International
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Putting his life on the line
Thinking about a career in adventure filmmaking? Based on the experience of Jim Aikman, ’08, the fainthearted need not apply.
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Hopwood in Havana
Cuba is top of mind for many these days. In 1924 playwright Avery Hopwood visited Havana, and his vivid diary captures the city’s heyday.
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The spy who never was
The film Bridge of Spies is more than just a Cold War thriller for one former professor who survived the real-life saga.
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Teach the children well
While volunteering at a school for children of sex workers in India, one U-M student was transformed by society’s most vulnerable.
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Do you hear what I hear?
Step inside an operating room in Ghana as U-M surgeons battle a widespread problem in Africa.
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Coffee Killer
There’s trouble brewing and it’s far more devastating than any cup controversy at Starbucks. It’s called ‘la roya’ and it’s wreaking havoc on coffee’s future.
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Getting schooled
Ford School grad Leah Ouellet, BA ’13, knew that helping to build a school in Malawi would create value there. But it was her students in Detroit who really won.
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Ambassador in cleats
Former backup quarterback Alex Swieca, BS ’15, carries the ball to Israel — and brings some Wolverine spirit to fans of American-style football.
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The real B.A.T. man
Gary Kaberle, DDS ’72, had no idea the “cool” car he purchased for $2,600 in 1963 was a rare ’50s prototype with a chassis by Alfa Romeo. It was a discovery that would change his life.