As we head into a new decade, here are some of our favorite moments captured in 2019 by our talented photographers:

 

Crisler Center University of Michigan

Crisler Center is set up for a Maize-out before the Michigan State men’s Basketball game.

 

Researcher holds a petri dish

A researcher holds a petri dish for a stock photo shoot to accompany a story on the UM Gateway in March.

 

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays with Baba Collins

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma plays with Baba Collins at Berston Field House when Ma visited Flint for a “Day of Action.”

 

Students from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance perform on stage

Students from the School of Music, Theatre & Dance perform in professor Jose Casas’ play “Flint” at the Arthur Miller Theatre in April.

 

Performance involving bubbles

Visitors to the annual FestiFools celebration in downtown Ann Arbor are delighted by a performance involving bubbles.

 

Stack of aspen trees

Luke Nave, an associate research scientist, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, looks at a stack of aspen trees that had been cut from a section of land on the UM Biostation near Pellston in the northern Lower Peninsula, as part of an ongoing study on climate change.

 

virtual reality in the classroom

Graduate nursing student Brooke Lehmann demonstrates the use of virtual reality in the classroom to help students prepare for real-world situations.

 

Juwan Howard wipes away tears

Former University of Michigan men’s basketball All-American Juwan Howard wipes away tears after being named the David and Meredith Kaplan Men’s Basketball Head Coach in May.

 

Michigan baseball players celebrate

Michigan baseball players Jack Blomgren, left, and Jordan Brewer celebrate the team’s 7-4 win over Vanderbilt in the first game of the College World Series finals in Omaha, Neb.

 

Amanda Alexander, founding Executive Director of the Detroit Justice Center

Amanda Alexander, founding Executive Director of the Detroit Justice Center, was photographed for a story on the Prison & Family Justice Project at the Law School in which she founded. The Project provides legal representation to incarcerated parents and advocates for families divided by the prison and foster care systems.

 

A slow camera shutter speed was used during football promos

A slow camera shutter speed was used to capture a bit of motion during the annual promo shoot for Michigan Football.

 

Women's soccer team seniors

Women’s Soccer team seniors promo shoot, from left: Brooke Cille, Jada Dayne, and Surra Yekka.

 

The incoming freshman class creates a Block M on Palmer Field

The incoming freshman class creates a Block M on Palmer Field.

 

UM Dearborn students

UM Dearborn students make their way out of the fieldhouse during Go Blue Orientation Day.

 

Volleyball senior MacKenzi Welsh serves

Volleyball senior MacKenzi Welsh serves against Ohio State at Crisler Center.

 

Hillary Rodham Clinton greets the crowd after her lecture at Rackham Auditorium

Former first lady and secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton greets the crowd after her lecture at Rackham Auditorium.

 

Bella Guzzardo, patient at Kellogg Eye Center

Bella Guzzardo, a patient participating in an ongoing clinical study at the Kellogg Eye Center, was photographed for the department’s annual report.

 

Michigan running back Hassan Haskins hurdles over a charging Notre Dame player

Michigan running back Hassan Haskins hurdles over a charging Notre Dame player during the game against Notre Dame Oct. 26 at The Big House.

 

The Big House

An in-camera double exposure of Michigan Stadium, partially cleared of snow just before the game against Michigan State.

 

An overhead view of the graduates

An overhead view of the graduates during the 2019 winter commencement at the Crisler Center.