Campus News
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April 3, 2023
Lecturer helps families navigate losing loved ones
Darcy Brandel, a lecturer in creative writing in the Residential College and with the Semester in Detroit program, serves as a “death doula” to help families facilitate the passing of a loved one.
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April 3, 2023
Heritage Project — Professor Ford
U-M knew Jerry Ford as a star football player, earning Most Valuable Player honors as a senior in 1934. But he had never stepped on campus bearing the title he did in the spring of 1977: Professor Gerald R. Ford.
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April 3, 2023
Accolades — April 2023
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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April 3, 2023
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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March 31, 2023
UM Emergency Alert system test scheduled for April 4
The Division of Public Safety and Security will test the UM Emergency Alert system at noon April 4. The test will be sent through all alert system methods.
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March 30, 2023
U-M seeks actions by court, labor board against striking GEO
The university has filed a complaint in Washtenaw County Circuit Court alleging breach of contract by the Graduate Employees’ Organization for striking, and asked the court to order strikers to return to work.
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March 30, 2023
UM-Flint students create low-cost adaptive products for community
Students in UM-Flint’s occupational therapy doctorate program are building assistive technologies to help patients be more independent.
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March 29, 2023
Inclusive History Project to host forums across university
U-M community members from all three campuses are invited to a series of public forums to share their thoughts and ideas about the university’s Inclusive History Project.
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March 29, 2023
Engineering future careers for doctoral candidates
Guided by data from a doctoral student survey and focus groups, mechanical engineering faculty worked with experts at the Rackham Graduate School to help prepare engineering Ph.D. students for a range of careers.
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March 29, 2023
Grad student wins national award for fruit fly research
Graduate student Maria Ahmed is one of 12 recipients of the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for outstanding achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences.