The U-M Library is scanning 1,100 Islamic manuscripts, many of them hundreds of years old, giving scholars around world access to one of the world’s finest collections.

University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman has approved the final report on implementation of the new smoke-free policy that goes into effect July 1.

U-M’s Allen Kim won the award from Entrepreneur magazine for his company Bebarang, a baby clothes rental service that ships parents brand-name outfits at a fraction of their original cost.

Jim Morrison bombs at the homecoming dance –- and changes rock history.

University of Michigan Philip Hanlon describes the University budget, cost-cutting efforts, investments in the future and plans for growth.

Enrollment on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus is at an all-time high in fall 2010 with 41,924 students. Help with tuition is also up: the general fund budget includes $126 million in centrally awarded financial aid, including a 10.6 percent increase in centrally awarded financial aid for undergraduates.

For the fourth time since 2005, the University of Michigan ranked first in the nation in the number of U.S. Department of State Fulbright Student grantees.

From John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, presidents have challenged University of Michigan students to change the world.

Plus: Kids these days: How involved is this generation?

A 6.5-pound satellite is scheduled to become the first stand-alone spacecraft built by Michigan students to go into orbit and perform a science mission.