A new study from the Institute for Social Research (ISR) shows ethnic political violence has a cascading effect, stimulating violence within communities, schools, peers, and families.

Legendary reporter helped shape TV journalism; launched his career at U-M.

Anthropologist John Mitani consults on Disneynature film Chimpanzee.

Former Wolverines tight end Chris McLaurin, ’09, takes his experience as a Fulbright Scholar and White House intern to Asia. He’s the recipient of a prestigious Luce Fellowship.

Fewer than 10 people born in Michigan are fluent in the native language of the area’s indigenous people. Yet more than 2,700 people “like” the language on Facebook.

Fifty million years ago, India slammed into Eurasia, a collision that gave rise to the tallest landforms on the planet, the Himalaya Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau. India and Eurasia continue to converge today, though at an ever-slowing pace. University of Michigan geomorphologist and geophysicist Marin Clark wanted to know when this motion will end and why.

A U-M project that helps Flint middle school students contribute to their community turns out to reduce violence and crime among the kids.

U-M’s School of Nursing has become the first school in the nation to partner with the Peace Corps on a nursing master’s degree program.

In December, U-M president Mary Sue Coleman called for Obama’s leadership in restoring the United States’ higher education system.

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