In 1875, Gov. John J. Bagley signed a bill enabling the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a dental school in connection with the Medical School.

Morton Brown, professor emeritus of mathematics, died peacefully Aug. 3 in Bellevue, Washington, at age 92.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

Women’s health and the intersection of climate change and health are the two newest areas of focus in Bold Challenges’ Boost program to address pressing issues.

Teens who faced high levels of emotional and multidimensional adversity in their early years are at the most significant risk for mental health challenges, a 15-year U-M study revealed.

Enrique Neblett, professor of health behavior and health equity at the School of Public Health, has been appointed director of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center.

The U-M Security and Fire Safety Report for 2024 is online with information about public safety and emergency services, as well as statistics of reported crime on and around campus.

Through the Creative Campus Voting Project, U-M has incorporated design thinking informed by behavioral insights to develop voting spaces for students.

The Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation has announced the appointment of five new tenure-track assistant professors with wide-ranging research expertise.

Eda Bozkurt, who serves multiple roles across the university, has competed in ballroom dance competitions nationally and internationally for more than 10 years.