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Fossil of primate ancestor discovered
U-M’s Philip Gingerich and Holly Smith are members of an international scientific team that recently announced discovery of a remarkably complete, well-preserved 47-million-year old fossil of an extinct early primate. The fossil is thought to represent an early member of the lineage that gave rise to monkeys, apes and humans.
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U-M performances celebrate a century of dancing at U-M
Since the first “aesthetic dance” class, taught in 1909, the university has been a locus of dance instruction and a venue for visiting artists from Jose Limon to Martha Graham.
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U-M students chasing tornadoes
Six U-M students are part of a group of almost 100 scientists in 40 vehicles who are traversing tornado alley this summer in the largest joint effort ever to study twisters and supercell thunderstorms.
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Spring afternoon on the Diag
Sunshine, lush grass and trees in bloom. On a warm May afternoon, when the semester’s done, there’s no place finer.
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A life on the edge
Journalist and U-M alumnus Frank Viviano has covered war and conflict around the world. Now living at a slower pace in Italy, his combination of experience and distance give him a uniquely informed perspective on world events—and how to live during these times of crisis.
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Media coverage of the University of Michigan
U-M experts on the Air France crash, GM’s bankruptcy, climate change and rip currents. Plus stories about sports triumphs and a cosmetic surgery breakthrough, and more.
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The great raid
One night during the Great Depression, police stormed U-M’s fraternities.
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David Duke and 'Birth of a Nation'
How did D.W. Griffith’s film become a recruiting tool for the Ku Klux Klan?