The civil rights battle you don’t know
Veteran filmmaker Ilana Trachtman spent a decade researching and documenting the 1960 protest at Glen Echo Amusement Park, one of the nation’s earliest organized demonstrations to end segregation. The artist’s labor of love peaked when she discovered essential footage of a dramatic confrontation that matched an audio recording she’d been holding for years.
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Is it fixable: How the health care system is addressing burnout among physicians
Burnout, which was once considered a personal problem, is now coming to be seen as a common occupational hazard for physicians. That shift has had a major effect on workplace well-being initiatives and medical education. But can a focus on systems leave some individuals feeling helpless?
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Reframing the role of medications in chronic pain management
A Michigan Medicine expert says solely relying on drugs to address chronic pain “disempowers patients, clinicians, and the drugs themselves.” Rather than feeling hamstrung by mediocre medications, he says, clinicians can engage in patient healing through helping work toward realistic, mutually agreed upon, treatment goals.
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Hurricanes, fires, floods: How to be prepared
As people prepare for wild winds and heavy rains during hurricane season, you may be wondering what to do if disaster strikes? If scary images of bent-over trees and rampaging storm surges scare you, remember that preparing ahead is best to keep your family safe all year long.
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Free, open course in equitable stage makeup and hair
Too often, performers are working with makeup artists and crew who are not trained on their skin tone and hair texture. So, when they should be fully embodying a character, they are instead confronted with limitations that can feel frustrating and demoralizing. Now, a professor from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance has teamed with a performer from RuPaul’s ‘Drag Race’ to change all that.
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First data from XRISM space mission provides new perspective on supermassive black holes
Some of the first data from an international space mission is confirming decades worth of speculation about the galactic neighborhoods of supermassive black holes. More exciting than the data, though, is the fact that the long-awaited satellite behind it—the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission or XRISM—is just getting started providing such unparalleled insights.
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Happy trails: Conservancy brings universal access to seven trails in northwestern Michigan
The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has created more than 3 miles of accessible trails since 2016 when the Overlook Trail at Arcadia Dunes opened. It’s all part of the conservancy’s work since 1991 under the leadership of Glen Chown, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from U-M’s School of Environment and Sustainability.
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President's Message
Advancing toward a year of democracy, civic empowerment, and global engagement
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The rule of three
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Climate Blue
I feel the earth squish under my feet
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Health Yourself
How to protect, delay, and possibly reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s dementia
New research showcases the healthful benefits of moderate exercise and eating a plant-based diet.
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An Ungentle Art
Starting in 1990, Australian-born political satirist Pat Oliphant began spending annual periods in residence at U-M’s Wallace House Center for Journalists, where he sketched a wide range of American political figures. A sampling of these images, courtesy of the Wallace House, are displayed in the Clements Library exhibit “An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire.” The sketches provoke conversation around four key themes in American politics: capability, character, corruption, and humiliation. This gallery and text come from the larger online exhibit, which contextualizes Oliphant’s satire with examples of political art from the Clements Library collection, dating from the 1700s to 1900. Click on any image to enlarge.