Jamie Sherman

Caring for an aging parent is one of the most profound acts of love, yet it is the role families are least prepared for. Behind the casual check-ins and “I’m fine,” adult children carry emotional and logistical pressure that would overwhelm most people. Even high-achieving families find themselves facing a responsibility that is intimate, high stakes, and deeply personal. As the Director of Concierge Business Development at Team Select Home Concierge, I see this reality unfold.

President Santa J. Ono has committed $5 million from central University of Michigan funding to further develop U-M’s public art collection over the next five years, in support of the university’s Vision 2034 goals. The President’s Advisory Committee on Public Art, which will advise on how to best use the public art budget, has identified an internationally celebrated artist to create a unique piece of public art for the Ann Arbor campus.

Abstract Microorganisms assembled into the plant rhizosphere from the surrounding soil can benefit the fitness of their host. Variation in plant genetics is associated with variation in rhizosphere microbial community composition leading to increased fitness and crop production and reducing reliance on synthetic agricultural inputs through selection.