Watt a journey: Lighting up the Amazon

U-M researchers and engineering students traveled to the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest to help light up rural schools and develop innovative incinerators. Their efforts will support local autonomy, preserve residents’ unique habitats, and generate ecotourism.
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University to begin installing solar power sites on campus
New solar installations distributed across the Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses will have a total capacity of 25 megawatts of renewable electricity after a three-year installation process is complete. The electricity generated — enough to power about 3,000 homes — will feed directly into U-M buildings rather than going back into the regional power grid.
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Supporting flood resilience efforts in Great Lakes states
Scientists in the School for Environment and Sustainability are always seeking to influence water policy through research in the Great Lakes states. Recent work has produced actional recommendations to enhance resilience amid a changing climate.
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U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center
The effort builds on a recently established research collaboration between the two institutions. A facility in Washtenaw County will house one computing center to support Los Alamos scientists and engineers focused on national security AI challenges. An adjacent academic computing center will align U-M faculty and students with Los Alamos researchers.
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Michigan fan saved after wife recognizes stroke at football game
Scott Everett arrived at the hospital within 30 minutes of his first symptoms. Imaging showed a clot in his brain’s middle cerebral artery, a major vessel that supplies blood to parts of the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes. It is the most common artery involved in acute ischemic stroke.
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For Mike Mosallam, the ‘particular is contained in the universal’
As a first-generation Arab-American Muslim, Tony-winning producer/director/writer Mosallam has found his niche by transforming the seemingly specific into the universally resonant.
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November 1969: ‘It just changed everything’
At spring workouts in 1969, U-M’s new head football coach Glenn E. ‘Bo’ Schembechler unleashed volcanic intensity on his new charges. He told them their overarching aim was to beat Ohio State on Nov. 22. The national press gave the Wolverines absolutely no chance against OSU. But the national press didn’t know Bo.
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President's Message
Vision, momentum, and the arts in 2025
Let's give a warm welcome to honorary Wolverine Rhiannon Giddens, artist-in-residence at the U-M Arts Initiative. -
Editor's Blog
What’s in a name?
They say every picture tells a story, right? Well at Michigan, so does every building. -
Climate Blue
Do we require catastrophe?
We need to do more than "protect and persist," warns Ricky Rood, as climate disasters wreak havoc on our lives. -
Health Yourself
Do you believe in magic? How about weight-loss meds?
Vic Katch takes a look at some 'miracle' weight-loss drugs to help understand how they work in the body.
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‘An example worthy of imitation’
When they passed through the grand columns at the entrance of their just-completed building in October of 1850, the 95 students and five faculty of the University of Michigan Medical School couldn’t possibly imagine what they were starting. They also couldn’t predict the discoveries and innovations that those who followed them would make in U-M medical laboratories, classrooms, and hospitals over the next 175 years. Enjoy this historical overview and watch this video celebrating Michigan Medicine’s incredible legacy. And if you’re feeling sentimental, please share your memories of Michigan Medicine.