U-M teach-out Aug. 18: What’s next for abortion access?
Experts on abortion access and legal challenges present a free, online teach-out to help foster thoughtful discourse on the issue of abortion, its history of litigation, and what could be expected in the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Spray-on coating could make solar panels snow-resistant
Researchers have demonstrated an inexpensive, clear coating that reduced snow and ice accumulation on solar panels, enabling them to generate up to 85% more energy.
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U-M, Humotech partner to bring open-source bionic leg to research labs
First released in 2019, the open-source leg’s free-to-copy design is intended to accelerate scientific advances by offering a unified platform to fragmented research efforts across the field of bionics.
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$30M gift to establish the Ronald Weiser Center for Prostate Cancer at Michigan Medicine
The center will be a clinically focused entity within the Rogel Cancer Center that combines expertise from three departments — Urology, Radiation Oncology and Radiology — with representatives from each discipline collaborating and serving in leadership roles.
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Coleman addresses U-M community after Schlissel’s removal
President Mary Sue Coleman said she is confident students, faculty, staff, and alumni will come together “to advance the values and the excellence that define the University of Michigan” as it moves forward after the removal of former president Mark Schlissel.
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In the digital era, you are not alone
Solitude traditionally has been defined as being physically separated from other people. But as the world becomes increasingly mediated, it’s time to rethink what ‘being alone’ really means.
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Bookstore blends culture, community in Flint
The Comma Bookstore & Social Hub is a rarity: Fewer than 6 percent of U.S. bookstores are owned and operated by Black entrepreneurs. Egypt Otis, BA ’20, is here to change that.
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President's Message
Happy (fiscal) new year
Mary Sue Coleman presents budget and administrative updates regarding the new fiscal year on U-M’s three campuses -
Editor's Blog
We’re back, baby
Shakespeare, hammocks, and Top of the Park. Summer in Ann Arbor is back, baby. Well, almost. -
Climate Blue
How good are your coping skills?
Sometimes we’re so good at coping with weather and climate change, we don’t realize we’re doing it. -
Health Yourself
Evaluating health information, misinformation, and disinformation
Victor Katch reminds us if an online claim is "too good to be true," it probably is.
‘Title IX gave us that voice’
It’s been 50 years since the U.S. Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendment Act, banning sexual discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding. Though its promise has yet to be fully realized, the landmark act has opened doors to some elite female athletes at U-M, featured in the ‘Title IX Series’ from MGoBlue TV. All images are by Michigan Photography. Captions were sourced from mgoblue.com; get more sports and take a dip into the archives at M Magazine.
