Happy trails: Conservancy brings universal access to seven trails in northwestern Michigan
The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has created more than three miles of accessible trails since 2016 when the Overlook Trail at Arcadia Dunes opened. It’s all part of the conservancy’s work since 1991 under the leadership of Glen Chown, who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from U-M’s School of Environment and Sustainability.
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Chemistry lesson
To save its season, U-M’s ice hockey team had to unify itself around an unlikely hero.
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Michigan will finally snap decade-long streak of job losses
After enduring one of its worst years ever in 2009, Michigan’s economy will flounder this year before showing some improvement in 2011, say University of Michigan economists
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The Olympians next door
Four U-M students competed as ice dancers in the Olympics. Two of them won silver; the others will be favorites in 2014. But until then, they’ll just be trying to pass their next exams.
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Earth Day Eve
Forty years ago, U-M students prepared the way for the first Earth Day teach-in. Here’s how a casual talk at a bar on Washington Street spurred the modern environmental movement.
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Agents of change
U-M people have played vital parts in the environmental transformations of the past 40 years. Three of them share their stories.
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Top environmental events since 1970
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, the United States has made huge progress in protecting the environment. It’s also made huge mistakes, and the unsolved problems are tougher than ever. Here’s a partial retrospective.
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President's Message
A healthy, vibrant democracy begins with a choice
Let's choose to listen respectfully, and to think, act, and engage constructively, says President Ono. -
Editor's Blog
The rule of three
The rule of three took its toll at U-M this month as the community navigates a trio of tough losses. -
Climate Blue
I feel the earth squish under my feet
Ricky Rood says it's time we accept 'relentless warming' and relearn how to live with our climate. -
Health Yourself
Feet, don’t fail me now
Our feet play a crucial role in sustaining overall health. So take a load off and listen up.
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MGo Blue podcasts
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Hear audio series, news, and stories about the future of health care.
An Ungentle Art
Starting in 1990, Australian-born political satirist Pat Oliphant began spending annual periods in residence at U-M’s Wallace House Center for Journalists, where he sketched a wide range of American political figures. A sampling of these images, courtesy of the Wallace House, are displayed in the Clements Library exhibit “An Ungentle Art: Pat Oliphant and the American Tradition of Political Satire.” The sketches provoke conversation around four key themes in American politics: capability, character, corruption, and humiliation. This gallery and text come from the larger online exhibit, which contextualizes Oliphant’s satire with examples of political art from the Clements Library collection, dating from the 1700s to 1900. Click on any image to enlarge.