Even with more than 100 million Americans receiving at least one COVID-19 vaccination, achieving the goal of herd immunity is not a certainty. Messaging and accessibility will be critical to addressing hesitancy.

Tom O’Dell, collections and natural areas specialist at U-M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum, recalls the last time 17-year cicadas visited Ann Arbor and offers some advice.

The myriad issues playing a role in an exploding prison population in the United States and around the world will be addressed in a U-M webinar series “Behind Walls, Beyond Discipline: Science, Technology & the Carceral State.”

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, university health and well-being experts encourage building belonging and support.

NoviXus Pharmacy Services, U-M’s mail-order pharmacy, will be known as Birdi as of July 1. Members will receive letters from NoviXus that include the Birdi website address within the next few weeks.

Rain couldn’t dampen the May 3, 1997, celebration of graduates at commencement in Michigan Stadium. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of May 3-9.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

Amanda Balogh is a fourth-generation U-M student and graduated last weekend. An LSA undergrad, she is the 14th member of the family who attended the university.

Tiffany Harris, an LSA student who double majored in political science and African American studies, wants to become a lawyer focusing on using restorative justice to help reduce gender-based violence in South Africa.

As part of his diabetes advocacy work, David Schapiro has traveled around the country giving speeches, meeting with lawmakers and conducting research.