LSA

  1. October 16, 2023

    Museum’s snake specimens form world’s largest research collection

    The Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of scientifically priceless reptile and amphibian specimens, including roughly 30,000 snakes preserved in glass jars.

  2. October 16, 2023

    Identifying some foods as addictive could shift attitudes

    Conceptualizing ultra-processed foods high in carbohydrates and fats as addictive substances can contribute to efforts to improve health worldwide, according to a new international study led by a U-M researcher.

  3. September 28, 2023

    U-M Library offering free copies of banned books Oct. 3-5

    The U-M Library is offering 16 titles — almost 2,000 free books — that have been recently challenged or banned and that span themes, topics and depictions that are most often challenged.

  4. September 25, 2023

    LSA researcher Monica Dus named White House Fellow

    Monica Dus, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology, has been named a 2023-24 White House Fellow for her efforts in communicating science to the public.

  5. September 25, 2023

    University part of federal DOE grant to diversify physics

    U-M is among three universities that have received a $1.125 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to recruit students of diverse backgrounds into the field of physics.

  6. September 18, 2023

    Artist ‘GIFT’s U-M campus with public art installation

    The experimental installation “GIFT” by Cannupa Hanska Luger is being created across the facade of the building that houses the U-M Museum of Art. It is part of an ongoing initiative to challenge university history and reexamine what gets memorialized.

  7. September 18, 2023

    U-M center gets $5M to study climate change impacts on water

    U-M researchers will lead a new effort to strengthen the climate change resilience of vulnerable communities that span international boundaries and jurisdictions.

  8. September 18, 2023

    Obituary — Patricia Ellen McGuire Aldridge

    Patricia “Patsy” Aldridge, a lifelong educator, linguist, advocate for children and women, and devoted mother and grandmother, died peacefully Sept. 3.

  9. September 15, 2023

    Obituary — Carl Cohen

    Carl Cohen, professor emeritus of philosophy, died Aug. 26 at age 92. His 62-year tenure at U-M was one of the longest in university history.

  10. September 11, 2023

    Arts & Resistance sampler

    Here are few upcoming highlights from the Arts & Resistance theme semester.