At a remote climate change research outpost, a Michigan Engineer helps to track the planet’s vital signs. More
It seemed like a simple project to help a village in Guatemala get clean water. Things aren’t always as simple as they seem. More
"Football is a Religion," longtime Michigan football announcer Bob "Meeeeechigan" Ufer used to say. "And Saturday is the Holy Day of Obligation." More
Challenging elitism, racism, and obesity with a grocery store may sound crazy. Here’s what happened when Whole Foods tried to do it in Detroit. More
In late January, snow dusted the Endless Mountains of Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania, one of the earliest hubs of gas drilling on this side of the Mississippi. In this county, Cabot Oil & Gas alone has 200 wells that reach down to the Marcellus shale, now believed to hold one of the world's largest reserves of gas. More
University of Michigan Solar Car Team aims to become the first American student team ever to win a five-day, grueling World Solar Challenge race across the Australian Outback. U-M's multimedia producer Marcin Szczepanski travels down under with the Team to document their struggle. The University of Michigan Solar Car Team is widely recognized as the best team in North America after capturing six U.S. National Championships and four top-three world finishes.More
Freddie Harris always thought he would die on the street. That he has survived the last 30 years is a minor miracle. He has battled not only homelessness, but also mental illness that can lock him in fear, depression, paranoia and confusion. Still, the self-taught artist has managed to create hundreds of drawings -- many of stunning quality -- using pencils, pens and spiral notebooks he bought from money earned collecting bottles and cans. More
The behind the scenes look at Buick -- and GM -- extraordinary success and challenges in China. More
Catherine Ferguson Academy is a public high school in Detroit where dreams are born and nurtured, as the late rapper Tupac Shakur put it, like a rose growing through the concrete. More
'I was 9 when I first started selling drugs', Ramon Jackson, tells his life story of growing up poor in Detroit, crime and a shot at redemption. More
