Debotri Dhar, lecturer II in women’s and gender studies in LSA, suggested the idea for the Hummingbird Global Writers’ Circle in December 2016.

Frustrated by the lack of action taken by a books and research equipment committee in 1838, Regent Zina Pitcher acted on his own to get the university’s first library going.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

More than 38,000 individuals on U-M’s three campuses have been verified as receiving their COVID-19 booster ahead of the Feb. 4 deadline.

The U-M Senate Assembly is pushing back against a policy that requires current university employees to disclose felony charges and convictions.

Campus Race to Zero Waste returns this year to challenge the U-M community to reduce waste through conscious consumption, recycling and composting.

U-M led the nation with 20 faculty members elected as 2021 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.

U-M researchers found that some older adults reported less social interaction and diminished relationships with their neighbors during the pandemic, while others reported more.

Michigan Medicine will rename its critical care research institute after U-M alumnus Max Harry Weil, a pioneer in critical care medicine, to recognize his family’s $10 million donation for advancing research and innovation.

Frank Turchan, executive chef at University of Michigan Dining, travels the state looking for quality Michigan food products to be part of the campuswide Sustainable Food Systems Initiative.