Alumni
Dancing with Madonna
In 1977, Whitley Hill arrived as a freshman at U-M and met her roommate: a talented, eccentric dynamo named Madonna. Hill's new book remembers the girl who would become an icon.
A changing world
9/11 + 10
On the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, U-M students, alums and faculty talk about how the world has changed.
- The eyewitness: "Suddenly, I knew I must run."
- The Marine: "I wanted to be in combat."
- The terrorism expert: "Today, al-Qaeda itself is dead."
- The researcher: "The wars shrank the defense research horizon dramatically."
- The student: "My teacher returned moments later, visibly shaken."
- The lost: 18 Michigan alums were killed on 9/11.
Michigan women of the '30s
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This film from the late 1930s shows daily life on campus through the eyes of women students. The vintage movie is filled with classic scenes of the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor as they used to be. |
U-M in the News
Media coverage of the University of Michigan
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U-M again near top of world university rankings; an abbreviation "too vulgar" for the university; the role of war in the creation of complex societies; fear of a planet of no apes; a game-making alum; and more. |
alumni
Back to basics in the kitchen and garden
Seems more people are interested in eating fresh, healthy foods. An alumnus and his co-author wife, who have built their own "farmstead" offer tips to get you started on the healthy, do-a-little-bit-more-yourself lifestyle.
Research News
Ancient whale skulls and directional hearing: A twisted tale
Skewed skulls may have helped early whales discriminate the direction of sounds in water and are not solely, as previously thought, a later adaptation related to echolocation.
Research News
Looking for life on Mars
"On Earth, everywhere there's liquid water, there is microbial life," says U-M professor Nilton Renno. He's the scientist who discovered liquid water droplets on Mars, and he's now leading a project to explore pockets of very salty, liquid water on the red planet. It might be the best bet for finding microbial life beyond Earth.
Research News
Run, Robot! MABEL is now the world's fastest two-legged robot with knees
A robot in a University of Michigan lab can run like a human—a feat that represents the height of agility and efficiency for a two-legged machine. "It's stunning," says professor Jessy Grizzle. "I have never seen a machine doing a motion like this."
Health
Motives matter: Why we volunteer has an impact on our health
People who give, live longer, studies have shown. Now, a new study shows that why people volunteer—not whether they volunteer—is what really counts.