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A2 looking merry and bright ✨
Holiday lights in downtown Ann Arbor.
December 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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In the 2024-25 academic year, @umichlaw.bsky.social student-attorneys logged over 66,000 hours of free legal services for clients through the school’s 17 legal clinics, which span a wide range of legal areas from advocacy in civil matters to appeals and regulatory work. myumi.ch/3RJmQ
Student-attorney Ashley Munger speaks at a press conference at the Law School in 2025. Andrew Schreder, ’25, appears in court during a jury trial in Jackson County Circuit Court earlier this year.
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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More light, more maize and more blue in the days ahead. Happy Winter Solstice ✨
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Jenny Radesky, a Division Director of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the U-M Medical School, spoke with @thehill.com about cellphone use for children, providing parents with advice on how to support safe and positive media use. myumi.ch/qZWwQ
“If you do decide to get a phone for your child, make the effort to know what kinds of features there are to support safe and positive media use.” Jenny Radesky, David G. Dickinson Collegiate Professor of Pediatrics, U-M Medical School. Featured on thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Data Manager Jason Tallant is preserving, analyzing and digitizing the U-M Biological Station’s so-called “dark data,” uncovering 117 years of research to make it publicly accessible for scientists around the world. myumi.ch/n1wr8
“I enjoy uncovering and preserving the value and story within each item.” Jason Tallant, Data Manager & Research Area Specialist, U-M Biological Station
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Recognized during International Education Week 2025, U-M was once again named the No. 1 public university, and No. 2 overall, for study abroad participation in the latest Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education! myumi.ch/pVJbX #GoBlue
Michigan Ross students on an international company visit with a luxury footwear manufacturer.
December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Learn how U-M Taubman College's first-of-its kind Urban Technology program is evolving, faculty research on data-driven 3D concrete printing, and more in the Fall 2025 issue of Portico magazine: myumi.ch/8qDyz
U-M Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Fall 2025 Portico
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Forever, #GoBlue. Congratulations to the Class of 2025! 🎓

#MGoGrad #Victors2025
Confetti falling down at 2025 Winter Commencement at Crisler Center. A graduate smiles and waves at 2025 Winter Commencement at Crisler Center. Four graduates, including two making the Block M with their hands, at 2025 Winter Commencement at Crisler Center. A graduate celebrating at 2025 Winter Commencement at Crisler Center.
December 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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A day of celebration for our 2025 Winter #MGoGrad(s)! 🎓

Winter Commencement live stream and event info: myumi.ch/qZW2d
December 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Happy last day of classes! ❄️
A squirrel by a tree with Burton Tower in the background.
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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In this issue of the U-M LSA Magazine, scientist Alison Harrington answers questions about the insect specimens that are housed in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology's Herbarium, with a collection of 1.7 million specimens of plants and fungi: myumi.ch/A1Qbx
Haley Martens and Alison Harrington inspect specimens at the U-M LSA EEB museum facility.
December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Researchers at @umichsph.bsky.social launched the Collaborative for Transformative Public Health—a new initiative working with public health institutions, universities and community organizations to improve how the field trains professionals and conducts research: myumi.ch/Z2eJE
"In our current moment, we know that public health institutions have to rethink how they prepare the next generation of professionals and how they engage with the communities they serve. We're developing practical tools and training that help them meet those challenges and ensure their work reaches everyone who needs it." Melissa Creary, Associate Professor of Health Management and Policy, Michigan Public Health
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Fraud alerts and credit freezes help protect you from identity theft. UMSI professor Florian Schaub spoke with @usnews.com about the differences between the two, and how to choose whether a fraud alert or credit freeze is best for your situation. myumi.ch/Z2e3G
Fraud Alert vs. Credit Freeze: Which Is the Right Choice? Florian Schaub, Associate Professor, U-M School of Information, featured in U.S. News & World Report
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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The best college football fans in the country. Happy (The) Game Day! 〽️ #GoBlue
Two Michigan Football fans take a photo in the stands at Michigan Stadium. Four Michigan Football fans take a photo in the stands at Michigan Stadium. Two Michigan Football fans take a selfie in the stands at Michigan Stadium.
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A little everyday kindness goes a long way. Happy Thanksgiving! 💙💛
A U-M student giving coffee to another student. A U-M student giving up their study spot to another student.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Ahead of The Game, learn about the small but crucial team of five responsible for getting Michigan Stadium ready to host 110,000-plus fans, players and coaches on game day. myumi.ch/NrA19 #GoBlue
Members of the Michigan Stadium facility team, from left, Rourke Barth, Scott Clayton, Kyle Kipke, Morgan Petriko and Ross Stofflet.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Students in the LEAPS program at the U-M Marsal Family School of Education helped artist Elton Monroy Duran construct a towering seven-layer ofrenda for Detroit’s 2025 Dia de los Muertos celebration: myumi.ch/bV3GN
The completed ofrenda at the celebration, decorated with photos, candles, food, drinks, and personal belongings of deceased loved ones to honor them. Artist Elton Monroy Duran and U-M community engagement coordinator Djennin Casab pose with Marsal School students in front of the completed ofrenda.
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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U-M helped reignite the research career of cancer survivor Suzanne Perkins, a research assistant professor at the U-M Institute for Social Research, who has planned her career around the insight that education plays a key role in recovery for children at risk. myumi.ch/w9eW3
A Research Career Reignited: Suzanne Perkins Crafting the Future of Learning for Abused and Neglected Children
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Gratitude (and food!) aplenty at Michigan Dining’s annual Thanksgiving Dinner! 🍽️
A U-M student holding a piece of pie with a Michigan Dining staff member. Two U-M students eating at Michigan Dining’s Thanksgiving Dinner. Two U-M students eating at Michigan Dining’s Thanksgiving Dinner.
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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For generations of U-M students, faculty and staff, the Diag has been the symbolic heart of Central Campus. The University Record share memories and traditions made on this crossroads since the mid-1800s: myumi.ch/E8Zw2
Students have a snowball fight on the Diag.
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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In his State of the University address, President Domenico Grasso celebrated university successes and unveiled projects to strengthen U-M’s responsibility to serve the public good. Several faculty and students also presented on their innovative and impactful work. myumi.ch/W6Z5n #LookToMichigan
President Domenico Grasso speaking at a podium with a Michigan "M" on the front. Ariella Shikanov speaking at a podium with a Michigan "M" on the front. There is a slide presented behind her that reads "Artificial Ovary" and shows charts. PhD candidate Anja Sheppard speaking at a podium with a Michigan "M" on it and behind her is a large slide showing an image of a shipwreck.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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A team of Michigan Engineering researchers are leading a multi-institutional effort to tackle latency for wheelchair-friendly virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) soccer matches and large-scale VR word puzzles for players fending off the progression of Parkinson’s. myumi.ch/G2EX5
Games for rehab: Fast communication for interactive VR and AR
November 13, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Today, and every day, we honor all those who have served or are continuing to serve their country. Thank you for your service. #VeteransDay
The Diag flag on November 11, 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Putting a modern spin on technology that has been around for centuries, a team of structures and materials scientists at Michigan Engineering are exploring the complex geometry of basket weaving and the potential of applying basket-weaving techniques to architectural design. myumi.ch/617d2
Michigan Engineering Associate Professor Evgueni Filipov and PhD Student Guowei Wayne Tu. Featured in the Conversation
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Erica Twardzik, assistant professor at U-M School of Kinesiology, leads the U-M Center for Inclusive Mobility Environments. She discusses her research, which blends kinesiology, public health and urban planning to develop accessibility tools to address exclusion: myumi.ch/JPXJx
Removing the Isolation of Disability. U-M Office of the Vice President for Research
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM