University of Michigan

Natalie Zemon Davis, Historian of the Marginalized, Dies at 94

By Elsa Dixler October 23, 2023American Historical Assn, Books and Literature, Davis, Natalie Zemon, Deaths (Obituaries), Film, Princeton University, Slavery (Historical), The Return of Martin Guerre (Book), The Return of Martin Guerre (Movie), University of California, Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Toronto

She wrote of peasants, unsung women, border crossers and, most popularly, Martin Guerre, a 16th-century village impostor recalled in a 1980s movie.

New Obesity Drugs Come With a Side Effect of Shaming

By Gina Kolata June 14, 2023Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Fashion, Obesity, Psychology and Psychologists, University of Michigan, Weight

Wegovy and other drugs expose a social tension between a quest to medicate illness and a stigmatizing belief that obese people lack sufficient willpower to lose weight.

Michigan State Football Player Who Hit Rival Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors

By Eduardo Medina January 5, 2023Assaults, Colleges and Universities, Crump, Khary, Football, McBurrows, JaDen, Michigan, Michigan State University, University of Michigan

On Oct. 29, Khary Crump, a cornerback for the Spartans, swung his helmet and hit an opposing player inside Michigan Stadium.

T.C.U. Topples Michigan in Wild Playoff Semifinal

By Billy Witz December 31, 2022Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, Duggan, Max (2001- ), Dykes, Daniel (Sonny) (1969- ), Football (College), Harbaugh, Jim, Texas Christian University, University of Michigan

Texas Christian returned two interceptions for touchdowns, just part of a zany back-and-forth upset of Michigan, 51-45, to put the Horned Frogs in the national championship game.

All Glory to the Hypnotoad, TCU’s Meme Mascot

By Billy Witz and Sasha Portis December 31, 2022College Football Playoff National Championship, Duggan, Max (2001- ), Dykes, Daniel (Sonny) (1969- ), Football (College), Groening, Matt, Mascots, Texas Christian University, University of Michigan

Officially, the Texas Christian University mascot is the Horned Frog. But the team’s real hero is the Hypnotoad, a “Futurama” gag of mesmerizing power.

Georgia, Michigan, T.C.U., Ohio State are Playoff Semifinalists

By Billy Witz December 4, 2022Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, College Football Playoff National Championship, Dykes, Daniel (Sonny) (1969- ), Fiesta Bowl, Football (College), Ohio State University, Peach Bowl (Football Game), Playoff Games, Riley, Lincoln (1983- ), Saban, Nick, Texas Christian University, University of Alabama, University of Georgia, University of Michigan, University of Southern California

Alabama, despite lobbying by its coach, Nick Saban, was left out for the second time under the four-team playoff format. Instead, Georgia will play Ohio State and Michigan will play Texas Christian in the semifinals.