Today's Headlines
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Nichols Arboretum offering free shuttles as peony bloom nears
The W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden, on the grounds of the Nichols Arboretum, is anticipating reaching peak peony bloom mid-week the week of May 26.
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Maize Rays initiative launches first phase of campus solar project
U-M will add 25 megawatts of renewable energy across campus through the new Maize Rays solar expansion initiative, a milestone in its commitment to sustainability and climate action.
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U-M startup receives $7.8M to advance weight regulation drugs
U-M spinout company Courage Therapeutics, which is developing medications for eating disorders and obesity, has received a seed investment of up to $7.8 million from Arsenal Bridge Ventures.
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University Record obituaries for May 21, 2025
The Record accepts submitted obituaries for active or retired faculty or staff members that are provided by the decedent’s family, university department or funeral homes within three months of the faculty or staff member’s death:
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U-M partners with Google to provide students free course access
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Hub at U-M supports groundbreaking electric vehicle battery research
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Architects to bring light installation to Nichols Arboretum
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Domenico Grasso officially appointed interim president
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Regents approve site prep for student housing, historic home relocation
Coming Events
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May 21
Navigating Employee Performance Issues Amidst Accommodation Needs
Focuses on the intersection of employee performance challenges and the implementation of accommodations; 1-2 p.m.; virtual
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May 22
Mind Matters: The Role of Sleep in Mental Health
Experts discuss the links between sleep and mental health and break down what research has to say about how to maximize both; 7-8:30 p.m.; virtual
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May 28
What Does Dialogue Feel Like?
Do a deep dive about the differences between dialogue, debate, and discussion; 10:30 a.m.-noon; LSA Building, Room 1040
Maize Rays initiative launches
Connor Flynn, regional energy manager with Facilities & Operations, center, talks to Kevin Morgan, senior manager of Planet Blue operations, at a kickoff event earlier this month for the Maize Rays solar expansion initiative, marking a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to sustainability and climate action. The Maize Rays solar power expansion initiative includes an on-campus solar project and will incorporate additional projects to enhance solar capacity across all U-M campuses and at off-site locations that boost Michigan-based renewables. (Photo by Daryl Marschke, Michigan Photography)
Read more about Maize Rays and see photos from the kickoff eventSpotlight

“The program enables the kids to be around others who share a similar lived experience, and that might not always be available to them in classrooms or other activities with able-bodied peers.”
— Daniel Ellman, communications manager, Michigan Medicine, who coaches the Rollverines, a competitive wheelchair basketball team for children
Read more about Daniel EllmanIt Happened at Michigan

How The Rock became a local landmark
The Rock, a massive boulder at Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street, gets a fresh coat of paint and new cause nearly every week — congratulating graduates, celebrating U-M milestones, and more. But the landmark was originally conceived in 1932 as a monument to George Washington’s 200th birthday.
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While drug overdose deaths have fallen to their lowest level in six years, Allison Lin, associate professor of psychiatry, said it’s too soon to say the crisis in the U.S. is over: “It’s nice to celebrate all the hard work that people have been putting in; we’re starting to see some rewards from that. But it’s not time to move from the gas pedal.”
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“Nationwide injunctions are useful if you are an opponent to the person who sits in the White House,” said Nicholas Bagley, professor of law. “But the thing about nationwide injunctions is they’re equal-opportunity offenders. … If they were a problem during the Biden administration, you (may) want to pause and think before defending them just because they’re opportunistically useful against Donald Trump.”
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Medicaid expansion has saved 27,400 lives since 2010, including nearly 8,000 young adults: “From a cost-benefit point of view, there is a lot more benefit of saving someone who is 25 than 61, not because their life is of lesser value, but because there are a lot more years left of life to live,” said Sarah Miller, associate professor of business economics and public policy and of health management and policy.
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A federal funding freeze is the latest setback for vulnerable communities in Detroit and other cities left behind in the transition to cleaner, cheaper power. “The current energy system has this imbalance, but if we don’t fix that, we’ll continue down that path, even as we transition to a cleaner, greener energy system,” said Tony Reames, associate professor of environment and sustainability.
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Increased tariffs on cars, parts, aluminum and steel will reduce employment growth by 13,000 jobs over the next five years, but Michigan’s economy, overall, will still add jobs “at a moderate pace,” according to economists Gabriel Ehrlich and Yinuo Zhang of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics. “We believe the economic momentum was solid coming into this quarter. However, we’ll likely see tariffs drag on the economy soon,” Zhang said.
The Detroit News