• Papyrus conservation

    An international cohort of conservation students recently attended the University of Michigan’s 2026 Papyrus Conservation Summer Seminar. Working alongside U-M conservators and papyrologists, participants preserved more than 150 papyrus fragments, including manuscripts that had not been opened, flattened or read in nearly 2,000 years.

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  • Depth objects

    U-M artist and architecture professor Catie Newell designed glass “Depth objects” for a short tour through the Faculty Arts Ambassador Program, offering participants a chance to explore grief, care and life transitions through touch, conversation and art—transforming grief into something tangible.

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  • Intensifications of El Niño

    As an El Niño of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Niño variability has become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than in the preindustrial era.

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  • C. Cybele Raver named 17th president

    With a unanimous vote of the Board of Regents, C. Cybele Raver was appointed the 17th president of the University of Michigan. The vote took place during a special meeting of the board in University Hall.

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  • College of Pharmacy mural

    At the intersection of art and science, a colorful mural delves into the complexities of pharmacy. A 100-foot design that covers the walls in the new College of Pharmacy building at the University of Michigan is intended to convey the history and breakthroughs of pharmacy in a way that is more inviting than a scientific paper or medical journal.

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