The order that launched the Revolutionary War, 250 years later

The ‘shot heard ’round the world’ can be traced to one manuscript containing the orders for the Concord Expedition on April 18, 1775. The quill-to-paper draft orders, penned by British Army officer Thomas Gage, sparked the Battle at Lexington and Concord the following day. U-M’s Clements Library holds the document.
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Behind the scenes with Trey Burke at the 2013 NBA draft
Trey Burke is cool under pressure, as his performance in the 2013 NCAA Championship showed. So it should come as no surprise that on the biggest day of his life so far, the former Wolverine slept in.
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The professor and the spirits
Professor Albert Hyma claimed an advantage over other experts on the Renaissance and Reformation. He communed with the dead.
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To retire or not to retire?
Once upon a time, baby boomers were typecast as feckless do-nothings who cared only for sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll. Lately, however, people born between 1946 and 1964 have taken on a new role: workaholic. According to a new U-M study, boomers now hitting retirement age are hanging onto their jobs like never before. In fact, some are forgetting to retire altogether.
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Back to the future
They say there are no “do-overs” in life. Tell that to physician Ronny Schmier, BA ’71, a master’s candidate in U-M’s new program in health informatics.
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Doctors save baby's life using 3D print technology
Video: U-M doctors made history recently when they used computer modeling and laser technology to design, fabricate, and implant a customized tracheal splint into a gravely ill infant. The groundbreaking procedure required emergency clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.
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A family for Feleke
When law professor Kyle Logue offered to host an Ethiopian boy who needed medical care in the U.S., he had no idea the experience would change, well, everything.
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Creativity and connection across prison walls
One of the world’s largest and longest-running exhibitions of incarcerated artists is back with new programming designed to foster connection and deepen public understanding of incarceration in Michigan. The 29th annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons, curated by U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project, showcases 772 artworks by 538 artists incarcerated in 26 state prisons. The Duderstadt Center Gallery on U-M’s North Campus is presenting the artwork through April 1.