The revenue model that has sustained the newspaper industry for centuries no longer works in the digital age, but another concept with modern adaptations could be the answer to profitability, a U-M researcher says.

Walter Mebane, a professor of political science and statistics who specializes in election forensics, addresses questions regarding voting security as Election Day 2020 approaches.

The university introduced a new enrollment page — alerts.umich.edu — where students, faculty, and staff can go to verify or update their preferred mobile number to receive UM Emergency Alerts.

While Michigan football returns this weekend, the Michigan Marching Band will not be on the field. It is preparing its first show in a virtual season that has changed nearly all aspects of the band experience.

Twenty-six University of Michigan faculty members are receiving awards this fall in recognition of their notable contributions in the areas of teaching, mentoring, service and scholarship.

Faculty, staff, retirees and benefits-eligible graduate students can change their benefits during Open Enrollment, running now through 5 p.m. Oct. 30, through Wolverine Access benefits self-service.

Colleen Stone, content and digital strategist for the Department of Surgery at Michigan Medicine, and her husband manage a local running group, PR Run Club, which has about 70 active members.

Business Dean B. Joseph White was named interim president on Oct. 19, 2001, after Lee C. Bollinger resigned. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Oct. 12-18.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

The newly opened Ann Arbor City Clerk satellite office at the U-M Museum of Art has been registering between 150 and 200 students per day, thanks to a team of 40 students working to support the satellite office.