How to qualify as a person
Forty-nine years before women were granted the right to vote in the U.S., Nannette Gardner would cast her ballot in Detroit, making women’s history. By fighting tirelessly for women’s rights, she bagan to shake the foundations of power, and her controversial vote provided the suffrage movement a notable victory.
-
20 years later
In 1989, Michigan’s men’s basketball team made an improbable run through the NCAA tournament, winning the national title in a heartstopper against Seton Hall.
-
The student body
Slideshow: At the corner of North University and East University, generations of students met the demands of “physical culture” — and course registration — in Waterman and Barbour Gyms.
-
What's so funny?
Did you hear the one about the academic researchers who got together with cartoonists and Daily Show writers to try to figure out how humor works? It sounds like a quick way to strangle comedy, but U-M is at the forefront of the not-quite-a-trend toward humor studies.
Plus: Got something funny to say? Tell your (clean!) jokes on our letters page.
-
Biography of a heroine
The U-M Museum of Art opens its gorgeous new wing on March 28, and you can tour it in the slideshow above. Here we remember the sculpture that started it all. Acquired in 1861, and still one of UMMA’s most beloved artworks, ‘Nydia’ was the product of a hometown boy who made it big in the art world.
-
Number of fast-food restaurants associated with stroke risk
U-M physicians have discovered a connection between the number of fast-food joints in a neighborhood and the rate of stroke. It’s not known yet whether the restaurants are a cause of stroke, or just a marker of an unhealthy area.
-
Cell phones as classroom computers
Columns
-
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
Mastering the plan
No need for that crystal ball. We've seen the future and it's called Camps Plan 2050. -
Climate Blue
Flooded with reality
Based on the reaction to recent disasters, Ricky Rood fears disinformation may be the greatest threat to our survival. -
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.
Listen & Subscribe
-
MGo Blue podcasts
Explore the Michigan Athletics series "In the Trenches," "On the Block," and "Conqu'ring Heroes." -
Michigan Ross Podcasts
Check out the series "Business and Society," "Business Beyond Usual," "Working for the Weekend," and "Down to Business." -
Michigan Medicine Podcasts
Hear audio series, news, and stories about the future of health care.
In the news
- Live Science Black holes could be driving the expansion of the universe, new study suggests
- Detroit Free Press What you need to know about Medicare Part D's $2,000 out-of-pocket prescription drug cap
- CNN Trump's former pick to join the Federal Reserve has proposed a radical solution to solve inflation
Looking good through the centuries
A new collection of vintage photos of Ann Arbor can be found online as part of the Bentley Historical Library’s contribution to the Ann Arbor Bicentennial. These black & white beauties come from the archive of Mel Ivory, co-founder of Ann Arbor’s Ivory Photo Engraving Company. Many of Ivory’s earliest photographs date to the 1920s and ’30s. The first batch of 2,700 images is now available to search and view, thanks to the Bentley and its partners at the U-M Library, who are hosting the photos on their digital collections platform. More to come in 2025. Click on any image to enlarge.