Ambassador Melvyn “Mel” Levitsky, esteemed professor of international policy and practice, died May 17, 2025, at the age of 87.

Starting July 1, 2025, U-M employees are required to use Collegiate Travel Planners, the university’s designated travel partner, to book flights for UM-related travel.

The U-M Biological Station continues to welcome the public to its 2025 Summer Lecture Series, a long-standing tradition at the field research station along Douglas Lake.

Researchers from U-M received a $6 million center grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the new National Center for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

A renowned geneticist and physician, a U.S. Congresswoman, a former basketball star and two esteemed university supporters have been named recipients of the President’s Medal of Excellence.

University Record readers submitted names for two peregrine falcon chicks that recently hatched on top of North Quad: The female is Victoria, and the male is Valiant.

• Five tips for watching peregrine falcons around campus

Meg Millure, the annual giving and stewardship officer for the School of Information and a fan of falcons, offers five tips for watching peregrine falcons around campus.

The Research and Academic Safety Committee has awarded five faculty and staff members for their commitment to maintaining a safe research environment at U-M.

Nominations for the union staff representative position on the university’s Police Department Oversight Committee are open through June 15.

As the use of histotripsy is expanding across the state of Michigan and to surrounding states, U-M researchers are continuously observing the body’s immune response to histotripsy treatment.