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“If you’re always dreaming big, you’re always willing to put in the work, and most importantly, I think if you are always playing team, you’ll get to amazing places you could have never imagined.”Lisa Gevelber, U-M Alumna ‘90, Google VP and Founder of Grow with Google
Attendees of a U-M orientation session sing The Victors on the Diag.
James T. Neubacher Award. Nominations for the 2026 Neubacher Award can be made now!
“At the University of Michigan, we are launching world-changing startup companies whose innovations are not only improving the lives of people in our communities, but are also creating new jobs and diversifying Michigan’s economy.” Kelly Sexton, Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation Partnerships, and Economic Impact
How UMSI professor Sile O’Modhrain designs accessible futures through research, teaching and entrepreneurship.
“This could create an entirely new class of orthotic interventions that don’t exist today, which could potentially delay surgery or spare people from having to undergo it.” Robert Gregg, U-M Professor of Robotics & Lead Exoskeleton Researcher
The hanging Block M sculpture in the Student Activities Building.
Exploring the Sunday Kerrytown Artisan Market is an absolute Ann Arbor summer must-do
Juneteenth in bold text in front of a star and a fist.
Stephen Forrest, U-M Engineering Professor, Elected Royal Society Fellow
Colton Bragg, a doctoral student at U-M, conducting research.
It Happened at Michigan: A humble class gift that’s witnessed history being made. Photos of Betty Friedan, Martin Luther King Jr., and U-M President Domenico Grasso speaking from the Hill Auditorium lectern.
Current and former members of the University of Michigan’s Voices of the Staff program gather to help clean up at Camp North Star Reach in Pinckney.
Michigan Engineering & Michigan Medicine: Paving the way for gene therapies with fewer side effects.
It Happened at Michigan: When U-M students went to D.C. — and ran into royalty. Becca Kirby, a U-M student who was in Washington, D.C., as part of the Carson Scholars Program, snapped a photo of then-Prince (now King) Charles with U-M students outside the Supreme Court in May 2011. (Photo courtesy of George Siedel)
Burton Tower on central campus, a crane, and a crew member on a May 2026 morning.
U-M alumna Gabriela Lena Frank wins 2026 Pulitzer Prize for music
The Diag flag with Burton Tower in the background.
“The STARS framework helps reflect the breadth of that work and the strong collaboration happening across the institution.” Drew Horning, Interim director of Graham Sustainability Institute.
31st Wallenberg Medal and Lecture. Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Rackham Auditorium 4:30PM. Guerline Jozef, Haitian Bridge Alliance Co-Founder and Executive Director
“Here at the University of Michigan, particularly in the Marsal Family School of Education, we are leaders and stewards of Life-Changing Education through our research focused on crafting the future of learning.” Elizabeth Birr Moje, Dean of the Marsal Family School of Education
U-M students tour the bridge of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia while docked in Port Huron, Michigan. The cutter is responsible for aids to navigation, marine environmental protection, search and rescue, and other missions. (Photo by Christian Sandvig)
“Cancer and hematology treatments are complicated, and the data is complex, so having a pharmacist on your team to help come to the best decisions for patients is invaluable.” Bernard Marini Clinical associate professor of pharmacy, U-M College of Pharmacy and clinical pharmacy specialist in hematology, Michigan Medicine
A graduate dressed as The Lorax making the Block M with their hands at U-M’s 2026 Spring Commencement at Michigan Stadium.
A graduate taking a photo towards the camera at U-M’s 2026 Spring Commencement.
Streamers falling on graduates at U-M's 2026 Spring Commencement.
Senior Profiles: Meet five prospective graduates from the Class of 2026: Diala Ajaero, Lilijana Gregov, Margherita Hill, Asher Kone, Sophia Lupton
2026 spring commencement Student Speakers: Alicia Clark, Senior, LSA, Film, Television, and Media. Liam Reaser, Senior, LSA, Political Science, Computer Science. Cassandra Turner, PhD candidate, Rackham, Health Infrastructure and Learning Systems
“This designation recognizes both the aesthetic and functional importance of trees to the U-M community, as well as the dedicated staff who work to keep our campus forest healthy and vibrant.” Rob Doletzky, Associate Director for Grounds Services
Students sitting at Michigan Stadium at U-M Ann Arbor’s 2025 Spring Commencement.
Members of the wheelchair tennis team of U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness celebrate after winning the 2026 ITA Wheelchair Tennis National Championship.
Pediatric dentistry residents at the U-M School of Dentistry.
U-M once again recognized as a top destination for graduate education in the nation. U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools Rankings
The Michigan Men's Basketball team celebrates on stage at Lucas Oil Stadium after winning the 2026 National Championship.
Arul Chinnaiyan awarded 13th annual Harrington Prize: The award recognizes their transformative discoveries that defined the molecular drivers of prostate cancer and pioneered precision therapies that have reshaped the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer worldwide.
Students working outside on the Diag on a sunny, March day.
“If you have a malfunction in the system at a higher level, it ultimately can be very destructive for our oral tissues. We need a fundamental understanding of how and where these behaviors are being driven in the brain.” Joshua Emrick, Assistant Professor, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, U-M School of Dentistry
It Happened at Michigan: Alumna Margaret Brewer was the first female general in the Marines. U-M alumna Margaret Brewer at her 1978 promotion to general, along with Gen. Louis H. Wilson, commandant of the Marine Corps, and her mother, Anne Brewer. (Photo courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library)
A U-M Medical School student with another adult and child and a sign that says they matched into neurosurgery at Michigan.
U-M President Domenico Grasso speaking at The Atlantic Exchange: Who Will Lead American Science. Text on graphic: Research With a Public Purpose. President Grasso Q&A with The Atlantic.
The University of Michigan Debate program has won the 39th annual American Debate Association National Championship. Cyrus Esmailzadeh, junior, and Eleanor Barrett, sophomore, holding the 39th annual American Debate Association National Championship trophy. Image credit: Aaron Kall
Distinguished University Innovator of the Year. Nominations due May 1, 2026.
U-M College of Pharmacy Class of 2025 Achieves a Perfect 100% NAPLEX Pass Rate
U-M students and faculty connect with industry leaders at a U-M Innovation Partnerships event.
U-M LSA senior Brendan LaFrenier running on a muddy trail.
Image of college journalists in the Michigan Daily newsroom. (Image credit: Stanley Kubrick, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.)
“My project aims to develop a mobile health intervention to support health care workers as they return to work after cancer.” Dr. Kai-Lin You, PhD, RN, Research Fellow, Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership, U-M Nursing
It Happened at Michigan: U-M students elected first Black senior class president in 1948. Johnson was pictured and profiled in the Ann Arbor News on Dec. 3, 1948, several days after he was elected U-M’s senior class president. (Photo from the Ann Arbor District Library’s Ann Arbor News archive)
Adam Mael’s LEGO replica of Michigan Football’s 2023 National Championship trophy.
“With approximately half a million Americans diagnosed with dementia annually, this translates to nearly 90,000 cases that could potentially be prevented—a truly significant figure.” Kelly Bakulski, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Michigan Public Health
2025 Presidential Awards for Public Engagement. President’s Award for Public Impact: Samuel Bagenstos. President’s Award for National and State Leadership: Carolyn Kuranz
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to a crowd of thousands at Crisler Arena during his 1988 presidential campaign.
Geoff Burns poses with one of the mascots from the 2024 Paris Games.
U-M scholars go global with Fulbright awards. Twenty-seven University of Michigan students and faculty scholars have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2025-26 academic year, putting the university among the top-producing institutions in the country.
Students speaking at the Black History Month Opening Ceremony at the Rogel Ballroom inside the Michigan Union.
U-M students pose in front of some of the 75 artworks in UMMA’s new Art Lending Collection.