The Record accepts submitted obituaries for active or retired faculty or staff members that are provided by the decedent’s family, university department or funeral homes within three months of the faculty or staff member’s death:

• Julie Chappell Brabbs
• William Zimmerman
• Dorrie Ellen Rosenblatt

Dorrie Rosenblatt, a faculty member in the Division of Geriatric Medicine from 1988 until her retirement in 1998 due to health issues, died March 24, 2025.

Julie Chapell Brabbs died May 21, 2025, at the age of 58. She joined the Rogel Cancer Center as chief administrative officer in 2016.

Professor Emeritus William (Bill) Zimmerman IV died April 28, 2025, in Ann Arbor. He was a professor of political science in LSA and research professor at the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research.

As rates of serious depression and anxiety rise among Michigan’s youth, a new mental health program at the U-M Health Ypsilanti Health Center aims to fill a critical gap.

The National Center for Institutional Diversity has launched a new digital learning toolkit to help aspiring leaders in higher education plan for equitable change at their institutions.

Equipped with a streamlined design and state-of-the-art solar panel management system, the U-M Solar Car Team unveiled its newest car, “Millennium,” at the Michigan Theater on May 23.

The W.E. Upjohn Peony Garden, on the grounds of the Nichols Arboretum, is anticipating reaching peak peony bloom mid-week the week of May 26.

The Record accepts submitted obituaries for active or retired faculty or staff members that are provided by the decedent’s family, university department or funeral homes within three months of the faculty or staff member’s death:

• Charles Kowalski
• Lawrence B. Mohr
• James Christian Nissen

U-M spinout company Courage Therapeutics, which is developing medications for eating disorders and obesity, has received a seed investment of up to $7.8 million from Arsenal Bridge Ventures.