U-Michigan launches strategic vision, pledges to be ‘the defining public university’
After a year of gathering input from the campus community, the U-M administration has released its strategic vision for the next 10 years. Vision 2034 — detailed in an initial 43-page report — calls upon the University to leverage its interdisciplinarity and excellence at scale to educate learners, advance society, and make groundbreaking discoveries.
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$1 million in quick wins and discoveries
Autistic children, entrepreneurial artists, and aspiring educators set to benefit from grants for groundbreaking hypotheses.
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Solar Car Team goes for gold with ‘Aurum’
Sleek 2015 model, “Aurum,” is named for “gold” in Latin. In October, the team will race 1,800 miles across the Outback.
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Robot, you can drive my car
U-M opens Mcity, the world’s first controlled environment to test connected and automated vehicle technologies.
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Zell pledges $60 million to U-M
Gift will extend entrepreneurial programs at the Ross School, and create a new fund for student business ventures.
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U-M to test 3-D, automated 'SmartCarts'
U-M students, professors, and staff may one day be zipping around campus aboard autonomous, 3D-printed electric vehicles.
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Is it OK to sleep on the job? "Yes," say U-M experts.
Employees seeking to boost their productivity at work should take a nap — yes, sleeping on the job can be a good thing.
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President's Message
AI’s promise for teaching and learning
As U-M customizes Gen AI tools on campus, President Ono focuses on best practices defined by accessibility, privacy, integrity. -
Editor's Blog
Something old, something new
Who's ready for an excellent adventure? Just keep an eye peeled for the (virtual) hot lava. -
Climate Blue
Order from disorder
Ricky Rood explains the organizing principles behind weather, which is how we feel climate. -
Health Yourself
Getting a leg up on sciatica and piriformis syndrome
Victor Katch compares and contrasts sciatica and piriformis syndrome and explains how to ease that pain in your butt.
The Art Show
Founded in 1990 with a single theatre workshop, the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) is a program of U-M’s Residential College. Courses serve as gateways for undergraduate participation in prison arts workshops and provide academic training in issues surrounding incarceration and practical skills in the arts. The program’s Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons (“the art show”) is one of the largest exhibits of artwork by incarcerated artists in the world. The annual exhibition, free to the public, is presented with support from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. It runs through April 2 at the Duderstadt Gallery. (Click on the images to enlarge. Images are courtesy of PCAP.) Learn more about PCAP.