State & Community

  1. April 9, 2026

    U-M Faculty Arts Ambassadors share creativity across state of Michigan

    The Arts Initiative is launching the Faculty Arts Ambassador Program, supporting two U-M faculty members in bringing community-centered arts experiences to locations across Michigan.

  2. April 8, 2026

    Service Design Weekend allows students to re-imagine government

    Departments across campus recently came together for an interdisciplinary weekend focused on public service design.

  3. April 7, 2026

    Michigan firearm injury data now available in near-real-time

    Developed at U-M, MiFINDS will allow officials to better tailor prevention and response strategies for incidents involving firearms across the state.

  4. April 6, 2026

    Huntington National Bank is U-M’s official consumer bank

    Huntington National Bank has been selected as U-M’s official consumer bank, enabling Huntington to offer a variety of benefits and banking services to the more than 100,000 students, faculty and staff at UM-Ann Arbor.

  5. March 30, 2026

    U-M contributes over $32M to Ann Arbor, local communities

    U-M provided more than $32 million in financial support to the city of Ann Arbor in fiscal year 2025, averaging $22.8 million annually over the past five years.

  6. March 27, 2026

    First-responders train on drone technology with experts at U-M

    Public safety officials and first responders came to Mcity and the College of Engineering last month to learn how to use drone technology effectively and safely.

  7. March 18, 2026

    Detroit Opera House looks to U-M for sustainability solutions

    U-M faculty and students will partner with the Detroit Opera House to give sustainability a serious role on stage and back stage.

  8. March 16, 2026

    30th annual exhibition helps incarcerated artists feel connected

    The annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons, one of the largest and longest-running exhibitions of its kind in the world, returns for the 30th year.

  9. March 13, 2026

    Students, faculty combine to raise funds, awareness for homelessness

    LSA senior Brendan LaFrenier decided in April to start training for a 200-mile run from Lake St. Clair north of Detroit to Lake Michigan in Holland with a goal to raise $100,000 for homelessness.

  10. March 13, 2026

    U-M’s ROTC program officially opens new home in Observatory Hall

    Members of the University of Michigan community gathered recently outside Observatory Hall to mark a moment years in the making: the formal opening of the new home of U-M’s ROTC program.