Breaking records: U-M reported a record $2.16 billion in research expenditures during FY25, helping launch 31 startups and receiving 673 new invention reports. Nonfederal funding reached a record $213 million, and a record $699 million in internally sponsored expenditures shows a 5.3% increase over 2024.

During the State of the University address Nov. 13, President Domenico Grasso highlighted several ambitious projects and achievements that serve the public good. Milestones include: surpassing $2 billion in research expenditures, achieving record student applications, and opening a new health care pavilion.

International swimming superstar Gustavo Borges was determined to explore the world beyond São Paulo, Brazil, when he became a Michigan Wolverine in the ’90s. In the decades that followed, his children upheld his legacy at U-M, excelling in athletics and academics. Today they bring their love for the University to their alumni family in Brazil.

Imagine if decisions about schools, housing, and public safety in your city were shaped by your experiences and input, not just the loudest voices at city council meetings. Thanks to U-M’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study, or DMACS, that vision is becoming a reality.

As more teenagers turn to tools like ChatGPT for schoolwork, a pediatrician shares what to watch for — and explains how kids can use AI wisely.

As one of Time 100’s Creators of 2025, biologist Charlie Engelman, BS ’14, educates and entertains millions of subscribers about the ‘odd animal specimens’ stored in the U-M Museum of Zoology’s collection. Fans may be drawn to his quirky digital world, but Engelman hopes to send them to the natural one.

U-M researchers found that new elementary teachers who promote equity in science are effective at engaging their students, no matter their background. Some of the most powerful strategies encourage children to see themselves as change-makers using science to create and support a better world.

To the average observer, it was a 4,000-square-foot building situated on rural M-72 near Sleeping Bear Dunes. To Jim Lively, it was an opportunity to create a year-round farmer’s market for the local community, which had lost its grocery store several years before. The Lively NeighborFood Market opened last summer and has already paid out $60,000 to local farmers. Its model? Ann Arbor’s Argus Farm Stop.

When Edward Mears discovered a photo, dated 1933, of his grandmother and her friends at U-M’s Alpha Lambda Chinese fraternity, his imagination lit up. One of his grandmother’s friends, an Asian man, had inscribed the photo ‘To Veronica, with love, Ben.’ The inscription inspired a deep dive at the Bentley and took the Michigan Law grad across continents. The story is still unfolding.