Updated May 9, 2026, 2:54 p.m. ET A former University of Michigan visiting scholar from China in 2012 has been charged with lying to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents when he tried to leave the country in 2023. Chuan Wang, who was born in 1989, was charged Friday in U.S. District Court in the…
April 17, 2026, 10:32 p.m. ET Ann Arbor — University of Michigan community members and activists gathered on campus Friday evening to pay tribute to a Chinese researcher who killed himself in a UM research hall last month under mysterious and politically charged circumstances. Most of the attendees of Friday’s vigil did not personally know…
April 7, 2026, 6:04 a.m. ET Danhao Wang has been identified by University of Michigan officials as the Chinese postdoctoral research fellow who died two weeks ago, prompting Chinese officials to demand an investigation after claiming the researcher underwent what they called “hostile questioning” by federal law enforcement. While Chinese officials did not name the…
Dec. 18, 2025, 5:05 a.m. ET When the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition announced recently its high school winners in Paris, the grand prize went to a Chinese team from Shenzhen. Six of the nine runners-up were also from China. Only one American school ‒ Lambert High in suburban Atlanta ‒ made it into the…
Diverse World Fashion (DWF) magazine is one of many Tallahassee-based fashion publications. The magazine encourages student creativity by allowing them to direct photo shoots and style models, writing ideas surrounding a one-word theme each semester. In addition to their magazine, DWF also hosts a semi-annual runway. Held on Nov. 14, the fall runway followed the…
FSU offers study abroad programs during every academic term, allowing students to choose what best fits their academic and financial plans. However, recent travel policy updates in Europe could change how long students can stay abroad. Starting on Oct. 12, 29 European countries will introduce the Entry/Exit System (EES), a system that records a traveler’s…
Say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ to Michigan football’s plan to play in Germany in 2026. Michigan announced over the summer it was in talks to open the 2026 season overseas in Germany, however the program said on Wednesday, Nov. 5 it has instead opted to keep the game against Western Michigan at home and open the season…
Three more University of Michigan scholars from China were charged with smuggling biological material into the U.S. and lying to federal agents in the latest expansion of a federal probe that has raised questions about national security and bioterrorism. The scholars are among seven Chinese nationals with ties to UM charged with federal crimes in…