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3-D printed orthotics: Better fit, same day
Mar 13, 2017A new way to design and 3-D print custom orthotics and prosthetics could give amputees, stroke patients and individuals with cerebral palsy lighter, better-fitting assistive devices in a fraction of the time it takes to get them today.
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Rhapsodies in Blue
Mar 6, 2017From the visual to the vocal and on to the musical, Michigan's love affair with the color blue has been long and complicated. How “azure blue” evolved into the universal slogan of U-M loyalists everywhere.
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Architecture Biennale exhibition opens at Detroit’s MOCAD
Feb 27, 2017Organized by the U-M Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, the exhibition comes to MOCAD after first opening at the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy last year.
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Pioneers of Sustainability
Feb 20, 2017Building on our strengths, U-M is developing a new type of school to address increasingly dynamic and complex global sustainability challenges. Learn more about the long history of sustainability on campus and how it's contributing to our progress and discoveries today.
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Building a stronger Haiti with engineering and chocolate
Feb 13, 2017Journey from bean to bar in the jungles and streets of Haiti and meet the Michigan Engineer who’s churning out opportunity for her native country.
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The Firing of a President
Feb 6, 2017Michigan’s visionary first president Henry P. Tappan was brought down by editors, teetotalers, professors, regents ... and his own arrogance.
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Bringing back Great Lakes giants
Jan 30, 2017U-M researchers are part of a multi-institution team working to restore lake sturgeon, which were once common in the Great Lakes, by building rock spawning reefs in two Detroit-area rivers. The latest set of reefs was completed last month in the Detroit River near Belle Isle.
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Bringing Indian music to the world
Jan 23, 2017Professor Mousumi Banerjee grew up listening to the songs of Indian poet, writer and composer Rabindranath Tagore. Now her quest is to convert the songs to Western music notation, starting with a high school orchestra, hoping to make the music more accessible.
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2017 MLK Symposium
Jan 16, 2017With the theme “Sounds of Change,” the 2017 MLK Symposium features dozens of events that will explore how sound can mark moments of change. Events include a keynote lecture/conversation with Amy Goodman and Issa Rae and a talk on movement building by BLM activist Shaun King.
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Celebrating 200 Years of Excellence
Jan 9, 2017At Michigan, we’ve been educating future leaders since 1817. Together we can accomplish great things beyond what any one person can do.
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Why 1817 Matters
Jan 1, 2017With the arrival of 2017, the University is celebrating the 200th year since its founding in Detroit. But for many decades, 1837 was considered U-M’s birth year – in Ann Arbor.
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’TIS THE SEASON
Dec 26, 2016Winter 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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Camera-trap project captures Michigan wildlife selfies
Dec 19, 2016Wildlife ecologist Nyeema Harris is capturing hundreds of thousands of Michigan wildlife photos using motion-triggered cameras. Students across the state are helping her identify the animals.
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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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