The renovated Michigan Union will feature a Panera Bread and a Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, among other options, when it reopens in January.
Friday, October 11, 2019 - 1:26pm
The University of Michigan will host a presidential debate in fall 2020, University President Mark Schlissel announced Friday morning.
In the press release, Schlissel said the University has prioritized public service and civic engagement in its educational mission.
Friday, October 4, 2019 - 4:10pm
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced the state’s first death from a vaping-related illness on Friday. In a press release, MDHHS said it was notified of the death of an adult male on Wednesday, and declined to release any further information about the victim for confidentiality reasons.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 7:48pm
Sarah Jones doesn’t want to stop fighting.
“I'm fighting to keep my son alive,” Jones said. “It’s been a nightmare every day since we’ve been here.”
On Saturday, Sept. 21, her son, 14-year-old Bobby Reyes, went into cardiac arrest after suffering an asthma attack while she was driving him home in Monroe County. He was immediately transferred to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, where doctors declared him brain dead.
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 2:28pm
University of Michigan campuses will see a slight increase in funding under the state budget Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law on Monday.
Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 1:34pm
Ann Arbor Public Schools will allow students to leave class to participate in the “Global Climate Strike” on Friday if their parents approve.
In a letter to parents that was posted online by the organizers of the Washtenaw County Climate Strike, AAPS Deputy Superintendent David A. Comsa said the schools aim to provide a safe environment for students on campus.
Thursday, September 12, 2019 - 5:14pm
Marijuana use by college students hit a 35-year high, according to a study released last Tuesday.
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 - 3:53pm
There’s a cloud on the horizon for flavored e-cigarettes in Michigan, and it definitely doesn’t smell like mangoes. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hit juuls across Michigan hard on Wednesday, declaring a statewide ban on flavored nicotine vaping products.
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 - 10:21pm
Standing in Theatre Nova on Saturday night, Ann Arbor Community High School teacher Quinn Strassel welcomed dozens of audience members to a staged reading of the musical he spent the summer crafting. His subject: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, whom he dubs “the most controversial woman in the world” in the play’s opening number.
Sunday, May 19, 2019 - 9:46pm
Ann Arbor City Council interviewed three candidates to lead the Ann Arbor Police Department during a work session Friday morning, asking about previous law enforcement experience and plans for working with the recently formed police oversight commission.