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42 Hours of ReCreativity is a student team design challenge, starting at 8pm on Friday, November 4 and ending at 2pm on Sunday, November 6. Open to undergrad and graduate students from all university schools and colleges. Cash Prizes!  Team registration is open from October 7-21. Teams must be comprised of students from at least three different schools, two of which are North Campus schools/colleges.  More...

Ever want to control something with your mind? Rearrange your bedroom by only thinking about it?  The University of Michigan 3D Lab is using EEG technology combined with full body gestures to bring a new level of immersion to interactive applications. Using the EPOC Emotiv headset one can read instant EEG patterns from 14 areas of the brain. This information can be used to tell special software whether you are smiling, stressed out, or thinking about grapes.

The Ford Presidential Library is located on Beal Avenue, across from the Advanced Technology Lab (near Fuller). The library houses all of Gerald Ford's presidential and post-presidential papers. These include letters, meeting notes and reports as well as items such as personal photos of the Ford family's pets. The library houses special exhibitions, and is used for meetings and conferences for a fee.

The Duderstadt Center is an all-campus resource and it is a place where traditional and new sources of information blend with tools for synthesis, creativity, invention, and production. The combined talents of students, and information and instructional technology professionals make the center a powerful resource for the university.