U-M will move forward with a plan to acquire up to 49 properties near Central Campus as part of phase two of an effort to develop affordable, on-campus student housing options in the coming years.

U-M will acquire property that is currently home to Angelo’s and Angelo’s on the Side, a family-run eatery located between university-owned property at Glen Avenue and Catherine Street.

U-M is expanding its nature holdings in northern Michigan with the purchase of approximately 40 acres near the U-M Biological Station.

The Board of Regents approved recommendations for new appointments and promotions for regular associate and full professor ranks, and received a report of clinical or research faculty promotions.

Other actions taken at the May 18 Board of Regents meeting.

A new morning glory garden coming to Matthaei Botanical Gardens will show off how diverse a single group of closely related plants can be while connecting the botanical gardens’ visitors to faculty research.

U-M has become part of a new public-private partnership that will establish a global semiconductor center of excellence in Michigan focusing on the auto industry.

LSA professor Jianzhi Zhang and graduate student Siliang Song are exploring why the many genes associated with same-sex sexual behavior have not been eliminated from the human genome over time.

Information and Technology Services is accelerating efforts to deliver improved 5G cellular service on the Ann Arbor campus, including significant advancements for the ITS Cellular Service Improvements Project.

U-M has formed the Generative Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee to recommend how it should approach the evaluation, use and development of emergent artificial intelligence tools and services.