Composing the nation’s future
‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is not an antique fixed in time, but a living allegory that inspires us to realize democracy’s potential, says historian/musicologist Mark Clague. The song’s enduring resilience mirrors the nation’s experience, he says.
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UMS presents ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in concert John Williams’ orchestrations
Professional Broadway singers star alongside U-M musical theatre students in a special concert Feb. 19-20, featuring the first live performances of John Williams’s orchestral arrangement of the movie score.
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$12M gift of Chinese calligraphy transforms UMMA’s Asian art collection
The Lo Chia-Lun Calligraphy Collection is the largest gift of art in the University’s history. The collection preserves important evidence of cultural pursuits in the early 20th century; it also reflects the tastes and intellectual exchanges among leading thinkers of the time.
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Can emoji use be the key in detecting remote-work burnout?
Taking the emotional temperature of your co-workers is easier when you spend your days in an office. But as remote work takes off, tracking the emotions of remote workers can be a challenge. Cue that adorable emoji.
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21 research takeways from ’21
Pandemic-related stories may dominate the news, but these other significant findings and developments at U-M also deserve attention.
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“This Michigan of ours”
Lately it’s been hard to find the steadfast loyalty to Michigan that many of us have felt for much of our lives. Alumnus and ‘Michigan Today’ historian James Tobin considers the ways we can reassert our faith in institutions, including U-M, in good conscience.
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The first Teach-In
In 1965, U-M professors took the lead in stirring national opposition to the war in Vietnam. Their example inspired a new form of campus protest nationwide.
Columns
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President's Message
Happy (fiscal) new year
Mary Sue Coleman presents budget and administrative updates regarding the new fiscal year on U-M’s three campuses -
Editor's Blog
We’re back, baby
Shakespeare, hammocks, and Top of the Park. Summer in Ann Arbor is back, baby. Well, almost. -
Climate Blue
How good are your coping skills?
Sometimes we’re so good at coping with weather and climate change, we don’t realize we’re doing it. -
Health Yourself
Evaluating health information, misinformation, and disinformation
Victor Katch reminds us if an online claim is "too good to be true," it probably is.
‘Title IX gave us that voice’
It’s been 50 years since the U.S. Congress passed Title IX of the Education Amendment Act, banning sexual discrimination in education programs that receive federal funding. Though its promise has yet to be fully realized, the landmark act has opened doors to some elite female athletes at U-M, featured in the ‘Title IX Series’ from MGoBlue TV. All images are by Michigan Photography. Captions were sourced from mgoblue.com.
