Last Week at Michigan

Last Week at Michigan

The Michigan Daily

Episodes 17
Avg. Duration 9m
Activity Highly Active
Since Oct 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
39%
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About This Podcast

The Michigan Daily's recap of last week's news at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Recent Episodes

Pinball Pete's Returns, Blue Bus Collision Sparks Safety Concerns, CSG Election Results

Apr 06, 2026 8m

Last week, The Michigan Daily reported on Pinball Pete’s soft opening at its new Liberty Street location, and two Blue Buses collided at Fuller and Maiden Lane on March 10, causing a conversation…

U-M Dearborn Faces $7M Shortfall, BCBS–Michigan Medicine Contract at Risk, U-M Considers Concordia Land Purchase

Mar 30, 2026 9m

Michigan Medicine set a deadline for negotiations with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan due to a large discrepancy in reimbursement expectations. U-M Dearborn’s Campus discussed preparations for a…

Ann Arbor Passes Housing Plan, U-M Buys Land for Data Center

Mar 23, 2026 9m

Last week, the Ann Arbor City Council passed the Comprehensive Land Use Plan to increase housing affordability. Also, the University of Michigan finalized the purchase of land for its planned Data…

Former Michigan Medicine Dean Omitted Pharma Ties, UMich Considers Exclusive Beverage Contract

Feb 26, 2026 10m

Last week, Michigan Daily reporters uncovered that former Michigan Medicine dean Marschall S. Runge failed to disclose financial ties to pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly across multiple publications.…

UMich Flint Relaunches Student Newspaper, 24-7 Cameras on Construction Sites Raise Surveillance Concerns

Feb 17, 2026 9m

Last week, Detroit Street Filing Station launched its salon series, a space for community discussion of important issues, and The University of Michigan - Flint’s student newspaper began reporting…

Ann Arbor Expands ICE Non-Cooperation, Yousef Rabhi Enters Mayoral Race

Feb 09, 2026 7m

Last week, the Ann Arbor City Council unanimously passed a resolution limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi announced his bid for…

U-M staff protest low raises as president-elect Kent Syvrud may earn up to $3M

Jan 26, 2026 11m

Last week, The Michigan Daily reported that University of Michigan President-Elect Kent Syvrud is set to earn up to $3 million annually, the highest base salary of any public university president. As…

UMich Names New President, Gilchrist Exits Governor’s Race

Jan 19, 2026 7m

Last week, the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents appointed Kent Syverud as the University’s 16th president, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist dropped out of the race for Michigan Governor and a new…

Trump Threatens Michigan SNAP Benefits; Residents Debate DTE’s Plan for Saline Data Center

Dec 09, 2025 12m

Last week, President Donald Trump’s administration threatened to withhold SNAP funding in most Democratic-controlled states, community members discussed the University of Michigan’s surveillance…

Artists Accuse UMich of Censorship, Michigan Researchers’ New Traffic Signal System

Nov 24, 2025 12m

Last week, artists accused the University of Michigan of censorship following changes to the Visual History of the Unions exhibition. Additionally, the Central Student Government narrowly passed an…

Stabbing Suspect Pleads Guilty, U-M Sends Some Employee Reports to Trump Administration

Nov 17, 2025 7m

Last week, The Daily reported that the University of Michigan shares many Equity, Civil Rights & Title IX reports with the federal Office for Civil Rights. Also, a man pleaded guilty to a…

Three UM Researchers Arrested for Smuggling, Washtenaw Millage to Raise $25 Million for Education

Nov 11, 2025 8m

Last week, three University of Michigan researchers from China were arrested on federal smuggling charges, the Barton Bandemer Pedestrian Tunnel opened and Washtenaw County voters voted yes on a…

1.4 Million Michiganders Lose SNAP Benefits, UMich Enrollment Hits Record High

Nov 03, 2025 6m

Last week, Ann Arbor launched a new open data portal, the University of Michigan announced a record fall enrollment of more than 53,000 students and the SNAP benefit suspension placed 13% of…

Former U-M Prof Wins Nobel Prize, Ann Arbor Resident Celebrates Housing Lawsuit Win

Oct 27, 2025 7m

Last week, The Michigan Daily covered a former U-M professor winning a Nobel Prize for building “nanoscopic sponges.” Ann Arbor resident Megan Morse won a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against housing…

OSCR Denied Student Activist's Request for Student Panel, AADL to Buy Ann Arbor Observer

Oct 20, 2025 7m

Last week, The Michigan Daily reported Rackham student Jared Eno was denied the right to a student panel in his disciplinary case, the AADL announced plans to purchase the Ann Arbor Observer, and OSU…

Ann Arbor Requires Sobriety Tests for Scooter Rentals & UM's New Backup Care Program

Oct 12, 2025 5m

Last Week, the Ann Arbor City Council unanimously approved a new contract with Spin requiring sobriety tests for electric scooter rentals; The Michigan Daily reported on the University of Michigan's…

S1 UMich Updates SSRR; Students Push Back on AI in Art

Oct 06, 2025 10m

Last week, The Michigan Daily reported on changes to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, which some students called "undemocratic." Additionally, STAMPS students protested two…

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