The U-M community is being asked for its input as a task force works to develop policies and procedures for new honorific namings of facilities and prominent spaces at the university.

Cyrus Peñarroyo, assistant professor at the Taubman College, co-founded Holding Pattern, an interactive board game that uses augmented reality to teach players about urban redevelopment.

Rensis Likert, a U-M alum, groundbreaking researcher and co-founder of the university’s Institute for Social Research, created the Likert scale, widely used in surveys.

Crime map and statistics for February 2025.

Three faculty members with backgrounds in engineering, public health and computer science will soon join the executive committee of the U-M’s central faculty governance system.

Other action items taken by the Board of Regents at its March 20 meeting.

U-M Health shared schematic designs for a new clinical facility in Troy with the Board of Regents, which approved the project budget and additional land purchases.

• Regents OK purchase to expand UM Health-West Cancer Center
• Regents Roundup

The Board of Regents approved the acquisition of a medical office building in Wyoming, Michigan, clearing the way for an expansion of the UM Health-West Cancer Center.

Neel U. Sukhatme, a distinguished legal scholar with expertise across multiple disciplines, has been appointed as the David A. Breach Dean of Law and professor of law.

President Santa J. Ono opened the March 20 Board of Regents meeting by promising U-M will continue to “sustain and strengthen” its highest traditions and aspirations as a university.