News Stories

July 20, 2016

30 Years of Supporting Diversity and Graduate Excellence: The Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)

This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP), one of the University of Michigan’s most dynamic recruitment efforts intended to prepare…

July 20, 2016

Many paths, one destination: U-M Medical School welcomes its 170th class of medical students

They’ve taken many paths to get to this point, from 28 states, 60 undergraduate colleges. They’ve pursued educations in a wide range of fields, from biology…

July 20, 2016

Ball Don't Lie: a story about the history, culture and the power of sports

It might seem like a slam dunk to call Michael Jordan “the greatest basketball player of all time,” but Professor Yago Colás says that there are…

July 18, 2016

Graduate Horizons Conference Provides Insight for Native Students

The University of Michigan welcomed nearly 100 native students from across the country July 9-12 for the 10th

July 8, 2016

Public safety: Serving the community

Eddie Washington, executive director of the Division of Public Safety and Security, shares ideas on how a more diverse public safety and security force can better…

July 8, 2016

President Schlissel stresses empathy, understanding during national tragedy

The grief and heartbreak I feel today is a reflection of our collective sadness and anger over this ongoing national tragedy. The victims of the shootings…

July 1, 2016

African Studies Center announces new leadership for the 2016-17 academic year

ANN ARBOR — Effective July 1, 2016, A. Oveta Fuller, associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Michigan Medical School,…

June 29, 2016

HathiTrust to help make books accessible to blind, print-disabled users

More than 14 million digital books will soon be made available to blind and print-disabled users, thanks to a new collaboration involving the National Federation of…

June 29, 2016

UM-Dearborn's Tiffany Marra to lead Center for the Education of Women

Tiffany Rasulis Marra has been named the new director of the University of Michigan’s Center for the Education of Women, effective July 11. Marra currently is…