University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index: 71.1 revised from the prior print of 73.2 and down from 74.0 in December. Expectations Index: 69.3 vs. earlier January reading of 70.2 and 73.3 in December.

The publication weighs enrollment, graduation and acceptance rates, total cost of studying and alumni salaries.

The New York Times' Nicholas Confessore joins Morning Joe to discuss his reporting on how the University of Michigan is redoubling its efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion and how that initiative is being met by some on campus.

Sgt. Anthony V. Grammatico of Ann Arbor looks on while his monkey friend, First Sgt. Pat P. Pat, displays his World War II medals at The Ann Arbor News offices in February 1946. Eck Stanger | Ann Arbor News archives courtesy of OldNews.AADL.org

U-M Health-Sparrow healthcare workers ratified a new contract, averting a strike and securing pay raises and benefits.

The University of Michigan Police Department is investigating a stabbing at the Michigan Medicine Pavilion hospital construction site. The victim's injuries are not life threatening, according to a report from University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security.

University of Michigan police are investigating a non-fatal stabbing at a construction site with the suspect at large.

Experts say the implications of trying to change a law that has been in place for more than 150 years reach far greater than one leader's choices.

The University of Michigan is ending its long-standing partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, becoming the latest major United States research institution to sever ties with a Chinese counterpart under pressure from lawmakers.

Ron Stremlow has been a University of Michigan fan since his sophomore year in high school. “I actually went to Central Michigan,” he says, explaining that a friend’s dad had tickets to a game when he was in high school and took him along. “They were $2 tickets,” he says, looking back. “Not anymore. I went to the game and fell in love.”

The team that signed the top overall recruit in the class is Michigan. Quarterback Bryce Underwood is from the state of Michigan, and he ended up committing to the Wolverines after being committed to LSU for a long time. He ended up flipping back in November.

A vital component for high-tech-driven economic development is a new model of cooperation between Ann Arbor and Detroit.