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U-M HERITAGE »
Teacher, scholar, mensch
History professor Sidney Fine, who died in March, changed countless lives for the better.
Talking about science »
What is plasma?
Professor and rocket scientist Alec Gallimore on why the "4th state of matter" matters.
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Health
Stopping flu
Allison Aiello's U-M flu studies offer lessons for beating a pandemic.
TALKING ABOUT WORDS »
Obsolete words
Where are the satraps, underboughts and shaganappis of yesteryear?
TALKING ABOUT MOVIES »
Celebrity autobiographies
Most Hollywood memoirs are exercises in vanity. But one recent book stands out for its culture, smarts and fun.
Sports
What I learned from Bo
John U. Bacon, a lecturer in U-M's history department and Michigan Today's sportswriter, won the 2009 Golden Apple Award, given by U-M students for great teaching. Watch video of his "ideal last lecture"—and his spot-on imitation of coach Schembechler.
May 12, 2009
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is Michigan Today's sports columnist. He coauthored Bo's Lasting Lessons with the late Coach Schembechler. His website is www.johnubacon.com.