View the message from President-elect Kent Syverud: myumi.ch/5krmr

Presidential Transition Update YouTube video by University of Michigan

An update from University of Michigan Board of Regents Chair Mark J. Bernstein about the presidential transition. youtu.be/Qod4Nczs07s

Members of the wheelchair tennis team of U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness celebrate after winning the 2026 ITA Wheelchair Tennis National Championship.

Members of the wheelchair tennis team of U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness celebrate and pour Gatorade on Dr. Feranmi Okanlami after winning the 2026 ITA Wheelchair Tennis National Championship.

Members of the wheelchair tennis team of U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness celebrate after winning the 2026 ITA Wheelchair Tennis National Championship.

A member of the wheelchair tennis team of U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness celebrates and lifts the trophy alongside two individuals after winning the 2026 ITA Wheelchair Tennis National Championship.

Congratulations to the wheelchair tennis team of U-M Adaptive Sports and Fitness on capturing its first National Championship at the ITA Wheelchair Tennis Nationals this past weekend! 🏆 #GoBlue

Pediatric dentistry residents at the U-M School of Dentistry.

Nationwide, many rural and low-income areas have little or no access to specialty, pediatric dental care. With a new grant, the U-M School of Dentistry and U-M School of Public Health are teaming up to address these disparities and combat childhood tooth decay. myumi.ch/pVn42

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

In the latest @usnews.com Best Graduate Schools rankings, U-M was once again recognized as a top destination for graduate education with numerous schools, colleges, programs and specialty areas earning rankings. myumi.ch/E8qNG

The Michigan Men's Basketball team celebrates on stage at Lucas Oil Stadium after winning the 2026 National Championship.

Members of the Michigan Men's Basketball team celebrate on stage after winning the 2026 National Championship.

Aday Mara of Michigan Men's Basketball smiles as he cuts down a piece of netting after winning the 2026 National Championship.

Michigan Men's Basketball head coach Dusty May holds up the cut down net after winning the 2026 National Championship.

National Champs 🏆

#GoBlue

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.

Arul M. Chinnaiyan, the director of the Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, received the 13th annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine for his groundbreaking work identifying a gene fusion that drives prostate cancer. myumi.ch/dgj49

Students working outside on the Diag on a sunny, March day.

A Michigan Law building with the Block M flag atop the Michigan Union in the background on a sunny, March day.

Springing closer to warm weather ☀️

“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

U-M School of Dentistry faculty member Joshua Emrick is part of a team behind new research identifying a neural circuit that connects sensory input from teeth to the brain, opening new avenues for understanding how the brain influences everyday behaviors. myumi.ch/z9dWW

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)

The late alumna Margaret Brewer was the first female general in the Marine Corps, a path she began at U-M after reading a Michigan Daily story about women in the military. myumi.ch/rAkRM

A U-M Medical School student with another adult and child and a sign that says they matched into neurosurgery at Michigan.

A U-M Medical School student putting a pin on a map while holding a sign that says they matched into internal medicine at Columbia.

The U-M Medical School's 2026 Match Day Celebration.

A U-M Medical School student with a sign that says they matched into internal medicine/pediatrics at Vanderbilt.

Today, 170 U-M Medical School Students learned their residency destinations. Congratulations, Wolverines! 👏 #GoBlueMatch

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.

In this @TheAtlantic.com Q&A, U-M President Domenico Grasso unpacks the ways the university is ensuring its research leads to positive change far beyond campus, including through multidisciplinary collaboration, community partnerships and celebrating public intellectualism. myumi.ch/e3bkn

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

Congratulations to the U-M Debate Team on winning back-to-back American Debate Association National Championships! 👏 myumi.ch/2r1k6

Distinguished University Innovator of the Year. Nominations due May 1, 2026.

The nomination period is now open through May 1, 2026 for U-M’s Distinguished University of the Year Award, which annually honors faculty whose research has led to transformative innovations that improve lives, strengthen industries and advance the public good. myumi.ch/G2jbP

U-M College of Pharmacy Class of 2025 Achieves a Perfect 100% NAPLEX Pass Rate

The Class of 2025 at the U-M College of Pharmacy achieved an incredible milestone with a 100% pass rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination. 👏 myumi.ch/5kdbD

U-M students and faculty connect with industry leaders at a U-M Innovation Partnerships event.

In fiscal year 2025, U-M commercialization activity included 31 new startup companies and 673 new invention reports, both of which rank second nationally among universities based on recent national surveys. myumi.ch/9pkkz

U-M LSA senior Brendan LaFrenier running on a muddy trail.

Over spring break, U-M LSA senior Brendan LaFrenier is running 200 miles across Michigan to raise money for 10 homeless shelters as classmate Nick DelFranco is directing a film on the journey titled “Endurance for Change: A Run Across Michigan.” myumi.ch/8q6gR

Image of college journalists in the Michigan Daily newsroom. (Image credit: Stanley Kubrick, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.)

Image of girls playing card games in the dorm. (Image credit: Stanley Kubrick, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.)

Image of a male student in a bowtie working in the reading room at the Law School. (Image credit: Stanley Kubrick, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.)

Image of students dining in the Law School. (Image credit: Stanley Kubrick, photographer, LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division.)

In May 1949, Look magazine ran a photo series by Stanley Kubrick capturing the U-M campus and downtown Ann Arbor. The images resurfaced in 2025 after U-M alum Walt Di Mantova rediscovered them while working with the Bentley Historical Library. myumi.ch/D8jr4

“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

Dr. Kai-Lin You, a postdoctoral fellow at the U-M School of Nursing, has received a three-year K00 award from the National Cancer Institute. Dr. You’s research aims to aid nurses and health care workers returning to work after cancer. myumi.ch/z9q88

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)

In 1948, Val Johnson was elected the first Black senior class president at the University of Michigan, standing out despite facing a decorated football player in front of a largely white student body. myumi.ch/e3N5V

Adam Mael’s LEGO replica of Michigan Football’s 2023 National Championship trophy.

Adam Mael’s LEGO replica of The Cube.

Adam Mael’s LEGO replica of the heart of U-M’s Central Campus.

Adam Mael, a graduate program coordinator at Michigan Engineering, completed a LEGO replica of U-M’s Central Campus in 2020. Since then, Mael has continued working to bring Michigan-themed landmarks and celebrations to life: myumi.ch/e3Nqz

“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

New U-M research reveals older adults with high cumulative lead exposure face nearly triple the Alzheimer's risk. The study suggests reducing population lead levels could prevent thousands of dementia cases annually. myumi.ch/qZeXx

2025 Presidential Awards for Public Engagement. President’s Award for Public Impact: Samuel Bagenstos. President’s Award for National and State Leadership: Carolyn Kuranz

Congratulations to U-M professors Samuel Bagenstos and Carolyn Kuranz on earning the university’s 2025 presidential awards for public engagement! Learn about the efforts of both to address the challenges communities face every day: myumi.ch/R3gg9

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to a crowd of thousands at Crisler Arena during his 1988 presidential campaign.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson made several visits to U-M over the years, including one in November 2016 that served as a celebration for his five decades of civil rights activism. Some images of Jackson’s most memorable campus visits: myumi.ch/bVW9x #URecord

Geoff Burns poses with one of the mascots from the 2024 Paris Games.

An adjunct assistant professor at the U-M School of Kinesiology, Geoff Burns is also a sports physiologist for Team USA, and is working at the center of the sports universe over the next few weeks at the 2026 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games in Milan! myumi.ch/kPEek

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.

Twenty-five U-M students and two faculty scholars from the Ann Arbor and Dearborn campuses have been awarded Fulbright Scholarship grants for the 2025-26 academic year, putting the university among the top-producing institutions in the country! myumi.ch/61XWX

Students speaking at the Black History Month Opening Ceremony at the Rogel Ballroom inside the Michigan Union.

U-M’s Vice President of Student Life, Martino Harmon, smiling while talking to students at the Black History Month Opening Ceremony at the Rogel Ballroom inside the Michigan Union.

Panel speakers smiling and applauding at the Black History Month Opening Ceremony at the Rogel Ballroom inside the Michigan Union.

The U-M Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs began its month-long #BlackHistoryMonth celebration with a night of inspiration, creativity, and reflection on Black innovation and resilience at its Opening Ceremony inside the Michigan Union. myumi.ch/n1Q18

U-M students pose in front of some of the 75 artworks in UMMA’s new Art Lending Collection.

Art at Home, U-M’s new Art Lending Collection program, featured 75 small-scale, original works by contemporary artists with participating students able to select a piece they would live with for the winter 2026 semester. myumi.ch/R3b22

The U-M Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs’ #BlackHistoryMonth theme, "Gold in Our Melanin, Greatness in Our Histories,” invites reflection to recognize the extraordinary richness found within Black history and identity. View the month-long series of February events here: myumi.ch/n1Q18

U-M leads the list of U.S. public universities and was ranked ninth overall among worldwide public and private higher education institutions in TIME’s new rankings of the world’s top universities! myumi.ch/R3bVD #LookToMichigan #GoBlue