Watch early glimpses of life at U-M with this 1930s silent film from the Alumni Association records, including U-M’s president going horseback riding, aerial views of the campus, field hockey, and more. The Bentley includes many videos like this featuring Michigan history!

When he took a job at U-M’s News and Information Services In 1970, reporter Harley Schwadron embraced a new phase in his writing career. Little did he know, a chance opportunity to showcase his artistic talent in the University Record would take him down a path as a successful syndicated cartoonist.

Leaders in the fields of human rights law, bioengineering, athletics, broadcasting, business and philanthropy will receive honorary degrees at the University of Michigan’s 2026 Spring Commencement in Ann Arbor. The ceremony will take place May 2 at Michigan Stadium.

Six years ago this month, everything changed for patient care teams at University of Michigan Health, when the first of thousands of people with COVID-19 arrived on the Ann Arbor medical campus. A newly installed sculpture now pays tribute to everyone who took part in the massive effort to care for those patients and manage the pandemic.

It’s difficult to comprehend today, but when a disaster of the pre-digital age turned decades of scholarly work into ashes, members of the U-M Economics Department experienced devastating loss. Many of the faculty’s research documents were one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable. And gone.

Nearly eight decades ago, iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick took a look at Michigan while working as a staff photographer for ‘Look’ magazine. Kubrick’s early stills hint at the hallmarks that would come to define his groundbreaking filmography.

U-M is partnering with Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop a high-performance computational research facility. In this Q&A, Steven Ceccio, project lead and the Vincent T. and Gloria M. Gorguze Professor of Engineering, helps unpack the complexities of this project.

The first pharmacy class at U-M was taught by Professor Alfred DuBous in 1855, several decades before the Board of Regents established the School of Pharmacy — marking the official beginning of what would become 150 years of groundbreaking impact. The college moves to a new facility in 2026.

Whittingham, 66, comes to Ann Arbor after finishing his 21st season as Utah’s head coach in 2025 and his 32nd overall season with the Utes. He has been the program’s head coach since December 2004 and was a member of the coaching staff since 1994.