Campus News

  1. February 24, 2021

    Sleep vital to associating emotion with memory, study shows

    U-M researchers have been studying how memories associated with a specific sensory event are formed and stored in mice. They found that neurons activated by the visual stimulus keep more active during subsequent sleep.

  2. February 24, 2021

    Many local leaders lack awareness of state’s redistricting plan

    Michigan’s local government leaders reported mixed familiarity with the state’s new approach to redistricting, according to a 2020 survey by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.

  3. February 23, 2021

    Michigan Medicine joining county to vaccinate school workers

    Michigan Medicine is working with the Washtenaw County Health Department to help vaccinate local school employees against COVID-19 at a Feb. 27 clinic at Michigan Stadium.

  4. February 23, 2021

    Mediterranean recluse spiders identified in campus buildings

    Mediterranean recluse spiders have been identified in the basements and remote areas of several Ann Arbor campus buildings. The buildings are being treated by U-M Pest Management.

  5. February 22, 2021

    Segregation, income disparity fueled high COVID-19 numbers

    The growth rate of COVID‐19 cases and deaths was higher for U.S. metropolitan areas that exhibited greater Black and white or Hispanic and white segregation, a new U-M study shows.

  6. February 22, 2021

    U-M Library offers repository for researchers’ data

    Researchers at U-M have a new option for sharing and preserving qualitative and mixed-methods research data — the Qualitative Data Repository.

  7. February 22, 2021

    Three Distinguished University Professors to speak March 2

    Three faculty members who have received one of U-M’s highest honors — a Distinguished University Professorship — will discuss their professional and scholarly experiences during an upcoming virtual event.

  8. February 22, 2021

    Family’s cancer battles drive ‘Row to Nowhere’

    Mike Psarouthakis and his wife, Lisa, compete for the Ann Arbor Rowing Club. Psarouthakis, director of the U-M Tech Transfer Venture Center and managing director of the Accelerate Blue Fund, and his entire family row.

  9. February 22, 2021

    This Week in U-M History — Feb. 22-28

    On Feb. 23, 1938, residents of Martha Cook showed their creativity with snow sculpting. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Feb. 22-28.

  10. February 22, 2021

    Investment funds update — Dec. 31, 2020

    Quarterly report on U-M investment funds, for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2020.