Crowdsourcing a time machine

U-M’s Clements Library holds some 60,000 picture postcards dating to the late-19th/early-20th centuries. Vintage photos and scrawled notes open a fascinating window into Michigan’s past. Help make this historic trove digitally searchable.
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Sensors for bat-inspired spy plane under development
A six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat would gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real time. That’s the Army’s concept, and it has awarded the University of Michigan College of Engineering a five-year, $10-million grant to help make it happen.
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Video: U-M 'ballast-free ship' could cut costs while blocking aquatic invaders
University of Michigan researchers are investigating a radical new design for cargo ships that would eliminate ballast tanks, the water-filled compartments that enable non-native creatures to sneak into the Great Lakes from overseas.
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A piece of history
Our first U-M History column tells the story of one of our crown jewels: the Clements Library
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JFK at the Union
On the anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s ‘Peace Corps’ speech, we look back at how U-M students picked up his challenge to change the world.
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Pigskin
The spread offense isn’t the only thing that’s changed in football. So have the words.
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Medicine and ministry
Dr. Oveta Fuller is a respected researcher in microbiology and immunology, an expert on viral infections. But her most vital work takes place outside the lab, when she combines her scientific knowledge with faith. Turns out that one of her most effective weapons against AIDS is the fact that she’s not only a scientist, but a pastor.
Columns
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President's Message
Community wellness and mental health
Mary Sue Coleman shares U-M's strategy to respond to the increasingly prevalent mental health needs of students. -
Editor's Blog
I’m in the book
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Climate Blue
Knowledge isn’t only power
Ricky Rood takes the adage 'knowledge is power' and tempers it with an unavoidable dash of fear. -
Health Yourself
Should the iceman cometh?
How effective is ice in treating injured, sore, or inflamed muscles? Victor Katch revisits this age-old remedy.
In the news
From the end spring new beginnings
Commencement 2022 delivered a host of celebratory thrills. Speakers included author/journalist Maria Shriver and Dr. Anthony Fauci. As in years past, many students customized their graduation caps with inspiring messages. Enjoy this batch of colorful caps we found amid the throng of ecstatic alumni in Michigan Stadium. These captions are sourced from the stories about spring commencement that appeared in the University Record. All images are by Michigan Photography.