James Ward Brown, had a long tenure as a professor of mathematics at UM-Dearborn, holding positions of assistant professor, associate professor, professor, and acting department chair, died Dec. 22, 2022.

Barbara Everitt Bryant, research scientist emerita in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, died March 3 in Ann Arbor of natural causes, surrounded by family.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education recently awarded U-M a Gold rating in recognition of universitywide climate action and sustainability work.

The Dow Innovation Teacher Fellowship was created for K-12 teachers interested in teaching sustainability issues, while fostering and supporting links between schools, classrooms and communities.

Most people will spend about one-third of their lives asleep. MHealthy’s Good Night, Sleep Right challenge is designed to ensure most of this time is quality rest.

U-M will award its Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, during an in-person ceremony March 13.

Rare and special books in the Museums and Herbarium Collections have now been digitized and made available online via the HathiTrust Digital Library.

Janet Napolitano, former University of California president, U.S. secretary of homeland security and Arizona governor, joined U-M sustainability experts for a panel discussion on climate action.

A panel of scholars discussed diversity, equity and inclusion and U-M’s readiness to educate the next multifaceted generation of citizens at a March 7 symposium.