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Researchers trace path of light in photosynthesis
Jul 19, 2021Heliobacteria, a type of bacteria that uses photosynthesis to generate energy, has reaction centers thought to be similar to those of the common ancestors for all photosynthetic organisms. Now, a U-M team has determined the first steps in converting light into energy for this bacterium.
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Art Fair returns
Jul 12, 2021Like most annual events in the area, 2020 marked the first time in 61 years that the beloved Ann Arbor Art Fair was forced to cancel. Recently lifted restrictions, however, will allow for art lovers to once again fill the streets of Ann Arbor for the AAAF, which runs July 15–17.
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Bee movement and flower pollination
Jul 5, 2021Roads can be barriers to wildlife of all sorts, and scientists have studied road impacts on animals ranging from Florida panthers and grizzly bears to box turtles, mice, rattlesnakes and salamanders. But much less is known about the impact of roads on pollinating insects such as bees and to what extent these structures disrupt insect pollination.
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Scrap to sustainable sheet metal
Jun 28, 2021As we move toward a cleaner transportation sector, a new $2 million project at the University of Michigan aims to develop easier and more cost-effective ways to make recyclable lightweight automotive sheet metals.
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3D motion tracking system
Jun 21, 2021A new real-time, 3D motion tracking system developed at the University of Michigan combines transparent light detectors with advanced neural network methods to create a system that could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in autonomous technologies.
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U-M extends Go Blue Guarantee
Jun 17, 2021U-M will extend the Go Blue Guarantee — its landmark promise of up to four years of free tuition for qualifying Michigan residents — to the Dearborn and Flint campuses. The Board of Regents voted June 17 to broaden the commitment to the two regional campuses during its meeting to determine the 2021-2022 fiscal year budget.
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U-M peony garden
Jun 14, 2021Following a pandemic year in which visitors were asked to stay away, the nearly century-old peony garden in the University of Michigan's Nichols Arboretum welcomed them back with a banner bloom year.
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Safer play
Jun 7, 2021A collaboration between the Michigan State Youth Soccer Association (MSYSA) and the U-M School of Public Health helped get teams back on the field with pandemic precautions. U-M experts created a Return to Play Phased Activity Chart for MSYSA which outlines important details and protocols for teams, coaches and parents.
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Longtime U-M entomologist greets 17-year cicadas
May 31, 2021U-M entomologist Thomas Moore has spent nearly seven decades studying periodical cicadas, which emerge every 13 or 17 years and are only found in the eastern half of North America. He logged thousands of miles during his career, crisscrossing the country by car, and studied 55 periodical cicada emergences.
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Water scarcity footprint
May 24, 2021In a study published online April 15 in the journal Nature Food, researchers from the University of Michigan and Tulane University present a water scarcity footprint that measures the water-use impacts of U.S. diets, taking into account regional variations in water scarcity.
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STEM doctors
May 17, 2021A new generation of diverse math scholars is being inspired to take their careers to the next level by the Marjorie Lee Browne Scholars Program at U-M. The program has reimagined the Department of Mathematics’ master’s degree program as a space where underrepresented students can hone their abilities while engaging with faculty and a network of peers.
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Next generation of esports leaders
May 10, 2021A multimillion dollar gift from Robert “Bobby” Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, will establish a multidisciplinary esports program at the U-M School of Information. Esports are organized video game competitions played for spectators. The contribution lays the groundwork for an esports minor at U-M by 2022 to help prepare students for careers in the burgeoning esports industry.
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Hail! Class of 2021
May 1, 2021Congratulations to all of the U-M students who earned their degrees this spring. We appreciate the work you have done to earn a University of Michigan degree, and the sacrifices made by you and your families. #MGoGrad
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Hail! Class of 2021
Apr 29, 2021To honor the University of Michigan Class of 2021, undergraduate students from the U-M Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design created a chalk paint mural on the street outside of the Rackham Graduate School.
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She has crutches like me!
Apr 26, 2021A young patient’s reaction to a Super Bowl commercial featuring gold medalist and double amputee Jessica Long goes viral, leads to Zoom introduction.
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View 3D exhibit from home
Apr 19, 2021“Whale Evolution: From Land to Sea” is an immersive exploration into the unusual evolution and adaptation of whales, whose ancient ancestors walked on land. The exhibit, developed in partnership with Ann Arbor-based Saganworks, invites audiences to learn more about Maiacetus, Dorudon and Basilosaurus, three prehistoric whales whose skeletons are on view at the museum.
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Read a poem. Hear a poem. Write a poem.
Apr 12, 2021To celebrate National Poetry Month, the U-M Institute for the Humanities launched “Poetry Blast,” a multi-platform exhibition that includes “pop-up poems” around campus and in downtown Ann Arbor, “noon poems” read by faculty poets, and daily prompts for audience participation.
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Patient rounds
Apr 5, 2021An ages-old care and learning concept gets technology upgrade and international collaboration. With help from the Center for Academic Innovation, a team from the Medical School created a program for virtual patient rounds using Microsoft HoloLens2 XR technology so students could continue to learn from the hands-on experience.
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Giving Music
Mar 29, 2021In 2010, U-M alum Clara Hardie co-founded the nonprofit Detroit Youth Volume to make classical music training utilizing the Suzuki method more accessible to children from all backgrounds. She provides scholarships to those who need them to cover instruments, music and materials, transportation support for parents in the form of a monthly gas gift card, tickets to local performances.
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world-class robotics complex
Mar 22, 2021As robots and autonomous systems are poised to become part of our everyday lives, the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. are opening a one-of-a-kind facility where they’ll develop robots and roboticists that help make lives better, keep people safer and build a more equitable society.
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Biomorphic batteries
Mar 15, 2021Like biological fat reserves store energy in animals, a new rechargeable zinc battery integrates into the structure of a robot to provide much more energy, a team led by the University of Michigan has shown.
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Biodiversity protects bee communities
Mar 8, 2021A new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens. U-M researchers netted and trapped more than 4,000 bees from 60 species.
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Virtual care
Mar 1, 2021Michigan Medicine was able to respond to the rapidly growing interest in telehealth visits by streamlining operations and quickly training more providers. In addition to expanding telemedicine programs, U-M is also researching ways to improve virtual care and make it more accessible to all.
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Pioneering a way to keep very small satellites in orbit
Feb 22, 2021A cubesat, largely built by undergraduate students, will explore the feasibility of a new propulsion method that could enable very small satellites to move around Earth’s orbit without carrying fuel. This could pave the way for tiny satellites that stay in orbit for long periods and operate in swarms, monitoring storms and natural disasters, for example.
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With this ring
Feb 12, 2021When Matt Sherman, MBA '05, found a wedding band on a New York City sidewalk in early December, he set in motion a maize-and-blue miracle that only a fellow Wolverine could believe.
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