The expansion of the Connector will include additional stops, hours, and accessibility to the general public. Riders will also be able to make reservations online.

The program is the newest offering from the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program that for 30 years has placed freshmen and sophomore students into research settings with faculty mentors.

“Simulations get people’s attention,” Gerber said. “They’re fun and interesting. They teach students more in-depth the content we’re trying to share about how policies get made.”

The newly formed school will provide leadership and work collaboratively with other U-M schools, institutes, and programs to develop solutions to society’s most challenging global sustainability issues.

In an innovative, bullet-shaped car, the U-M Solar Car Team took an historic second place in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, an 1,800-mile race across the Australian Outback.

The colloquium will showcase student innovations that reimagine higher education, teaching and learning at Michigan, and the future of the university experience.

“Beyond Partisanship,” the brainchild of political scientist Arthur Lupia, aims to find common ground on issues that matter to most Americans and collaborate to find workable solutions to those problems.

The aptly-named Novum — Latin for “new thing”— is the most aerodynamic vehicle the team has ever built.

New initiative will harness campus-wide interdisciplinary research aimed at finding personalized solutions to improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities.