The shocking death of Robert ‘Tractor’ Traylor; a professor’s startup company could transform electric vehicles; U-M ranked #4 by Rate My Professor; alums Davis and White triumph (again) in ice dancing; the Innocence Clinic fights to free another prisoner; plus career advice and more.

U-M rated among the top schools for Return on Investment by Businessweek; Could Michigan’s economy rebound faster than the rest of the country’s? Football player Vada Murray remembered; U-M’s entrepreneurial spirit; and more.

Law School rankings give U-M bragging rights; alum Joy Fischer helps Medal of Honor recipients and others; alum Brad Buecker talks about producing “Glee”; a lifelong love grows from a near-death experience; good news and bad about Americans’ knowledge of science and more.

Ice dancers Davis and White win nationals—again; faculty say that hugs follow a 3-second rule and speculate about the dangers of the Islamic Brotherhood; alums maintain internet security and play folk music; a brewpub opens in Bangalore; and more.

The latest news about the U-M campus, administration, students and beyond.

This month:

• Smoking ban takes effect July 1
• Campus growth up, but energy use down
• New scoreboards coming for Stadium, Crisler and Yost

Faculty fight human trafficking; an alum breaks electoral ground while another takes charge of video games; U-M’s education scholars find better ways to train teachers; Wolverine hoopsters come with NBA pedigrees; and more.

The latest news about the U-M campus, administration, students and beyond.

This month:

• Update on the university’s financial situation
• President’s “State of the University” (University Record)
• More freshmen than ever before
• Highest number of Fulbrights…again

Snyder may help Michigan entrepreneurs; alum Darren Criss joins the cast of “Glee”; B-school students triumph; the importance of vitamin D for breastfed babies; raising a competent, confident young man; and more.

U-M ranked a top public university in the world; athletes stand up for MSA president Chris Armstrong; alum Dick Costolo named CEO of Twitter; students expose voting machine vulnerabilities—again; economists predict slow job gains; U-M soccer’s Arabic connection; why early retirement may not be something to aspire to; and more.