On Nov. 24, 1947, students launched “Operation Haircut” to call out local barbershops that refused to serve African Americans. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Nov. 18-24.

Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.

Short news items from around the university.

The Apple Hearing Study conducted in partnership with U-M will for the first time offer a holistic look at an individual’s exposure to noise, including headphone music and environmental sound.

A new course facilitated by the William Davidson Institute will equip students with the skills they need to work on cross-cultural, geographically dispersed teams so common in today’s world.

Research has found that since 2015, when U-M added coverage for infertility treatments, the use of in vitro fertilization increased more than nine times among women in the university’s lowest-salary bracket.

A weeklong trip by President Mark Schlissel to India on Nov. 4-8 focused on new research collaborations, building on the current partnerships and engaging with alumni.

Research led by U-M sheds light on how wealth influences learning outcomes, and why it may be a greater driver of socioeconomic disparities in educational achievement than income alone.

College students across the 14 member institutions of the Big Ten Conference voted in record numbers during the 2018 midterm elections following a challenge put forth by the school presidents.

The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has called a meeting of the full Faculty Senate to discuss and collect input on U-M’s draft umbrella policy on sexual and gender-based misconduct.