The University is instituting new requirements to reduce spending as a “buffer against negative, long-term impacts on operations” stemming from federal funding cuts. The requirements involve hiring, budgets, and spending and are effective immediately.

Many histories have been written about the Cherokee nation. But “Cherokee History and the Spirit Family” by environmental lawyer James Barnes, J.D. ’70, delivers the nation’s history by way of his own expansive family network. ‘It’s personal in that sense,’ he says. And it’s powerful.

The award-winning RC graduate and Ann Arbor native followed one Washington, D.C., family for 20 years, producing a rare document of enduring love, hope, and resilience amid gun violence and economic hardship.

Musician Branford Marsalis spoke at the Ford School of Public Policy between a pair of gigs in Ann Arbor this week, noting he seeks harmony between art and activism. While he is adamant his job is ‘to make music,’ he understands the power it can possess beyond the notes. 

It’s like “Knight Rider” meets “Northern Exposure” in a future where AI-equipped mobile clinics help guide medical generalists through unfamiliar diagnoses and procedures. The goal is to widen access to quality health care for rural populations.

Sierra Petersen, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, studies what Earth’s climate was like millions of years in the past. She also is a member of Science Moms, a group of mothers who are scientists who study climate change. They hope to make climate change a normal topic of conversation—and therefore one that deserves action and attention.

This brother and sister went through the U-M dental school one year apart but never knew about each other until 30 years later. Today, they enjoy a newly expanded network of relatives, friends, and of course, Michigan alumni.

Over 166 years, five successive generations of Michigan-minted doctors have left their collective mark on medicine — and the Breakey family. The birth of the Breakey dynasty of doctors coincides closely with the birth of the University of Michigan Medical School, which opened 175 years ago. That’s James Fleming Breakey, MD 1894, on the far right.

Jimmy Carter’s use of hospice for nearly two years prior to his death is a powerful reminder about how once can utilize this service, experts say. Hospice is a valuable resource to support patients and families, through care within their own home or nursing facility, but it does not necessarily mean that someone is actively dying.