The Sustainability Cultural Indicators Program recently released its five-year report, which tracks the culture surrounding sustainability at the University of Michigan and how it has changed over the course of the program. The findings from SCIP serve to guide operations on campus and address environmental issues within the community.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 9:04pm
Monday, February 4, 2019 - 8:47pm
On Monday, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel announced the creation of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality. It will provide recommendations and strategies on achieving carbon neutrality and work with members of all three campuses. The group is composed of faculty, students and administrators, as well as local partnerships.
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 6:12pm
On Monday at approximately 2:30 p.m., a Bursley-Baits bus accident occurred at 1100 Block Fuller Road, according to Melissa Overton, deputy chief of police & public information officer for the University of Michigan Police Department. About 20 passengers were aboard the bus and there were no reported injuries.
“(The bus) slid off the road crashed into a small tree,” Overton wrote in an email response to The Daily.
Monday, January 28, 2019 - 2:52pm
A 30-year-old man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly killing his 66-year-old father, city police said according to The Detroit News.
Police received a 911 call that night from a location north of Geddes and east of Huron Parkway. The suspect’s mother — the wife of the alleged victim — made the phone call. The victim was wounded upon arrival of the police and died in his home.
Friday, December 14, 2018 - 10:47am
Namesake of the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, philanthropist and alum Penny Stamps died Thursday in her home at the age of 74. Stamps had been battling leukemia.
Stamps, along with her husband, E. Roe Stamps, established the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation and gave back to the University of Michigan in significant ways throughout their lives. The Penny W. Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series began in 1999, with Stamps contributing funding for the series.
Thursday, December 6, 2018 - 8:45pm
The University of Michigan Board of Regents’ meeting Thursday featured 15 public comment speakers, including U-M Ann Arbor and Dearborn students as well as alumni, faculty and staff. The topics discussed included carbon neutrality, divestment from companies supporting Israel and the role of letters of recommendation in a political context.
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 5:33pm
Each month, The Michigan Daily Administration Beat sits down with University President Mark Schlissel to discuss important questions about University policy, commitments and challenges. This transcript has been abbreviated and reordered for reader clarity.
Monday, November 26, 2018 - 5:35pm
With the renovation of the Michigan Union estimated to continue until early Winter 2020 and renovation of the Central Campus Recreational Building beginning in 2021, these facilities will remain closed due to construction.
Monday, November 19, 2018 - 2:44pm
The Black Student Union held an event and exhibit in Mason Hall on Monday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of #BBUM, which stands for “Being Black at the University of Michigan.” The display included a large poster where students could share what it means to be Black at the University of Michigan in colored chalk.
Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 9:55pm
The Heartland Independent Film Forum, in partnership with The Michigan Daily, hosted a launch event Thursday night at the Ann Arbor Public Library for an online database containing every impact statement of the survivors of Larry Nassar. The database is intended to aid students, families, educators and journalists in understanding this decades-long pattern of abuse. About 25 students and Ann Arbor residents were in attendance.