Emeritus art professor collaborates with School of Social Work/Peace Corps alum to create low-cost cardboard cradle that enhances infant safety.

Global service and humanitarianism are in the DNA at U-M. Watch ‘A Selfless Cause,’ by Detroit Public Television.

‘In the Name of Editorial Freedom — 125 Years at The Michigan Daily’ is a compilation of 39 essays from ‘Daily’ alumni who have gone on to impressive careers. Listen in, as the book’s editor and former ‘Daily’ editor-in-chief Stephanie Steinberg recounts the high stakes and high jinks of life as a student reporter at U-M.

Odds are good that Dante Vasquez is the sole honorary Ghanaian chief living in Las Vegas.

U-M’s School of Nursing has become the first school in the nation to partner with the Peace Corps on a nursing master’s degree program.

From Ghana to Michigan, a teacher and student meet again.

From John F. Kennedy to Barack Obama, presidents have challenged University of Michigan students to change the world.

Plus: Kids these days: How involved is this generation?

On the anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s ‘Peace Corps’ speech, we look back at how U-M students picked up his challenge to change the world.