Founded in 1817, the University of Michigan is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading research universities. The hallmark of the university is the breadth of excellence across its 19 schools and colleges and the exceptional degree of interdisciplinary cooperation among them.
With more than a billion dollars in research expenditures annually, and 100 graduate and professional programs ranked in the top ten in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, U-M is a global leader in science and technology; health, law and public policy; the arts and humanities; and a wide range of other academic disciplines.
More than 61,000 students on three University of Michigan campuses (Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint) come from every state and 129 countries. And with more than 540,000 living degree holders, U-M has one of the nation’s largest alumni bodies.
For all the talk of security guarantees for Ukraine, the peace being looked at by the US president looks to be aligned with that desired by his Russian counterpart.
Many U.S. government agencies collect data and make it publicly available.
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Detailed data that US government agencies collect and make available has underpinned research about people, medicine, science, crime, jobs, housing, climate and the economy.
The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was established in 1986 by an act of Congress.
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Some of the marginalized groups most likely to be harmed by AI are also most wary of it. A new study’s findings raise questions about equity and consent in technology design.
Idi Amin addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 1975.
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A new book delves into the tactics and people that propped up the brutal Ugandan dictator’s regime.
Ilustração dos satélites da constelação SWIFT, com um deles mais longe da Terra do que os outros para ajudar a fornecer alertas mais antecipados sobre eventos climáticos espaciais extremos e potencialmente danosos para a tecnologia no espaço e em solo.
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À medida que mais satélites são lançados em órbita, as agências espaciais estão estudando como prever eventos climáticos espaciais que possam danificá-los.
Questions about the role of business education have led to introspection among business school leaders and researchers.
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Two geophysicists and an archaeologist teamed up to connect space weather 41,000 years ago to human behaviors that might have been in response – and show the value in cross-discipline teamwork.
Lionel Messi celebrates with fans after Argentina won the FIFA World Cup championship in 2022 in Qatar.
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Sports face a sustainability challenge: They’re under pressure to grow, but more travel means more emissions that add to rising global temperatures. The NCAA is also weighing expanding March Madness.
The SWIFT constellation, shown not to scale in this illustration, will fly farther than its predecessors to improve space weather warning time.
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As more satellites are launched into orbit, space agencies are looking at how to predict space weather events that could harm them.
How are calling, capitalism and democracy connected?
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Reclaiming the true meaning of calling can rebuild trust and renew systems from the inside out.
Michigan stopped an effort to add a work requirement to Medicaid in part because 100,000 residents would have lost coverage in the first year.
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Democratic governors and President Donald Trump agree to fight an invasion of non-native fish that has spread up the Mississippi River and threatens the Great Lakes.
A satellite image from Aug. 13, 2024, shows an algal bloom covering approximately 320 square miles (830 square km) of Lake Erie. By Aug. 22, it had nearly doubled in size.
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The blooms have become an annual problem in the Great Lakes. DNA studies show what’s growing there and why it’s dangerous.
Yelp’s Black-owned tag was designed to help business owners like Don Studvent attract more customers. His restaurant closed in 2018 after nine years in business.
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‘Bunker buster’ bombs and Tomahawk missiles struck three targets, with President Donald Trump saying that Iran’s nuclear program had been ‘completely and fully obliterated.’
Smoke rises over Tehran, Iran, following an Israeli strike on June 13, 2025.
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Multiple nuclear and military facilities were targeted in an Israeli strike, which took place days before US and Iran were due to conduct a sixth round of nuclear talks.
Could this common home machinery help usher in more renewable energy?
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