Blavin Scholar Cherish Fields, BA ’09/MSW ’11, emerged from the state’s foster care system to earn two U-M degrees. Now she’s on a mission to help others.

New partnerships maximize expertise to spur economic mobility in Detroit and mitigate the nation’s opioid crisis.

Patrick Anderson, BA ’91/MPP ’83, survived the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in NYC, thanks to a perfect stranger. Nearly two decades later, Ann Curry reunited them.

Algorithm identifies telltale linguistic cues and could serve as an effective weapon against misinformation.

Study finds post-surgery opioid prescriptions increased, despite drug policy designed to curb them.

Precision health tool allows patients to “paint” their pain on anatomically accurate 3D models using a phone or tablet.

In 1970, aspiring engineer Gregg Powell, BS ’71, saw the Philadelphia Orchestra at U-M’s May Festival. And everything changed.

How a doctor’s brush with her own death forced her to rethink the healing process and re-imagine the profound impact of empathy in patient care.

Copper or lead? That is the question, as U-M researchers use data science to speed the process of finding which Flint homes need new pipes.