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.

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

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.

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.

Plus: Video of Thurnau Professors

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.

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.

History professor Sidney Fine changed countless lives for the better.

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

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