The U-M Library is offering 16 titles — almost 2,000 free books — that have been recently challenged or banned and that span themes, topics and depictions that are most often challenged.

U-M is once again the No. 23 university in the world and the No. 14 university in the United States, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Five U-M research teams received grants totaling $2.1 million to launch projects designed to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, important issues surrounding firearm injury.

U-M researchers have developed a model for studying one type of familial epilepsy, opening the door to understanding the mechanisms that lead to the disorder and its associated fatalities.

U-M’s Exercise & Sport Science Initiative has partnered with Samsung Electronics Co. to explore smartwatch technology in an effort to help provide runners with more reliable and accurate data.

Casandra Ulbrich, vice chancellor for institutional development at UM-Dearborn, has been training German shepherds to serve as search-and-rescue dogs for the past 15 years.

The concert was scheduled to end at midnight. But the 15,000 people crowded into Crisler Arena were content to hang around. John Lennon was worth the wait.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

U-M’s planned Central Campus housing development will include a building that honors E. Royster Harper, a longtime campus leader who championed inclusivity and student well-being.

The Board of Regents approved Ravi Allada, a neuroscientist who began his career at U-M, as executive director of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute at its meeting Sept. 21.