Institute of Medicine calls
for universal health insurance

Saying small steps toward providing health insurance for all Americans are inadequate, President Mary Sue Coleman presented a report on behalf of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies that called upon Congress and the president to provide coverage for everyone in the country by 2010. More>

Brown sisters explore half-century of desegregation

Cheryl Brown Henderson, whose father was the lead plaintiff in Brown v. Board of Education, told a crowd at Rackham Auditorium Jan. 12 that most movements have been dominated by people under age 40, and she encouraged students to continue pointing out things they want to see changed and making their voices heard. More>