Gayl Ness, professor emeritus of sociology, born March 19, 1929, in Los Angeles, died peacefully in his sunroom at home with family by his side July 4.

Quarterly report on U-M investment funds, for the quarter ending June 30, 2024.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

University leaders encouraged new faculty members to embrace U-M’s interdisciplinary community to cultivate their scholarly pursuits and foster student success at the annual New Faculty Orientation.

Andrew Lawlor of the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and Emily Wang of UM-Dearborn have been named recipients of the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education.

LSA has received a $2.5 million gift to establish the Pris Rogers Professorship in Strategic Communications in the Department of Communication and Media.

The Office of the Vice President for Research will provide critical expertise as part of a new U.S. National Science Foundation initiative to support research security.

The U.S. News & World Report has finalized its 2024 Graduate School rankings for medicine, law and engineering following an earlier release of the 2024 rankings.

Following seven years as chief learning officer at The Henry Ford, Lucie Howell will become the next director of the U-M Museum of Natural History on Aug. 19.

Amanda Stricklen, lead senior project manager for two statewide collaboratives and a registered nurse, was among 60 people who took part in the 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar program.