The University of Michigan

The University of Michigan has unveiled a new tracking tool called the Michigan Firearm Injury Near Real-Time Data System (Mi-FINDS). WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Ann Arbor Fire Department worked diligently to extinguish fires in downtown Ann Arbor after University of Michigan won its basketball championship game against the University of Connecticut. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

University of Michigan students and fans were dancing in the streets of Ann Arbor Monday night after the Wolverines beat UConn 69-63 to win its second Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The University of Michigan’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) gathers research that offers insight into the fiscal health of rural and urban communities. WEMU’s Caorline MacGregor talks to CLOSUP Director Stephanie Leiser about their annual Michigan Public Policy Survey, which has implications for Michigan’s local government leaders from 1,328 counties, cities, villages, and townships statewide.

Ann Arbor’s Annual Hash Bash will go ahead Saturday, April 4 on the Diag at the University of Michigan. Now in its 55th year, a permit was granted for the annual event, which is one of the nation’s longest-running platforms for cannabis advocacy and free expression. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to organizer Jamie Lowell about the event and what he says is a concerted political effort to undermine cannabis rights and free speech.

The Beatles are coming back to Ann Arbor! The film "A Hard Day's Night" is coming to the Michigan Theater again, and it will be on 35-millimeter film! It exhibits just a week before the live concert event featuring the music of the Beatles with "The Fab Faux!" Additionally, the animated fantasy film "Kiki's Delivery Service" will make its debut. There are a lot of special and some free screenings of other movies, too! Find out all about it on this week's "Cinema Chat!"

Graduate research assistants at the University of Michigan have won their unionization campaign to join the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO). WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Ypsilanti Township Trustees are holding a special meeting tonight to vote on a resolution opposing it becoming the home of a Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear facility. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is weighing in on the battle over data centers. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The University of Michigan has closed on the purchase of 124 acres off Textile Road in Ypsilanti Township. The site is being looked on as the location of a high-performance research facility with Los Alamos National Laboratory. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.