In the News

  1. Properties of Arctic snow: not your typical 1st year chemistry experiment

    Students in an intro chemistry class study snow samples from the Arctic to learn about the impact of climate change and sea ice loss.

  2. Giant pterosaur ‘flies’ into U-M Museum of Natural History

    In preparation for the reopening of the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History next spring, a life-size model of a giant, prehistoric pterosaur was installed in a five-story atrium at the university’s new Biological Sciences Building this week.

  3. Thinking on their feet: In-class exercise helps fight childhood obesity while kids learn

    Among the many things that years of teaching elementary school students has taught Cesar Reyes, is that kids sit too much during school and should move more.

  4. U-Michigan receives 12,600+ gifts on fifth annual Giving Blueday

    Donors made 12,635 gifts to the University of Michigan on the fifth annual Giving Blueday, held on Giving Tuesday — a worldwide day of giving.

  5. U-M professor, students bring rare music manuscript from Auschwitz archive to life

    A new recording by U-M students will bring to life, for the first time since WWII, music that was arranged and performed by Auschwitz prisoners.

  6. New collaboration among U-M, MSU and state of Michigan supports education research

    The launch of a new research collaboration and a data center at the University of Michigan marks the start of a unique collaboration among U-M, Michigan State University, the Michigan Department of Education and the Center for Educational Performance and Information.

  7. U-M announces record research expenditures in FY 2018

    Research expenditures at the University of Michigan reached a record high in Fiscal Year 2018, which helped spur advancements in a variety of areas ranging from mobility and opioid addiction to sustainability and the arts.

  8. U-M’s 5th annual Giving Blueday aims for more than 10,000 gifts

    Nov. 27 is the University of Michigan’s fifth annual Giving Blueday: a 24-hour fundraising campaign for hundreds of different programs and causes at U-M.

  9. Wolverine Express forges college path for Michigan communities

    Organized by the Center for Educational Outreach, Wolverine Express trips take faculty, staff, students and alumni to under-resourced high schools across the state to promote higher education by sharing their academic and career journeys.