U-M will sell the University Tower building on the UM-Flint campus to Genesee County for $8.5 million. The Board of Regents approved the sale Dec. 9. The purchase was approved Dec. 1 by the Genesee County Board of Commissioners.

The Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial, located in Detroit’s Midtown, will undergo renovations to become the new home to many existing U-M initiatives and programs in the city of Detroit. 

The Board of Regents approved a schematic drawing for the new 163,000-square-foot Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building on North Campus that will be completed in the summer of 2025.

Aneil K. Mishra, the Thomas D. Arthur Distinguished Professor of Leadership in the College of Business at East Carolina University, will be the next dean of the UM-Flint School of Management.

Does the way educators talk about engineering influence who chooses to enter the field? A U-M research team is asking that question in a $1.5 million project funded by the National Science Foundation.

Michigan’s auto insurance reform law has contributed to an 18 percent drop in average premium costs from 2019-20, but Michigan still has the most expensive auto insurance in the United States, according to a new analysis by Poverty Solutions. 

During a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused declines in academic research productivity nationwide, U-M maintained its reputation as a leading public research university with $1.58 billion in annual research volume. 

A U-M research team at the Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics has received a $4 million grant to map the unequal distribution of wealth and opportunity across the United States.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the School of Education as the 12th school or college at U-M. Since the early days, U-M scholars have been leaders in education research, practice and policy.

The winter holiday season can be celebratory and fun. But it can also put our well-being to the test. U-M has a variety of no-cost resources to help faculty, staff and their families be well this holiday season.