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06/24/2026
As the nation gets closer to the 250th anniversary of its founding, U-M is marking the historic milestone with a wide array of events and activities, including a public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8.
06/23/2026
Every Sunday, the Kerrytown Artisan Market transforms into a vibrant walking art gallery right next to campus, giving the community a perfect spot to discover handmade goods, live music and local creators. 🎨✨
06/21/2026
Officially summertime! ☀️
06/21/2026
Happy to all of the Wolverine fathers and father figures!
06/20/2026
Pixel perfection 🔎
06/19/2026
ICYMI, University of Michigan Engineering has a new astronaut in its ranks. Alumni Andre Douglas, chosen for NASA's Artemis III mission launching in 2027, is now counted among the ranks of at least 11 other Michigan Engineers who served as astronauts, including James A. McDivitt, captain of the Gemini 4 mission, during which alumnus Ed White performed the first U.S. spacewalk.
Andre graduated with a Master's in NAME at Michigan and Mechanical Engineering- University of Michigan in 2012. As a Coast Guard naval architect, he has contributed to hundreds of technical reviews for maritime vessel compliance and provided worldwide technical support for numerous field commanders on maritime casualty response efforts. He has also supported NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, which developed and demonstrated technologies for deflecting asteroids away from Earth, as well as the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
06/18/2026
The university is contributing more than $1.26 million to support several The City Of Ann Arbor - Government projects, including a new ambulance, downtown cleaning efforts, retractable street bollards and more.
The Hadley Family Recreation & Well-Being Center, a world-class campus recreation center that also features a mind and body studio, wellness equipment and social spaces amidst five levels of fitness equipment and amenities, begins its soft opening today at the former site of the Central Campus Recreation Building. myumi.ch/bDQWx
Ann Arbor Summer Festival: Top of the Park: Top of the Park is in full swing! Check out the schedule for upcoming musical acts, art exhibits and KidZone activities for the event, which runs through June 28: myumi.ch/8J57e
06/15/2026
Jenny Radesky, the director of the Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Medical School, joined the Michigan Minds podcast to discuss the hidden design forces that make modern tech difficult for families to manage, the limits of classroom phone bans and more.