Campus News

  1. May 8, 2024

    $4.8M campaign led by U-M will improve forecasts in western U.S.

    A new science expedition in Yampa Valley, Colorado, will improve forecasts of snowfall and estimates of how climate change will impact snowpack and water availability in the western U.S. mountains.

  2. May 8, 2024

    A leap toward carbon neutrality, CO2 to methanol

    U-M researchers have developed a catalyst material known as cobalt phthalocyanine that converts carbon dioxide — a significant driver of climate change — into renewable fuels such as methanol.

  3. May 7, 2024

    REMINDER: Distinguished University Innovator nominations sought

    Innovation Partnerships is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award, U-M’s highest honor for faculty who bring new ideas to the marketplace.

  4. May 7, 2024

    Study shows racial bias is no ‘false alarm’ in policing

    Black drivers are more frequently searched during traffic stops without finding contraband than are white drivers, according to a U-M study.

  5. May 6, 2024

    Previous U-M investment changes and divestments

    Stories from The University Record, and university reports about previous University of Michigan investment changes and divestments.

  6. May 6, 2024

    Endowment 101: Facts about U-M’s $17.9 billion endowment

    With calls for divestment on college campuses across the country raising questions about university endowments, this Q&A explains U-M’s endowment and related investment procedures.

  7. May 6, 2024

    $14.5M center to help Navy overcome emerging challenges

    A new $14.5 million Center for Naval Research and Education at U-M will work with the U.S. Office of Naval Research to solve current and future problems, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced.

  8. May 6, 2024

    Karen Thole to become College of Engineering dean

    Karen A. Thole of Penn State University has been named dean of the College of Engineering, effective Aug. 1. Thole is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State.

  9. May 6, 2024

    Culture Journey challenge encourages focus on university values

    U-M faculty and staff are invited to take part in a challenge designed to help them learn about and engage with the university’s values by completing at least five activities by June 28.

  10. May 6, 2024

    U-M students receive prestigious scholarships, fellowships

    Seven U-M undergraduates, graduate students or graduates have received prestigious national and international scholarships that will allow them to continue their studies in coming years.