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(Car companies at the Detroit auto show are featuring electric vehicles and gasoline/electric hybrids. Electric vehicles are the big hit of the 2009 auto show. Video interview and b-roll with Bruce Belzowski.)

(A concrete material developed at the University of Michigan can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary---just water and carbon dioxide. A new material can mend itself when it cracks Video interview with professor Victor Li.)

(Neurophysiology for high school students. Crowdsourcing for product development. Socially-conscious t-shirts. These are three student business ideas getting started in Ann Arbor with help from the University of Michigan's Center for Entrepreneurship. The Center for Entrepreneurship helps student businesses Interviews with Thomas Zurbuchen, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, plus interviews with founders of three student businesses: Crowd Clarity, Backyard Brains and The Bearon.)

(Literature, Science, and the Arts senior Vikrum Vora was student speaker at the University of Michigan 2009 winter commencement.)

(The College of Engineering is placing a new emphasis on student teams, which offer hands-on learning that reinforces classroom teachings. Hands-on learning at Michigan Engineering. Video interviews with students and professors.)

(University of Michigan Solar Car Team showcase Infinium as they prepare for the World Solar Car Challenge in Australia. U-M Solar Car Team prepares for World Challenge. Interview with members of Solar Car Team.)

(U-M law professor Richard Friedman discusses President Obama's pick to replace retiring Supreme Court justice David Souter. Battle looms over Obama's first nomination. Video interview with U-M Richard Friedman)

(With help from the U-M Center for Entrepreneurship and RPM Ventures, a group of students has started a small-business incubator in the basement of an Ann Arbor building. A business incubator founded by U-Michigan students. Video including interviews with students and professors involved in the incubator.)

(University of Michigan aerospace engineering students test NanoFET thrusters in zero gravity. U-M Students Test NanoFET. Interview with professor Alec Gallimore and students testing NanoFET technology.)

(The daily chiming of carillon bells in Burton Tower on Central Campus is a familiar sound at the University of Michigan. University Carillonneur Steven Ball. Video and interview with Steven Ball.)