Featured Stories
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Embracing Flint
Apr 1, 2019Residents, scientists, politicians—they all have a voice in José Casas’ new play, “Flint,” which will debut at U-M April 4-7 and 11-14 . Presented as a series of character monologues, the play was inspired by the victims of the Flint water crisis.
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‘Air traffic control’ for driverless cars
Mar 25, 2019Combining human and artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles could push driverless cars more quickly toward wide-scale adoption. That’s the goal of a new project that relies on a technique called instantaneous crowdsourcing to provide a cost-effective, real-time remote backup for onboard autonomous systems without the need for a human to be physically in the driver’s seat.
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Unexpected connections
Mar 18, 2019U-M graduate student John Traylor knew the work he was doing in Puerto Rico to shore up communications infrastructure some nine months after Hurricane Maria was important, but it wasn’t until the project was finished that he fully understood the impact. Traylor realized he could combine his interest in technology with a desire to help underserved populations.
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A ‘decathlon’ for antibiotics
Mar 11, 2019The environments where bacteria thrive in our bodies are very different from those in which they’re tested in the lab, and that can be a problem. Sriram Chandrasekaran, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is using advanced computer simulations to study how different environments affect antibiotic performance.
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Alternative spring break
Mar 4, 2019The classrooms are empty, but U-M students are still learning, engaging and serving during spring break this week. Hundreds are opting to immerse themselves in communities throughout the world, recharging from their busy school schedules and making a positive impact.
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Connected wipers could prevent flooding
Feb 25, 2019Utilizing a test fleet in the city of Ann Arbor, engineers tracked when wipers were being used and matched it with video from onboard cameras to document rainfall. They found that tracking windshield wiper activity can provide faster, more accurate rainfall data than radar and rain gauge systems we currently have in place.
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U-M is top public university for Fulbrights
Feb 18, 2019U-M students received 26 Fulbright grants for the 2018-19 academic year—the most of any public university in the nation for the 14th year in a row. This year, their interests range from researching social and economic transformations in China to studying ethnographic study of reproductive health care professionals in Burkina Faso.
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Labs in a box
Feb 11, 2019Students in an advanced biology class at Benzie Central High School had lots of potential but very few tools and resources. So a former Benzie student, who now attends grad school at U-M, and her professor found a way to share their lab and expertise with them.
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Art in the Age of the Internet
Feb 4, 2019A new exhibition at the U-M Museum of art examines the radical impact of internet culture on visual art. “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today” presents more than 40 works across a variety of media, and is on view until April 7.
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Building robots and a better future in Detroit
Jan 28, 2019More than 2,800 Detroit-area high school students have been helped by the Michigan Engineering Zone, or MEZ, since the University of Michigan opened it in 2010. At the center, students explore their interests and grow their abilities in science, technology, engineering and math.
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2019 MLK SYMPOSIUM
Jan 21, 2019With the theme “Unravel,” the 2019 MLK Symposium features dozens of events that call us to continue the work of the civil rights movement, which sought to remove the threads of segregation and inequality from the tapestry of American life.
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3D printing 100 times faster with light
Jan 14, 2019Rather than building up plastic filaments layer by layer, a new approach to 3D printing lifts complex shapes from a vat of liquid at up to 100 times faster than conventional 3D printing processes, U-M researchers have shown.
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Healthy Schools
Jan 7, 2019Among the many things that years of teaching elementary school students has taught Cesar Reyes, is that kids sit too much during school and should move more. So when Reyes, a teacher at Detroit’s Munger Elementary-Middle School, was asked to try an in-class exercise program developed at U-M, he was all for it.
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Art of Winter Break
Dec 24, 2018Winter break is in full swing at U-M—and so are the arts! Check out a new exhibition, catch a performance or drop in for a guided tour at one of the many museums on campus that are open this holiday season.
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Wolverine Express
Dec 17, 2018Organized by U-M's Center for Educational Outreach, Wolverine Express trips take faculty, staff, students and alumni to under-resourced high schools across the state to promote higher education by sharing their academic and career journeys. Tag along for one ride where faculty and staff brought the pride of the Wolverines to Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Engaged with Arctic snow
Dec 10, 2018One class of students ventures to the Arctic for snow samples that are used in part by undergraduates in an intro chemistry course, who conduct authentic research experiments on sea ice loss. Engaged learning aimed at retaining STEM students early in their U-M careers.
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Finding their voice
Dec 3, 2018Imagine having a word or phrase on the tip of your tongue, but you’re unable to say it. And when you can speak, the words come out jumbled or incoherent. The U-M Aphasia Program offers a model approach to restoring the ability to communicate for residents across Michigan and the U.S.
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IT’S GIVING BLUEDAY
Nov 27, 2018Today is the day to give for the future. Giving Blueday, our online, 24-hour day of giving, impacts communities near and far. Support what you love at U-M.
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Mentoring at Michigan
Nov 26, 2018Mentoring has become an important part of the college experience for many students, as research indicates these types of supportive connections have a positive impact on students, even after they graduate. At the University of Michigan, faculty and staff use participate in several campus mentoring programs to foster student success.
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A Global Vision of Dentistry
Nov 19, 2018Students from the School of Dentistry traveled to Brazil as part of a global program that strives to improve and promote oral health equity through research, education and service.
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It takes a village
Nov 11, 2018Veteran graduate student Steve Smith is no stranger to hard work, determination, and going the extra mile. Smith is unabashed in his acknowledgement of how others have influenced him and adamant they be given credit for all they’ve done: “I have not done any of this on my own.”
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Strike up the band
Nov 5, 2018The U-M School of Music, Theatre and Dance has been a national leader in music education for more than 70 years—today, their alumni can be found at the helm of more than 400 elementary, middle and high school classrooms across the state of Michigan.
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Hail-oween Hauntings
Oct 29, 2018The Michigan campus has provided the perfect setting for mystery writers and their horror stories. Find out what happened when writers conjured terror on eerily familiar terrain, each reflecting the mores of life at U-M in a different decade.
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The Bright Future of Breast Cancer Research
Oct 22, 2018When are we going to cure cancer? More treatment options, targeted therapies and an understanding of when less is more have improved breast cancer outcomes in recent years. But more work remains.
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On the path to sustainability
Oct 15, 2018Anya Sirota, an associate professor of architecture at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and her partner, Jean Louis Farges, run Akoaki, a design studio in Detroit. The team has been working with the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm for nearly four years to develop a vision and “guiding plan” to make it self-sufficient and sustainable.
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