Features: University of Michigan Faculty and Staff

Sustainable communities

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 08:00:00 -0400

Community-building was at the heart of a recent Ford School staff retreat. Thirty-five Ford staffers spent the day in Detroit, volunteering at the Gleaners food bank, as well as at Earthworks Urban Farm, which distributes food to low-income families through "Project Fresh."

Research makes the difference

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:00:00 -0500

One of the world’s largest research institutions, the U-M is making advances in technology that help people live healthier lives.

Photo Credit: Martin Vloet, U-M Photo Services

Active U

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0500

The Active U challenge takes place on campus every winter. One of MHealthy's (U-M's Health & Well-Being Services) most popular programs, Active U encourages more than 11,000 faculty, staff, grad students and retirees to get more fit.

Brushing up their skills

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:00:00 -0400

U-M School of Dentistry students discuss their work with a professor in the Roy Roberts Preclinical Simulation Laboratory where first and second year students practice the fundamentals of clinical dentistry.

Photo Credit: Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services

Bacteria wars

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0500

Scientists in the Mobley Research Laboratory at the U-M Medical School aim to find better treatments for urinary tract and gastric infections by investigating the basic mechanism of pathogenesis in certain bacteria.

Photo Credit: Scott C. Soderberg, U-M Photo Services

Seeing the light

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0400

U-M researchers overturned a century-old principle of physics by discovering a surprising magnetic effect of light that could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells.

Photo Credit: Scott R. Galvin, U-M Photo Services

Another bright idea

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:00:00 -0500

Researchers from the U-M College of Engineering have developed a new class of glowing phosphorescent crystals that could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient and flexible display screens.

Photo Credit: Marcin Szczepanski, Communications and Marketing Department, College of Engineering