Posted 9/7/05
Forrest named
vice president for research

Stephen Forrest, a distinguished professor at Princeton University and noted optoelectronics researcher, has been named vice president for research at U-M, effective Jan. 1. Forrest, whose appointment is pending approval by the Board of Regents, will serve as an executive officer of the University and will oversee a research enterprise exceeding $750 million, one of the largest programs in the country. More>

Posted 9/7/05
U-M pitches in to help Hurricane Katrina victims

(This story updated regularly)

The University community is mobilizing to offer assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, including establishing an online relocation system to match victims with those who can provide them with a place to live, and offering displaced university students a chance to begin their fall semester at U-M. More>

Posted 9/6/05
University ready to handle another large first-year class

The record enrollment of new students last year was thought to be an anomaly, but with an incoming class just under the 6,040 students of one year ago, admissions officials now are calling it a new trend—one that they want to reverse before the fall of 2006. In the meantime, the University has made preparations to handle the influx of first-year students, whose numbers are estimated at just over 6,000. More>