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Horizontal garage door
Get PDFGarage doors are a common component to a suburban lifestyle, and this mundane concept is reimagined to fit an unusual type of outdoor garage. The project is provided by a private construction company for a pre-constructed house in San Francisco, California. The location is difficult to access, and the pre-standing structure cannot accommodate a standard garage door. To fulfill the requirements of this bid, a custom single car horizontal garage door is designed, tested, and a physical prototype is constructed for validity. The design employs a friction wheel system used to open and close the doors along a track embedded into the floor of the structure. Aesthetics, functionality, and durability are the main factors in the design process using core engineering concepts, technical analyses (including Internet of Things and smart systems), and creativity
Mira Sussman, Oral History Interview, 2024
Get PDFMira Sussman is the Resource Development Manager for Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County. In this interview, Sussman describes growing up in the Jewish community in Ann Arbor, her first time working at JFS in the employment program between 2005-2013, and how JFS evolved during her first time working there. Sussman explains how different resettlement services are at JFS now vs. the early 2000s, the resettlement process, and how COVID-19 has made resettling difficult due to lack of access to housing. Sussman also explores JFS’s collaboration with Eastern Michigan University in resettling 12 Afghan families into on-campus housing, storing mattresses and pillows in the Bowen Fieldhouse, and the logistics of housing these families both during these short stay at EMU and beyond.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1167/thumbnail.jp
Depicting conflict in Kosovo and Rwanda: Comparative analysis of child victims of ethnic genocide in the Associated Press, 1990
No full textWhen images of children in conflict situations are selected for a Western audience, what roles do the images fulfill for the audience? A content analysis of photographs provided by the Associated Press of children in Rwanda and Kosovo suggests that news agencies frame children of conflicts differently, as passive agents or success stories, in accordance with ideological and organizational guidelines. The findings of this study show that the Associated Press depicts children in Rwanda in racially stereotypical ways in comparison to their Kosovar counterparts. The current research examines the ways that news media depict children of color in the context of war and conflict
Machine-learning guided strain-relief patterns for maximizing stretchability of printed conductors
No full textA CURE lab in introductory biology at a regional comprehensive university negatively impacts student success in the associated lecture course among students from groups underrepresented in science
No full textourse-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been proposed as a mechanism to democratize access to the benefits of apprentice-style scientific research to a broader diversity of students, promoting inclusivity and increasing student success and retention. As we evaluate CUREs, it is essential to explore their effectiveness within the environments of regional comprehensive universities and community colleges, because they are important access points for a wide variety of students. It is also important to address the potential influence of volunteer bias, where students can opt to enroll in either the CURE or a traditional lab, on the outcomes of CUREs. We evaluated a CURE at a regional comprehensive university under conditions both with and without volunteer bias. We find that nonvolunteer students report a lower sense of discovery and relevance of the CURE compared with students who volunteered for the course. Importantly, we also find that our replacement of the traditional lab class with a CURE resulted in lower scores on exams in the associated lecture course among students who are both BIPOC and Pell eligible. We call for additional research on the effects of CUREs at nonresearch-intensive institutions and without volunteer bias, to better understand the impact of these classes.
When a traditional lab was replaced with a CURE a Regional Comprehensive Institution, students who are both BIPOC and Pell eligible have lower scores on the exams in the associated lecture course. Also, students who did not volunteer for the CURE report a lower sense of discovery and relevance in the course
Liz Nowland-Margolis, Interview, 2024
Get PDFThroughout 2024, the city of Ann Arbor celebrated its 200th anniversary with community events, festivals, and art displays that highlighted its rich culture and history. To cap off the celebrations, in December 2024 the EMU Center for Oral History Research invited community members to Skyline High School to share what makes Ann Arbor special. In this interview, Liz Nowland-Margolis talks about growing up in Ann Arbor, learning about her family\u27s history, and community involvement.https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/1204/thumbnail.jp
