As a doctoral student at the University of Michigan’s School of Kinesiology and its Concussion Center, Allyssa Memmini identified a critical need in concussion management.

President Santa J. Ono has committed $5 million from central University of Michigan funding to further develop U-M’s public art collection over the next five years, in support of the university’s Vision 2034 goals.

Rhiannon Giddens, the Grammy-, Pulitzer Prize- and MacArthur “genius” grant-winning musical artist and composer, has been appointed as the inaugural University of Michigan Artist-in-Residence.

The Concussion Center at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology is using visual art to capture the experiences of concussion patients.

The University of Michigan has incorporated design thinking informed by behavioral insights to develop voting spaces for students — aimed at creating lifelong voters.

In addition to a history of democracy-focused initiatives on campus, this year marks the third election in which the Creative Campus Voting Project has partnered with the Ann Arbor city clerk’s office, U-M Museum of Art and the Duderstadt Center Gallery to design voting hubs on campus.

The CCVP is a nonpartisan initiative based at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, and a partner in the UMICH Votes campus coalition.

With students back on campus, the University of Michigan’s Arts Initiative and the Creative Campus Voting Project have ramped up efforts to encourage students to vote in the 2024 presidential election.

In Ouroboros, artist Machine Dazzle presents a maximalist wonderland inspired by the ancient symbol of a snake consuming its own tail. Unfolding in three acts, Dazzle’s installation explores a journey of infinities and stories of eternal life and rebirth.