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Lessons on Digital Citizenship
Dec 12, 2016U-M master’s students are sharing digital citizenship lessons with eighth graders at Scarlett Middle School in Ann Arbor so that the younger students can become ambassadors to spread the word about this growing problem in the nation’s schools.
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Following the migrant trail
Dec 5, 2016Anthropology researcher Jason De León follows the perilous journey taken by Central Americans fleeing violence and poverty in Mexico to get to the U.S. – and the smugglers behind them. He aims to put a face on the phenomenon he says is highly politicized and poorly understood.
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Giving Blueday was a success!
Nov 30, 2016November 29 was definitely your day to be a victor! Year three saw incredible results because of you. Your support will leave a lasting impression on the university, community, and students like Emanuel Papageorgiou (STAMPS, Class of 2019).
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It’s Giving Blueday!
Nov 29, 2016Today is your day to be a victor! Giving Blueday, our 24-hour day of giving, impacts communities near and far. Today, support what you love at U-M, and celebrate your day to be a victor for Michigan.
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What difference can one day make?
Nov 28, 2016Giving Blueday 2016 is Tuesday, November 29. Take a look back at two years of impact—from the creation of a scholarship at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design to other initiatives that helped students, communities, and so much more.
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Shadows in the Dark Web
Nov 21, 2016Secrets lurk in the dark web, the 95 percent of the internet that most of us can't see. One U-M professor is bringing some of those secrets to light, making the digital and the real world a little safer.
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Around the world and back
Nov 14, 2016From Finland to Ethiopia, Germany to Ghana, U-M has the most students studying abroad among Big Ten Universities, according to the new Open Doors report. Exotic landscapes. Different cultures. The world is their classroom.
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CONTINUED MISSION
Nov 7, 2016Student veterans like senior Jonathan Chen know firsthand what it means to serve. He continues that work on U-M’s campus, helping to support fellow veterans as they make the transition from the military to the classroom.
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Bristle Mammoth
Oct 31, 2016A new Bristle Mammoth exhibit opens Nov. 5 at the Museum of Natural History and tells the story of the ice age mammal pulled from a farmer's field near Chelsea in October 2015. An analysis of the bones, teeth and tusks suggests the specimen could help rewrite the story of Michigan prehistory.
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“Many Voices, Our Michigan”
Oct 24, 2016U-M’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Plan was recently introduced to the university community through a series of events. This five-year plan serves as an umbrella over 49 unit plans—from all 19 schools and colleges, administrative units, student life, athletics and the health system.
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Wringing power from water
Oct 17, 2016In a milestone that took more than a decade to reach, a team of engineers is testing the first commercial-scale prototype of a device designed to generate electricity from slow-moving river and ocean currents. Called VIVACE, the device harnesses a phenomenon called flow-induced motion.
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The 21st Century Dancer
Oct 10, 2016The University Musical Society's 21st Century Artist Internships offer performing arts students paid, one-of-a-kind, experiential learning opportunities. Learn more about Claire Crause's incredible experience with Mark Morris Dance Group, which performs at U-M Oct. 13-15
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A more accurate sensor for lead paint
Oct 3, 2016A new molecular gel recipe developed at the University of Michigan is at the core of a prototype for a more accurate lead paint test. The test makes it easy to see whether a paint chip contains more than the regulated 5,000 parts per million of the poisonous metal.
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Harnessing brain activity
Sep 26, 2016University of Michigan startup Neurable has developed a brain wave interpretation system that allows for control of devices such as toys and video games. Neurable’s system involves a cap that can detect brain wave activity and turn it into action.
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A Rare Look Under the Hood
Sep 19, 2016When the University of Michigan-branded No. 88 Axalta race car debuted at NASCAR’s Pure Michigan 400, engineering, business, chemistry and kinesiology students were on hand to kick-off a new recruiting and research partnership with Axalta, facilitated by the Business Engagement Center.
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ESCAPING WITH THEATER
Sep 12, 2016U-M professor Ashley Lucas, director of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) and UNIRIO’s partner, brought U-M students to Brazil to be participant observers in the program, working not just in prisons but also in underprivileged neighborhoods and hospitals.
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WELCOME BACK
Sep 5, 2016The excitement in the air in Ann Arbor is palpable. U-M students are back in town and ready to start the new school year. There are a variety of Welcome Week events happening across campus to help students get back into the swing of things. Go Blue!
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Band, Take the Field!
Aug 29, 2016The legendary William Revelli created many traditions that define today’s Michigan Marching Band. “Look at the stadium. Look at those crowds. Look at our team. Look at the program. …You’re not going to go anywhere and beat this.”
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Flying Catamarans
Aug 22, 2016With the 2017 America’s Cup on the horizon, go behind the scenes with the world’s best sailing team, ORACLE USA, and the Michigan Engineers who help this championship crew fly. With glory – and danger – on the line, precision engineering rules the day.
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prosthetics research
Aug 15, 2016The Rehabilitation Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Michigan looks part playground, part film studio, part bionic woman. U-M doctoral student Susannah Engdahl explains how the lab is used to measure and compare the range of motion of people who use prosthetics against those who don't.
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Learning to Walk the Wave Field
Aug 8, 2016MARLO, the 3D bipedal robot that belongs to electrical engineering professor Jessy Grizzle and his team of students, is learning to conquer new terrain. The team is starting with the easiest routes, between the grassy two- to three-foot moguls, over smaller undulations.
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Olympic family
Aug 1, 2016Jeff Porter, BA ’07, experienced an Olympic dream by competing in London four years ago with his wife, Tiffany (Ofili) Porter, PharmD ’12. Now, as the 2016 Rio Games approach, the couple will be joined by younger sister and fellow Wolverine, Cindy Ofili for an unprecedented family triple-header.
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Summer Opportunity for Future Grad Students
Jul 25, 2016This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), one of the U-Ms most dynamic recruitment efforts intended to prepare students from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue Ph.D.s in the biological, physical sciences, engineering and social sciences.
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Need for speed: Michigan Performance Research Laboratory
Jul 18, 2016Jeff Plotzke wants to improve his running time. He's starting marathons and hopes to go faster and develop a more efficient gait, so he's asked the experts at the U-M Michigan Performance Research Laboratory to help him notch it up.
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Warming pulses in ancient climate record
Jul 11, 2016A new reconstruction of Antarctic ocean temperatures around the time the dinosaurs disappeared 66 million years ago supports the idea that one of the planet's biggest mass extinctions was due to the combined effects of volcanic eruptions and an asteroid impact.
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