By day, Ingrid Racine is an academic program specialist for the Center for World Performance Studies, and by night, she performs as a professional trumpeter and composer.

Halfback Tom Harmon became the first U-M player to win the Heisman Trophy when he won the award Nov. 27, 1940. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1.

Short news items from around the university.

The UAW strike, the trade war and job cuts at Ford and GM all contributed to slow annual growth for Michigan’s economy, but U-M economists foresee sustained growth for 2020 and 2021.

After its longest expansion in history this summer, the U.S. economy is expected to continue to grow but at a slower pace, say U-M economists in their latest quarterly forecast.

Unit leaders across campus will be asked to review and confirm by Dec. 31 that all children-related activities and events from their areas comply with U-M’s Children on Campus Program.

Approximately 12:40 a.m. Nov. 19, Packard Street and Greenwood Avenue and Dewey Avenue, off campus.

The Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program, which includes U-M’s Economic Growth Institute, helps defense suppliers pivot to new product lines or services, ensuring the long-term vitality of the defense supply chain.

U-M has the most students studying abroad among Big Ten universities and is fourth in the nation among higher education institutions with 3,130 U.S. students in 139 countries in 2017-18.

Howard Tsai works as a project coordinator at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, is also a lecturer at the center and teaches courses in Ann Arbor and Cusco, Peru.