U-M has seen a boom in extended reality and virtual reality technology since launching its XR Initiative in the fall of 2019, with many faculty members using it in their classrooms. The Center for Academic Innovation offers more than 100 VR headsets for instructional use and access to a full virtual production studio.

Duderstadt’s wide-ranging impact can be seen in many ways across the University. His vast teaching and research interests included diverse applications of physics and mathematics, nuclear systems, science policy, information technology, higher education policy, and engineering education.

A team of researchers led by a University of Michigan archaeologist has uncovered a hoard of gold coins, dating to the fifth century BC, that were likely used to pay mercenary troops. The discovery of such a valuable find in a controlled archaeological excavation is very rare … and incredibly cool.

Throughout her time as an improv performer at U-M and in Los Angeles, Anna Garcia, BFA ’17, learned to listen and react, two critical skills for any successful actor. Those skills launched Garcia to the silver screen this summer, where she starred with Scarlett Johannson in “Fly Me to the Moon.”

The poll shows that 61% of those providing care to family or friends with a health condition or disability don’t know about Area Agencies on Aging. AAAs are local or regional organizations that support caregivers, people with certain disabilities, and people over 65.

U-M professor and beekeeper Brian Stork was brainstorming a unique Mother’s Day gift for his wife when he created a honey chocolate confection that he now sells to uplift unsupported young adults in Muskegon, Mich.