Featured Stories
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Great Lakes Safety
Jul 23, 2018As much as seeking out the waters of the Great Lakes is a cherished tradition across Michigan, it can also be a dangerous pursuit that ends in hundreds of drownings and rescues each year. After nearly drowning, U-M communicator Jamie Racklyeft turned survivor guilt into action.
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Art Fair
Jul 16, 2018Art lovers will once again fill the streets of Ann Arbor at the Ann Arbor Art Fair, which runs July 19–22, 2018. The University of Michigan welcomes one and all to its many museums, gallery exhibitions and tours on campus. All of the noted activities and exhibitions are free and open to the public.
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Tomorrow’s transportation—today
Jul 9, 2018In June, Mcity launched the Mcity Driverless Shuttle, the first such project in the U.S. focused primarily on user-behavior research and data collection. The project uses two fully automated, 11-passenger, all-electric shuttles to cover a roughly one-mile round-trip.
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Growing algae for biofuel
Jul 2, 2018A diverse mix of species improves the stability and fuel-oil yield of algal biofuel systems, as well as their resistance to invasion by outsiders, according to the findings of a federally funded outdoor study by University of Michigan researchers.
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Forging light out of darkness
Jun 25, 2018In a program facilitated by U-M faculty and staff, Washtenaw County young adults and local community members living with dementia have been united this past year to create seasonal public art installations centering on the themes of ‘light’ and ‘growth.’ Learn about how this community classroom uses art to bridge generational divides and the struggles associated with living with dementia.
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Birds in the Library
Jun 18, 2018To have a great library, the fledgling University of Michigan needed a great book. Regent Zina Pitcher had just the one in mind in 1838.
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Where’s the balcony?
Jun 11, 2018For the first time in its 18-year history, and by popular demand, Shakespeare in the Arb will present “Romeo and Juliet.” Learn about the challenge of performing this audience favorite without its usual urban backdrop.
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Astronomy Artist
Jun 4, 2018LSA alumnus José Francisco Salgado uses photography and film to bring astronomy to new audiences and inspire them to learn more about the science behind what they see.
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IMAX bulbs simulate the sun
May 28, 2018You don’t get to swim in the sun’s atmosphere unless you can prove you belong there. And the Parker Solar Probe’s Faraday cup, a key sensor aboard the $1.5 billion NASA mission launching this summer, earned its stripes by enduring testing in a homemade contraption designed to simulate the sun.
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New medical devices help doctors with disabilities
May 20, 2018Instead of using a traditional stethoscope or otoscope to examine a patient, one physician-in-training at the University of Michigan uses a new device, with a long, flexible wire and camera at its tip. A live video feed plays important diagnostic information back on her cell phone.
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Three Centuries of Innovation
May 14, 2018The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well at the University of Michigan, and the new Made at Michigan report shows how student entrepreneurs are bringing their ideas to life. From food assistance to improved biopsy procedures to "conscious consumerism" in fashion, U-M students are innovating into the next century and beyond.
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Longer-lasting roads and bridges
May 7, 2018A new, open-access recipe for ultra high-performance concrete developed by U-M Professor Sherif El-Tawil relies on off-the-shelf ingredients and could one day make potholes a thing of the past.
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HAIL! CLASS OF 2018
Apr 28, 2018Congratulations to all of the U-M students who earned their degrees this spring. Students received their diplomas during Spring Commencement at Michigan Stadium on April 28. Other graduation ceremonies are being held across campus through May 11. #MGoGrad
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‘Everything-repellent’ coating could kidproof phones, homes
Apr 23, 2018In an advance that could grime-proof phone screens, countertops, camera lenses and countless other everyday items, a materials science researcher at U-M has demonstrated a smooth, durable, clear coating that swiftly sheds water, oils, alcohols and, yes, peanut butter. Called “omniphobic” in materials science parlance, the new coating repels just about every known liquid.
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M-Air First Flight
Apr 16, 2018M-Air is a new outdoor fly lab for testing autonomous aerial vehicles at the University of Michigan. It lets researchers and students safely push algorithms and equipment to their limits. M-Air is a netted, four-story complex situated next to the site where the Ford Motor Company Robotics Building will open in late 2019.
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Making Science Visible
Apr 9, 2018The Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design offers a course created and taught by Professor Brad Smith called Making Science Visible that is an introduction to science illustration – and so much more. Scores of students look forward to enrolling once they have completed prerequisite classes that prepare them to draw and design visual narratives.
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Professor Ford
Apr 2, 2018In the spring of 1977, hundreds of U-M students encountered a new faculty member: Gerald R. Ford, 38th president of the United States and adjunct professor of political science.
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An Integrated Life
Mar 26, 2018History alumnus Lyman T. Johnson was the grandson of four former slaves. Born and educated in the Jim Crow South, he integrated the University of Kentucky in 1949—five years before Brown v. Board of Education.
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Poultry, People and Pathogens
Mar 19, 2018U-M researchers have been studying production chicken farming practices in rural Ecuador. The research is part of a larger, longitudinal study that seeks to understand how new highways have affected the epidemiology in the area.
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Coastal care
Mar 12, 2018Several lake towns along the state’s western edge have faced costly damage to their beaches and structures because of fluctuating Great Lakes water levels. U-M researchers are part of a program that trains local officials in coastal management and helps them better understand the threats posed by climate change and building in floodplains.
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Faculty public engagement
Mar 5, 2018For some U-M faculty, using social media is a valuable form of public engagement that has helped them influence journalists and policymakers, conduct research, connect with others and gain professional opportunities.
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Finding a sense of place
Feb 26, 2018Residents and volunteers are busy working overtime cleaning the debris caused by a recent storm that destroyed dozens of homes and the association headquarters of Ocupacão Anchieta, a four-year-old land occupation in Brazil once used as an illegal dumping site.
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Out of the Cold War’s shadow
Feb 19, 2018Ph. D. candidate Michael Hamel tests an augmented reality headset to detect radiation sources in the Nuclear Radiation Laboratory. The Consortium for Verification Technology (CVT), led by Sara A. Pozzi, Ph. D., consists of 12 leading universities and 9 national laboratories, working to provide the R&D and human capital needed to address technology and policy issues in treaty-compliance monitoring.
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CONFRONTING PORGY AND BESS
Feb 12, 2018Ahead of its world premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in 2019, the University Musical Society and the U-M School of Music, Theatre & Dance will present a test performance of the new edition of “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” this week. A related, livestreamed symposium will bring community members together to discuss issues of race in the acclaimed, controversial opera.
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War Over Words
Feb 5, 2018U-M’s production of the Middle English Dictionary – arguably one of Michigan’s greatest achievements – was saved by an arrogant young scholar willing to risk his career.
Learn about this tale of intrigue from 1938
