In 2005, then-President Mary Sue Coleman inaugurated the Francis medal to honor public health pioneers. It debuted on the 50th anniversary of the historic announcement that U-M’s polio vaccine trials proved Jonas Salk’s vaccine to be “safe, effective, and potent.”

Mary Sue Coleman introduces new faculty as she paves the way for Santa J. Ono’s arrival Oct. 14.

Total research volume at the University increased by 8.4% in FY ’22, fueling innovations in global health, Great Lakes water quality, firearm violence, and driverless vehicle technologies. FY ’22 also marked a record high of $973M in federally sponsored research expenditures.

In a letter to alumni, Mary Sue Coleman reaffirms her commitment to be a ‘more just, inclusive, and responsible university.’

Mary Sue Coleman returns to U-M with ‘love and respect for this institution.’

President Mary Sue Coleman said she is confident students, faculty, staff, and alumni will come together “to advance the values and the excellence that define the University of Michigan” as it moves forward after the removal of former president Mark Schlissel.

Mary Sue Coleman broke ground as U-M’s first woman president. She marked another milestone Sept. 9 as the University named its first academic building on the Ann Arbor campus after a woman.

The building that houses the Life Sciences Institute will be named after President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman. It is the first academic building on the Ann Arbor campus named for a woman.

Four former U-M presidents recently joined Mark Schlissel to discuss 40 years of U-M history.