Featured Stories
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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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Museum scientists
Feb 1, 2021Though strong evidence suggests that the responsible coronavirus originated in bats, how and when it crossed from wildlife into humans is unknown. In a study published online in the journal mBio, an international team of 15 biologists say this lack of clarity has exposed a glaring weakness in the current approach to pandemic surveillance and response worldwide.
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Dow Sustainability Fellows
Jan 25, 2021A $3 million gift from the Dow Company Foundation will continue the Dow Sustainability Fellows Program at U-M. The gift supplements the company's $13 million in donations to fund the Dow Fellows Program since its inception in 2013 and secures funding through 2023. The program offers a graduate-level interdisciplinary training and sustainability project experience to students across the university.
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2021 MLK SYMPOSIUM
Jan 17, 2021The 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium will feature a different format from past years, but with the same emphasis on the message and lessons of the late civil rights leader. This year’s symposium begins with a keynote at 10 a.m. Jan. 18 and is built around the theme “Where Do We Go From Here?” It is a largely virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mapping quantum structures with light
Jan 11, 2021A new tool that uses light to map out the electronic structures of crystals could reveal the capabilities of emerging quantum materials and pave the way for advanced energy technologies and quantum computers, according to researchers at the University of Michigan, University of Regensburg and University of Marburg.
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Range-doubling batteries
Jan 4, 2021Lithium metal batteries, capable of doubling the capacity of today’s standard lithium-ion cells, can be built utilizing much of the current battery manufacturing system, a finding from U-M researchers that removes a major hurdle for automakers looking to embrace the next major evolution in energy storage technology for electric vehicles.
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In case you missed it
Dec 28, 2020During an unprecedented fall semester, many events, exhibitions and performances at U-M shifted to a virtual format. Many of these creative presentations are still available to enjoy online.
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In case you missed it
Dec 21, 2020During an unprecedented fall semester, many events, exhibitions and performances at U-M shifted to a virtual format. Many of these creative presentations are still available to enjoy online.
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Dentistry during COVID-19
Dec 14, 2020The close proximities and confined spaces of the dental office environment in a pandemic pose a host of potential health risks, and it may be even more problematic in dental schools and other large dental offices with similar cubicle set-ups. It’s a situation U-M engineers have sought to make safer by analyzing the transport of aerosols within the clinics at the School of Dentistry.
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Young sharks
Dec 7, 2020While business pitch competitions are routine for college and even some high school students, Young Sharks is the first program that exposes elementary school aged children to startups and all the possibilities that can spring from their curiosity and creativity.
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Sensor technology aims to extend the life of aging pipelines
Nov 30, 2020U-M researchers are collaborating with the Great Lakes Water Authority and engineering firm Structural Technologies on a pilot project in the Motor City that harnesses the power of smart infrastructure sensors and innovative lining technologies. That combination could bolster the structural integrity of water pipelines and alert the utility ahead of line ruptures.
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This is how you feed potential
Nov 23, 2020Food insecurity is top of mind these days, thanks to the economic devastation wrought by COVID-19. Feeding America statistics show from the beginning of March 2020 through the end of June, food banks nationwide distributed more than 1.9 billion meals to people facing hunger in the United States.
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