• Running for shelter

    U-M alum Brendan LaFrenier ran 200 miles across Michigan in four days, from Lake St. Clair to Lake Michigan, raising more than $33,000 for homeless shelters across the state. With his friend and U-M alum Nick DelFranco, LaFrenier co-founded Endurance for Change, which combines endurance, film making, and community service.

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  • Knee exoskeletons for arthritis relief, mobility

    Building on the success of projects to boost strength by adding motors to conventional knee, hip and ankle braces, a University of Michigan team is exploring how well this approach could work for relieving knee pain from osteoarthritis.

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  • Ode to the aeronauts

    Up, Up, and Away: A History of Ballooning in America, invites visitors to journey into the remarkable history of ballooning—an era of daring invention, public spectacle, and new ways of seeing the world. This exhibit examines the history of balloon flight in the United States from Blanchard’s first ascension in 1793 to the early 20th century, when ballooning became part of popular culture.

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  • Community co-designed wave energy prototypes

    Researchers from U-M Engineering went to Beaver Island to demo prototype wave energy converters during the Island’s 11th annual sustainability fair. But this wasn’t a generic technology demonstration—the U-M team had designed their prototypes based on use cases envisioned by Beaver Island residents.

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