How to make the robot revolution serve the people

The Ford Robotics Building, at $75 million and 140,000 square feet, is set to open soon. Features include an indoor fly zone for autonomous aerial vehicles, an outdoor playground for walking robots, a high-bay garage for self-driving cars, and more.
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‘Young Sharks’ gives fourth graders an entrepreneurial edge
A creative UM-Flint program exposes elementary school-aged children to business, startups, and all the possibilities that can spring from their curiosity and creativity.
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Hurricanes, hospitals, and health care
As extreme weather events multiply, U-M researchers have found a troubling lack of primary care doctors, surgeons, and specialists in some of the hardest-hit communities.
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Is the end in sight?
Get an inside look at the COVID-19 vaccine development and approval process with U-M Professor of Epidemiology Arnold Monto. He is the acting chair of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products and Advisory Committee.
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Dispatches from first-time poll workers
Two UM-Dearborn staff talk about their experience working the polls Nov. 4 and why they think everyone should do it at least once — kind of like a ‘civic internship.’
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Hooray for Hollywood and … UM-Dearborn
Dale and Anne Thomson’s Detroit home recently played host to actors Ray Liotta and Benicio Del Toro, who star in a new Steven Soderbergh film. The picture, which is set in 1950s Detroit, features several area locations.
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U-M student raises 30K to build school in Malawi
The children from a small rural village in Malawi will have a new school building by the end of this year, thanks to a University of Michigan student.
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President's Message
A round of shots for everyone
What a way to end the year! Mark Schlissel details news of the COVID-19 vaccine deployment at U-M. -
Editor's Blog
Miracle workers
Miracles are in our DNA at U-M, including that famous one involving a bearded man on 34th Street. -
Climate Blue
Looking back, moving forward
As we kick 2020 to the curb, Ricky Rood says climate and COVID don’t follow the conventions of our calendar.
Life, death, and renewal
As the gray of winter descends, let’s embrace the breathtaking beauty of autumn in Ann Arbor. It sure beats reflecting on the heinous events of 2020! And really, there’s no place prettier than the U-M campus in the fall. Enjoy these literary interpretations of the season, along with some gorgeous photos by Michigan Photography’s Scott Soderberg.