Container Feature 3: Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Michael Parsons shares his elegant solution for preventing invasive species from hitching rides in ballast water: create a ballast--free ship. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 03, 2008-2009
Container Feature 1: Professor Michael Bernitsas' VIVACE project turns what is normally the bane of a marine engineer's existence into a potential solution to our energy needs. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 04, 2008-2009
Container Feature 2: The University of Michigan's musical theatre department has grown from Brent Wagner's singular vision to one of the top programs in the nation. For the program's 25th anniversary, Michigan's Broadway star alumni return to their roots to perform alongside current students in a song and dance celebration. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 04, 2008-2009
Container Feature 3: How do you get people to explore a subject that would normally fall outside their area of interest? The University of Michigan does it with theme semesters. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 04, 2008-2009
Container Feature 1: Looking for new ways to give back, a group of exceptional biomedical engineering students forms an organization designed to benefit doctors and their patients halfway around the world. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 05, 2008-2009
Container Feature 2: The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) is developing a collision avoidance system that will make our roads safer. Lead researcher Jim Sayer explains the system and takes it for a test drive. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 05, 2008-2009
Container Feature 3: The University of Michigan is redefining the role its Museum of Art plays in the life of the campus and the community. If the grand reopening is any indication, there are plenty of exciting things in store. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 05, 2008-2009
Container Feature 1: A group of graduate students from the U-M's College of Architecture and Urban Planning are working to create a sustainable community--based food system in Detroit so that everyone--no matter what their income or transportation challenges--can get better nutrition. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 06, 2008-2009
Container Feature 2: Four years ago, Professor Thylias Moss, a renowned poet and a MacArthur and Guggenheim fellow, had a revelation that inspired her to jump off an artistic career cliff. Her new exploration of multimedia communication fused with poetry has transformed her work and her teaching. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 06, 2008-2009
Container Feature 3: FestiFools explodes onto Ann Arbor's Main Street with enormous paper mâché creatures and hundreds of participants from across the community. In: Out of the Blue: The Michigan Difference (television program), 2008-2011 » Out of the Blue » Season 1 » Episode 06, 2008-2009