Alumnus Robert Shiller receives Nobel prize; U-M tops U.S. graduate schools in entrepreneurship; U-M Center awards $2.9 million Great Lakes grants; U-M releases fracking report; Researchers unravel mysteries about mercury in fish; Laser-guided surgery finds brain cancer’s boundary; Investors excited about VC potential in Detroit.

The happiest photo ever made; Forbes’ Top 25 best Midwest colleges; Mercury contamination in fish expected to rise in coming decades; Self-driving car no longer a thing of fiction; Surge of brain activity may explain near-death experiences; U-M researchers speed up Internet scans; Rome’s start to architectural hubris; MBAs say values matter more than money; Does Facebook make you sad?

The great photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt came to Ann Arbor in 1950 for Life magazine. His goal: to capture the flawless precision and wild exuberance of the Michigan Marching Band. He succeeded.