"Out of the Blue" Season 3 Episode 04

Abstract

Feature 1 - A group of Masters students from multiple disciplines converge in this course at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to combine academics with practical, in-the-field experiences,in this case, working with Michigan's Lenawee County to identify best practices toward streamlining local governments. Feature 2 - In the inaugural year of this competition to accelerate the creation of businesses in the state of Michigan, University of Michigan student teams compete with teams from universities and colleges across the state seeking prize money to launch their dream. Feature 3 - 45 years ago, U-M Surgeon Dr. Robert Bartlett was disturbed by the 50 percent mortality rate of children who had undergone complex heart surgery. He developed the ECMO machine which has saved thousands of lives and is now in use in intensive care units around the world.