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(Engineering students have developed a low-cost, battery-powered surgical lamp to be used in developing nations where electricity isn't reliable. Earlier this month, the members of Michigan Health Engineered for All Lives, or M-HEAL, sent their prototype lamp to Uganda where it will undergo testing. Students created a surgical lamp for developing nations. Video interview with students.)

(In recent years, at the University of Michigan, a new tradition has taken root. Many students who attend the customary Spring Commencement are also taking part in more personal celebrations. Graduation Celebrations at the University of Michigan The video captures minority graduation celebrations across the campus.)

(U-M students talk about why they participate in the Michigan Prisoner Re-entry program, which provides counseling and services to former inmates. U-M students help ex-offenders adjust to society. Slideshow project with U-M students.)

(Since 1968, the ISR Panel Study of Income Dynamics has been following different generations of the same families to learn how their lives have changes A close-up on the ISR Panel Study of Income Dynamic. Interviews with researchers and interviewers, and selected study findings.)

(A limestone counter top and a practiced eye played roles in the discovery of a trove of fossils that may shed light on the origins of African wildlife. Limestone counter top leads to ancient mammal fossil finds Segment from "Wild Chronicles" TV program.)

(The University of Michigan College of Engineering is organizing the Diversity Summit to discuss how Michigan universities can create engineers who are better prepared to face the global challenges of the 21st century. Summit on Diversity + Opportunity in K16 + Engineering Edu Interviews with Dean, Associate Dean of College of Engineering.)

(U-M autism expert Catherine Lord is nationally known and sought after for her input on this growing epidemic. Helping children Video on U-M's autism clinic.)

(New vehicles should please the auto industry's newest stakeholder---the federal government. Video interview with Bruce Belzowski.)

(Watch professor Victor Li's bendable self-healing concrete in action. A researcher shows how this material compares with regular concrete. A demonstration of concrete that bends. Video interview with a researcher.)

(Engineers at the University of Michigan simulated an off-the-charts earthquake in a laboratory in December to test the strength of their new technique for bracing high-rise buildings. A better way to brace buildings in seismic zones Video interview of professors and doctoral student with footage of earthquake simulation.)