• Debate 2020

    U-M will host a Presidential Debate in Crisler Center on Oct. 15, 2020. The Commission on Presidential Debates selected U-M for the second of a series of three debates next year. Educational and outreach activities will take place throughout campus. U-M President Mark Schlissel said: “Public service and civic engagement are at the core of our great university and its history.”

    Learn more about the debate

  • Future reality

    Extended Reality (XR)—augmented, virtual and mixed reality—is changing learning, research and patient experiences. Much more to come under provost-funded initiative led by the U-M Center for Academic Innovation.

    Read more about how U-M is embracing the technology

  • West African camera survey

    When U-M wildlife ecologist Nyeema Harris started her multiyear camera survey of West African wildlife, she sought to understand interactions between mammals and people in protected areas such as national parks.

    Learn more about this wildlife camera survey

  • ZEUS: Most powerful laser in the US

    The United States is upgrading its laser capabilities with ZEUS, a new three-petawatt system to be built at the University of Michigan. Three petawatts is equal to three quadrillion watts, or a 3 followed by 15 zeros.

    Learn more about this new laser

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