President Ford reminisces at Ford School event

At Rackham Auditorium Sept. 18, during a site dedication for the public policy school that bears his name, one of the University's most distinguished alumni recalled his time at U-M more than 70 years ago as a football player working on campus. More>

Research funding up 14.3%; largest increase since 1987

Research funding at U-M reached $749 million in fiscal year 2003, an increase of 14.3 percent, the largest percentage increase since 1987. Research funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the primary source of life sciences funding, totaled $351 million. Increased support for life sciences accounted for $47 million of the growth, or more than 50 percent of the overall increase. More>