University of Michigan

  • Our Bicentennial Year

    At Michigan, we’ve been educating future leaders since 1817. Please enjoy a look back at the events and people of U-M's 2017 celebration and commemoration of its 200th anniversary.

    Watch the video

  • Doubling the power of the world's most intense laser

    With more laser energy to focus, researchers at the University of Michigan and collaborators from around the world can make better tabletop devices that produce particle and X-ray beams for medical and national security applications—and also explore mysteries in astrophysics and the quantum realm.

    Learn more about this laser’s power upgrade

  • “Little Stones” ​against violence​

    “I always feel the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone.” Women’s rights activist Alice Paul's statement is at the heart of a project among faculty, students and an award-winning filmmaker alumna to shed light on global violence​ against women--a collaboration ​that ​offers resources for classroom discussion​.​

    Learn more about this collaboration

  • THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC’S U-M RESIDENCY

    U-M’s University Musical Society hosted the New York Philharmonic in November as part of an unprecedented partnership between a university and one of the world’s renowned orchestras. Their residency included public workshops and performances featuring students alongside professional musicians.

    View highlights from their visit to Ann Arbor

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  • University of Michigan Bicentennial 1817-2017 — Visit the Bicentennial website