Sarah Dowd

Cirque FLIP Fabrique’s Blizzard — Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10 Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts A Winter Carnival and Rozsa Presenting Series Event “Mind-blowing acrobatics in a never-ending winter.” — Theaterkrant, Amsterdam Opening Night — Friday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. Sensory Friendly Matinee — Saturday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. Learn more about sensory-friendly events.

The race is on to determine the coolest Michigan-made product, and the College of Engineering needs your help. Vote for Orbion's Aurora Plasma Thruster as the Coolest Thing Made in Michigan. The voting is currently in its second round with only 10 finalists remaining — this week's votes will determine the Top 3 and overall winner. Vote daily now through Friday (Sept. 15)! Orbion Space Technology was founded in 2016 by Professor Brad King (ME-EM).

Jeff Markham / FEMA A ventilator and patient monitor next to a hospital bed at a military field hospital . Reopening the economy while the virus is still freely circulating will cost lives. This illness has taken a massive toll on my patients, my coworkers and myself over the past month. We have watched our patients, seemingly on the upswing, suddenly slip away before our eyes. We have watched our coworkers go out on sick leave and never come back.