The Office of the Vice President for Research has awarded its first round of Large-Scale Center and Initiative Planning Grants to a pair of teams at U-M that are working to strengthen and expand research activity around engineered materials and sustainable systems.

This fall library visitors can expect in-person and remote services, open and by-reservation study spaces, and a fully circulating collection, with pickup at multiple locations and delivery to campus addresses.

Rajesh S. Mangrulkar has been named the new director of the Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education. His five-year appointment as director of the Center for IPE was effective Sept. 7 and will run through June 30, 2026.

U-M faculty and staff working on campus or remotely have several options for receiving their flu vaccination. Employees should determine the best approach for their situation. 

Active U Autumn is back after a one-year hiatus with more features and easier tracking. MHealthy’s eight-week physical activity challenge inspires the U-M community to strive for the same goal — being active. 

Christi-Anne Castro, associate professor of music and associate dean for faculty development in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, serves as commissioner of a fantasy baseball league.

When Fielding Yost sought to build a larger stadium to replace Ferry Field, he did not have the support of two people in particular: Neil Staebler, editor of The Chimes, and sociologist Robert Cooley Angell.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

Michigan Medicine, U-M’s academic medical center, has launched a month-long effort through Sept. 26 to collect food and toiletries, and money to buy such supplies, for Food Gatherers. 

The Michigan Institute for Data Science at U-M is working with the Detroit Police Athletic League to analyze survey data to assess the impact of PAL programs on participants and their families.