It’s a story that plays out in many families. Emily Hill’s parents were getting concerned about the dollars they were investing in her education while she struggled to figure out…

Hands-on learning is growing at U-M but it is not a new concept for the university. At a location some four hours from Ann Arbor, students have been engaged in…

ANN ARBOR—A University of Michigan startup company that bridges the gap between students and professors with technology was acquired today by Echo360. LectureTools is a web-based student response, note-taking and…

The hair-raising roar of elephants, unexpectedly embedded in a science report, heralds the early success of a UM-developed learning app for smartphones.

The University of Michigan’s Third Century Initiative has awarded $825,000 to two dozen projects designed to enhance action-based, experiential learning for students. Transforming Learning for a Third Century (TLTC), one…

So there they were, all 24 UM students, crowded into the small studio, singing a cappella — and from memory: I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it’s cold…