2014-2015 budget approved

Last week the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved UM-Dearborn’s 2014-15 operating budget, which includes a 3.2 percent increase in in-state undergraduate and graduate tuition and a 21 percent increase in the financial aid budget.

A new plot for a storied space

Alumnus Robert Primeau plans to plant 1,600 new plants to turn Clara Ford's former rose garden into a natural, contemporary garden.

Beyond the ball fields

Hayatt Ali is working to bring the state's first health park to Clark Park on Detroit's southwest side. The park will serve as a hub for preventative health activities—including yoga, workout machines, a farmer’s market, free meals for kids, screenings and immunizations, and health classes—and will begin operating this Saturday.

What's in your wallet?

Students Justin Kandah and Aaron Zhang analyzed paper currency across Detroit and found traces of cocaine on more than half the bills.

The future of engineering on campus

CECS students recently attended The Big M Event in Detroit to look to the future of engineering education: What technologies should an engineering college consider? What could a classroom or lab facility on campus look like?

Just look up

Carrie Swift shares a simple message with visitors to the University of Michigan-Dearborn Observatory: Just look up. The physics and astronomy lecturer believes there are real lessons to learn from the night’s sky if people take the time to look.

Kevin Williams to lead police and public safety

Detroit native Kevin Williams looks forward to building on a culture of respect as UM-Dearborn's new chief of police and director of public safety.

Dean Janosky named to FDA panel

CEHHS Dean Janine Janosky has been appointed to the Federal Drug Administration's Medical Device Resolution Panel. The five-member panel provides advice and recommendations in disputes between the FDA and medical device manufacturers.