 30 years; state Sen. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor; Thomas Havlichek, a first-year dental student; Provost Martin Philbert; Dentistry Dean Laurie McCauley; President Mark Schlissel; Regent Andrew Richner; and state Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor. Over the next four years, about half of the existing dental school will be renovated and a three-story addition will be built. (Photo by Lynn Monson, School of Dentistry)

October 7, 2018

2018 DEI Summit

Actress and activist Diane Guerrero, star of “Orange is the New Black” and “Jane the Virgin,” discussed the experience of dealing with her parents’ deportation, and the importance of voting in a talk moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. to kick off U-M’s 2018 DEI Summit on Monday. (Photo by Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography)

October 3, 2018

Leadership Breakfast

President Mark Schlissel unveiled a couple of major announcements — that the Victors for Michigan campaign has passed the $5 billion mark, and that U-M is pursuing a path toward carbon neutrality — at his annual Leadership Breakfast on Thursday. The president also updated and highlighted a variety of ongoing initiatives and projects at U-M. (Photo by Scott C. Soderberg, Michigan Photography)

October 3, 2018

Diesel from algae

Andre Boehman, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Walter E. Lay Automotive Laboratory, works on a heavy-duty, single-cylinder engine in the auto lab. Boehman is part of a research team that has received a $2 million federal grant to develop biofuels from algae. (Photo by Evan Dougherty, College of Engineering)