Campus News
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February 23, 2026
Central Campus LEGO replica inspired other U-M creations
In late 2020, Adam Mael completed a LEGO replica of the Diag and the surrounding buildings on Central Campus. He’s been busy creating with LEGO since.
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February 23, 2026
Photo gallery of LEGO creations
Photo gallery of creations made by Adam Mael out of LEGO, including a replica of the national championship trophy and colorful mosaics of his golden retrievers.
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February 23, 2026
It Happened at Michigan: U-M students elected first Black senior class president in 1948
Val Johnson’s mix of campus involvement and congeniality made him a strong candidate, but he was asking a predominantly white student body to choose him over one of U-M’s most decorated football players.
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February 23, 2026
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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February 20, 2026
Strategic Initiative Fund draws significant campus engagement
The opening call for proposals for U-M’s Strategic Initiative Fund attracted strong demand: nearly 465 proposals representing faculty and staff from all over U-M.
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February 20, 2026
Project honors formerly incarcerated Nikkei workers at U-M
The Center for Japanese Studies has announced the Yuzuru J. Takeshita Nikkei Workers Memorial Project, a database and map of 401 formerly-incarcerated Japanese Americans who worked for U-M in the 1940s.
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February 20, 2026
Highlights from UM-Dearborn’s State of the University
Interim Chancellor Gabriella Scarlatta discussed milestones, opportunities and challenges, emphasizing that faculty and staff help students succeed in ways big and small each day.
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February 19, 2026
Regents approve new behavioral health, ambulatory surgery centers at UM Health-Sparrow
The Board of Regents approved two projects that will improve access to much-needed mental health resources and create a lower-cost setting for certain surgical procedures in Mid-Michigan.
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February 19, 2026
Regents appoint five Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
Five University of Michigan faculty members have been named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to undergraduate education.
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February 19, 2026
Allison Renee Webel approved as next School of Nursing dean
Allison Renee Webel, a nationally recognized nurse scientist and academic leader, has been appointed as the next dean of the School of Nursing, effective July 1, 2026.
