March 13, 2019
Mark Conger, a lecturer in the LSA Comprehensive Studies Program, has been selected to receive this year’s Golden Apple Award in recognition of his outstanding commitment to students.
March 13, 2019
President Mark Schlissel told a Washington, D.C., audience Wednesday that the university is working hard to assure access for students, regardless of their economic circumstances.
March 12, 2019
The University of Michigan President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality conducted its first public town hall meeting Monday, updating the campus community on progress, welcoming input, and laying the foundation for future public engagement by the commission.
March 12, 2019
University of Michigan graduate programs received high rankings as part of U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list released Tuesday.
March 11, 2019
The University of Michigan has joined the Public Interest Technology University Network, a new partnership of 21 colleges and universities dedicated to building the nascent field of public interest technology and growing a new generation of civic-minded technologists.
March 12, 2019
The Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning is offering two funding opportunities for U-M faculty involved in community-engaged teaching and research.
March 11, 2019
There’s another major hoops matchup this March, and it’s happening at Crisler Center.
The University of Michigan Army vs. Navy Wheelchair Basketball Game returns March 30, celebrating its 14th year. The game is open to the public at no charge with free parking, and tickets are not required.
March 11, 2019
Michigan Drug Discovery has awarded early-stage funding for three new drug discovery projects by faculty across the University of Michigan.
The program also will provide project management support and mentoring assistance for two early-stage cancer projects funded by the Rogel Cancer Center.
March 9, 2019
Organizations need both diversity and inclusion to be successful. That was the sentiment shared Friday by a panel of business and university leaders convened during the 37th Annual Women of Color Task Force Career Conference.
March 11, 2019
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver the University of Michigan’s Spring Commencement address for the Ann Arbor campus May 4 at Michigan Stadium. She will be the sixth sitting governor to deliver a commencement address in the past 40 years.
March 11, 2019
March 7, 2019
The University of Michigan faculty’s Senate Assembly will choose three new members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs at its meeting March 18.
The three top vote getters will serve three-year terms that begin May 1.
March 5, 2019
In the first state budget proposal of her term, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday recommended an across-the-board increase of 3 percent in higher education funding for each Michigan public university.
February 28, 2019
Life, like music, is based on themes and variations, experiences and experiments that shape who we are and who we’ll become, ultimately providing the knowledge and understanding to relate to other cultures, learn from each other and evolve.
February 28, 2019
Friday’s edition of The University Record email will be the last one sent until March 11, due to the winter break.
Major campus developments that occur over the break may be posted to the Record website, but email versions will not be sent.
February 28, 2019
A search advisory committee has been named to assist in the selection of the next associate vice provost and senior director of academic human resources.
February 25, 2019
When Aaron Kinzel was 5 years old, his mother’s boyfriend used him to break into houses.
Kinzel would pop locks on windows and unlock doors for the older burglar.
It was just one of the many ways his childhood collided with the criminal world.
February 25, 2019
The 2018 University of Michigan United Way employee giving campaign raised more than $1.2 million to support the Washtenaw United Way.
The campaign took place Oct. 1-Dec. 31 and included more than 100 volunteers who worked to encourage members of their department to participate in the campaign.
February 25, 2019
Max S. Wicha, a physician-scientist recognized internationally as a leader in cancer stem cell research and immuno-oncology, will deliver the Henry Russel Lecture.
His lecture, titled “Attacking Cancer At Its Roots: It Takes A Village,” will begin at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
February 25, 2019
Christiana Figueres, a Costa Rican citizen recognized as the architect of the historic 2015 Paris Climate Accord, will deliver the School for Environment and Sustainability’s 2019 Wege Lecture on Sustainability on March 14.
