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(Starting Down syndrome infants on treadmill training for just minutes a day can help them walk up to four or five months earlier than with only traditional physical therapy, a new study from the University of Michigan says. Treadmill training helps Down syndrome babies walk months earlier. Video with Downs syndrome infants on treadmill.)

(U-M composer's song cycle headed to Carnegie Hall University of Michigan composer Evan Chambers.)

(The haunting melodies in Evan Chambers' evocative song cycle come from a deep resonant place, a sacred ground that holds memories of those buried six-feet deep. Video w/ Associate Professor Evan Chambers.)

(Poverty has been a major problem in this country during the last several decades. More than 37 million people in the United States live in poverty. More than 37 million people in the U.S. live in poverty. Sheldon Danziger and Bob Schoeni, both with the U-M National Poverty Center, discuss national poverty figures to coincide with the Aug. 28 release of data by the U.S. Census Bureau.)

(Four years after U-M President Mary Sue Coleman first talked with Google founder Larry Page about the idea of his company coming to Ann Arbor, the dream is a reality. The Ann Arbor offices already have more than 100 employees with many more on the way. Coleman and her top executive officers paid a visit to meet with the new staff, which includes 40 U-M graduates, to welcome Google to the neighborhood. First tour of new Ann Arbor division HQ Four years after U-M President Mary Sue Coleman first talked with Google founder Larry Page about the idea of his company coming to Ann Arbor, the dream is a reality. The Ann Arbor offices already have more than 100 employees with many more on the way. Coleman and her top executive officers paid a visit to meet with the new staff, which includes 40 U-M graduates, to welcome Google to the neighborhood.)

(For decades, local lakes have been plagued with blooms of nuisance algae. John Lehman's research has led to better understanding of the causes and now is coming up with solutions. Local lakes have been plagued with nuisance algae for years Video interview/Professor Lehman.)

(If you wonder where you stand in the social pecking order at work, home and in the community, a little known group of primates found only in the highlands of Ethiopia may offer some clues. Video interview with Jacinta Beehner and Thorn Bergman.)

(The 1,000 Pitches business plan competition gathered 1,044 pitches from students across campus, demonstrating that even in this economy, good ideas are proliferating. An entrepreneurship competition. Video interview with the president of a student group that led the organization of an entrepreneurship competition.)

(A device called VIVACE developed at the University of Michigan draws power out of slow water currents to produce clean electricity. It imitates the swim strategy of a school of fish. VIVACE harnesses vibrations in slow moving water currents Video interview with professor, animations.)

(Michigan Gospel Chorale is going along with U-M President Coleman on trip to Africa U-M students aim to connect through song with Ghana audiences A video of the Michigan Gospel Chorale, including interviews with members along with rehearsal and performance footage.)