Global Michigan

The shipping disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war have led Trump to offer risk insurance to oil tankers near Iran. Jatin Dua, associate professor of anthropology @umichLSA and director of the Oceans Lab, discusses on @CBSNews. 🔗 Read more: myumi.ch/9px3J

Join us this Thursday, 3/19, for a free screening of "The Legend of the Stardust Brothers! 🎶 ⏰ 7 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM 📽️State Theatre 🔍Learn more at myumi.ch/pV4Dr @iiumich @MarqueeArtsA2

Cell death’s ‘beautiful’ rings: U-M study finding helps researchers better understand and potentially support the ability of cells to stop the spread of pathogens without going overboard and harming their healthy neighbors news.umich.edu/cell-deaths-be…

🔬 ¡Científicos de @UMich descubren un "anillo" molecular que controla la muerte celular! 🧬 Este hallazgo clave ayudará a fortalecer #plantas y la #medicina humana. #Ciencia #Salud Lee más aquí: 👉 myumi.ch/NrwZE

Now in Ukrainian! @umichWCEE free teaching resources examining the war in Ukraine & broader issues of war crimes and international justice. Translated by Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Free to download ⬇️ @umichLSA @iiumich @UMichiganNews ii.umich.edu/wcee/news-even…

Know Your Rights: No Deportation to Third Countries A conversation with our own @umichsph prof. William Lopez with @radiobilingue. Listen now: radiobilingue.org/en/news/know-y…

Will Virgin Islanders vote? A new report from the University of Michigan’s Center for Racial Justice and the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras examines a critical disconnect in the U.S. Virgin Islands. news.umich.edu/will-virgin-is…

Meet Kamer Aga-Oglu, who traveled the world and curated the holdings of the U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology: myumi.ch/qZdJM #WomensHistoryMonth

US-Israel attack on Iran: U-M experts available news.umich.edu/us-israel-atta…

When the U.S. men's ice hockey team won gold at the Winter Olympics, a University of Michigan flag stood out in the background of the celebration. Meet the alum behind that flag, and get the story of how it ended up being part of history: myumi.ch/bVezV

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a champion in the Civil Rights Movement and former presidential candidate, died Feb. 17 at the age of 84. Jackson made several visits to the U-M campus, including in November 2016 when he was celebrated for his five decades of civil rights activism. #MichiganToday 🔗 Read more: myumi.ch/W6WzV

A record 115,125 prospective students applied to attend U-M's Ann Arbor campus in fall 2026 as the university continues to be a top choice for incoming first-year and transfer students from the state of Michigan, the U.S. and around the world. myumi.ch/61Ak3 #GoBlue

Go for gold: U-M experts can discuss the 2026 Winter Paralympics news.umich.edu/go-for-gold-u-…

White Americans over 50 spend more years married and living with a spouse compared to Black and Hispanic adults, highlighting sharp racial divides in later-life living arrangements. news.umich.edu/diverse-paths-…

Join us on Friday, March 27, 4:00 pm🗓️ for the CSAS lecture, "Ghosts of Scandals Past: Inter-Caste Relationships and the Question of the Village in Himalayan India" by Radhika Govindrajan. Attend in-person at Tisch 1014 or attend via Zoom: myumi.ch/W64N7. @iiumich

Why do migratory birds have wings like fighter jets? ✈️🐦 Research from @UMich shows that migratory Yellow Warblers have more pointed wings than their homebody cousins for better flight efficiency. The twist? They aren't longer—just narrower at the base. news.umich.edu/u-m-museum-of-…

Free and open to the public 🎵🎼🎶 Presented by the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments.

Four Wolverines are GOLDEN! 🥇 #OlympiansMadeHere x #GoBlue

Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, deepen justice system inequities and compound trauma. The absence of police verification of a crime is the primary reason for rejection, representing 34.4% of disapproved requests—which account for roughly 8 out of every 100 applicants, according to a new @umisr study published in the American Journal of Public Health. 🔗 Full story & study: myumi.ch/9pzp7

🌍 How is the world changing in response to recent U.S. foreign-policy aggression? Join @umich experts as they dive deep into global shifts—what's breaking, what's rebuilding & what's next for our shared planet. 🔎 Regional & global insights you can't miss! #GlobalImpact