• Depth objects

    U-M artist and architecture professor Catie Newell designed glass “Depth objects” for a short tour through the Faculty Arts Ambassador Program, offering participants a chance to explore grief, care and life transitions through touch, conversation and art—transforming grief into something tangible.

    Learn more about the experience

  • Intensifications of El Niño

    As an El Niño of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Niño variability has become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than in the preindustrial era.

    Learn more about this research

  • C. Cybele Raver named 17th president

    With a unanimous vote of the Board of Regents, C. Cybele Raver was appointed the 17th president of the University of Michigan. The vote took place during a special meeting of the board in University Hall.

    Learn more about the president-elect

  • Welcome week

    The excitement in the air in Ann Arbor is palpable. U‑M students are back in town and ready to start the new school year. There are a variety of Welcome Week events happening across campus to help students get back into the swing of things. Go Blue! #WelcomeHome

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