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The Birth of Earth Day
U-M’s Teach-In on the Environment was not the first Earth Day. It was the huge and spectacularly successful prototype of the first Earth Day, which happened five weeks later—“the most famous little-known event,” one historian has written, “in modern American history.”
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Creating a Healthier Planet
U-M students, faculty and staff are addressing sustainability challenges on campus and around the world. The 2014 Sustainability Progress Report highlights the impact of recent student engagement, research and campus operations projects.
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Bulletproof Batteries
A new technology developed at U-M is creating safer, thinner lithium rechargeable batteries. It features a barrier between the electrodes made with nanofibers from Kevlar, the tough material in bulletproof vests. The research team hopes to take this innovation from the lab into the market by 2016.
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Bringing Death Dogs To Life
The Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at U-M features “Death Dogs: The Jackal Gods of Ancient Egypt” through May 3. Using museum artifacts, this exhibit identifies the most important Egyptian jackal gods and examines their roles in Egyptian religion and understandings of death and the afterlife.
Take Note
Academic Calendar
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Carpe Diem
On Michigan time
There’s always something amazing happening at Michigan. Whether it’s on campus or around the world, our students, faculty, staff and alumni are out seizing the day as shown in the slideshow below.
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