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Teacher, scholar, mensch

Sidney Fine

History professor Sidney Fine changed countless lives for the better.

Talking about science

What is plasma?

Alec Gallimore

U-M's Alec Gallimore describes the fourth state of matter and explains why it's important.

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Health

Coping with swine flu

Allison Aiello

Public health and flu expert Allison Aiello explains how a landmark University of Michigan study can help you prepare for a flu pandemic

Celebrity Autobiographies

Tony Curtis

Most movie star autobiographies are exercises in vanity, but one recent example is wonderful.

Obsolete Words

Irving Berlin

Words like satrapy and spike-bozzle have style - even if they're rarely used anymore.

video still showing John U. Bacon delivering speech about Bo SchembechlerWhat 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. In this excerpt from his "ideal last lecture" he describes a lesson learned from—and does a spot-on impersonation of—coach Schembechler.

 

On Campus
Mary Sue Coleman

U-M financial update

How is the University of Michigan handling the financial meltdown and recession? President Mary Sue Coleman describes the institution's condition and strategic thinking.

Research News
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Self-healing concrete for safer, more durable infrastructure

A concrete material developed at the University of Michigan can heal itself when it cracks. No human intervention is necessary, just water and carbon dioxide.espanol

Graduation!

graduate striking the Heisman pose in Michigan Stadium

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U-M in the News

Media coverage of the University of Michigan

U-M alums win Pulitzer Prizes and CNN's Sanjay Gupta talks to the Daily. Health officials battle super-bacteria in wastewater treatment plants, Tyrone Wheatley makes a mark at EMU, and more.

Students
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In Patagonia

University of Michigan students travel to Patagonia in Chile for the educational trip of a lifetimeespanol

On Campus
Arthur Thurnau

For love of teaching

Arthur Thurnau endowed one of the University of Michigan's most prestigious faculty awards. But we know almost nothing about the man, his life or his reasons for giving.

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Students
Ricardo Montalban

Actor Montalbán's grandson, U-M student, pays tribute to grandfather

Ricardo Montalban was one of the most well-known Mexican-born Hollywood actors of all time. But for his grandson Alex Montalbán, a senior at the University of Michigan, the perception of this iconic actor is much more complex and filled with nostalgia.espanol

On Campus
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University Record launches daily update

The University Record, U-M's faculty and staff newspaper, now provides daily updates of campus news and media coverage of the university. It's the place for up-to-the-minute Michigan news. Click through to read it and subscribe.