House Republican bill would block transgender students from using bathrooms consistent with their identified gender. Democrats called the bill a “distraction” that rolls back civil rights.
Michigan colleges and universities
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Doctors under pressure as U-M ends gender-affirming care for minors
Under federal threat, University of Michigan to end gender-affirming care for patients under age 19. That puts pressure on other doctors, too. ‘I’m not going to jail over this,’ says one.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Opposition grows to $1.2B supercomputer plan. U-M can’t ‘be trusted,’ foes say
Ypsilanti Township officials on Tuesday will consider a resolution opposing the partnership between U-M and the Los Alamos National Laboratory that could create 200 jobs that pay $200,000 per year.
Posted inTalent & Education
GOP slams ‘woke’ politics, bathroom signs as Monroe college tax vote nears
A tax renewal is mired in the culture wars, as Republicans refuse withhold support because the college allows all to use multi-stall bathrooms.
Posted inTalent & Education
Michigan wants more college grads. Can boosting spending for dual enrollment help?
Michigan is on a campaign to increase graduation rates, but ranks near the bottom in high school students who take college classes. Some lawmakers want to increase funding, but the effort could face long odds.
Posted inTalent & Education
Feds investigating U-M, WMU over scholarships for 'Dreamers,' minorities
Civil rights probes of scholarships for undocumented and minority students are the latest in the Trump administration’s targeting of public universities.
Posted inTalent & Education
In rare move, U-M fires tenured professor
Scott Piper is the third professor to be stripped of tenure at the University of Michigan in decades.
Posted inTalent & Education
U-M faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists
The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.
Posted inMichigan Government
Trump gets his 'big, beautiful bill.' What it means for Michigan
The ‘big, beautiful bill’ is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk for signature thanks to support from Michigan Republicans in the US House. Here’s what it could mean for the state.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Can Michigan’s forests survive climate change? One researcher is finding out
As climate change pushes the native growing range of Michigan’s most economically productive trees further north, one MSU researcher is hoping to discover genetic traits that could help them survive in hotter climates.