The Institute for Energy Solutions is awarding nearly $500,000 for three faculty-led energy-focused living learning laboratory projects.

President Domenico Grasso announced that the university will invest $50 million to move forward in establishing a permanent center dedicated to diversity of thought and civil discourse.

Patricia Wittkopp, a geneticist who studies evolution and development, will design and implement strategies to support research and creative practice as part of a new leadership position within LSA.

A gift from Nathan and Catherine Forbes will establish an institute to advance sports medicine, orthopaedic, and physical medicine and rehabilitative care, research, and education across the state.

• Regents Roundup

Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its Sept. 18 meeting.

The Board of Regents approved $40 million for Phase 2 of a new learning complex for the College of Innovation & Technology at UM-Flint.

Two new solar arrays on North Campus are now generating power, marking the first installations completed under U-M’s Maize Rays initiative.

The Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions fall speaker series will explore the ways poverty intersects with a variety of issues.

UM-Dearborn biochemistry senior Eva Schwark is working with Besa Xhabija, associate professor of biochemistry, to find ways to inhibit renal tumor growth.

The Office of the Vice President for Research has developed a new way to connect researchers to resources that can help them increase competitiveness for external research funding.