Michigan Stadium's proposed renovations are among the biggest campus news items in a long time. Now you can see preliminary drawings, find answers to questions, and tell the university what you think.

Here's a diet plan that lets you really relax. U-M's Michael Sivak has found that by sleeping an extra hour, rather than doing sedentary activity where you're likely to be snacking, you can cut significant calories from your diet. His findings add to growing evidence that sleep and body weight are related.

Humans are altruistic by nature, says a new study. Evolution has led to social bonds that encourage self-sacrifice and long-term care for others, especially those with close ties. So says U-M researcher Stephanie Brown and her colleague, and father, psychologist Michael Brown.

Latino adolescents are three times more likely than whites or Blacks to have AIDS. But a new prevention program, focused on abstinence and condom use, and tailored to the culture of Latino youths, has changed some risky behaviors. That's according to nursing professor Antonia Villarruel, pictured.

The loss of bone density after menopause has long been linked to the decrease in the estrogen hormone, estradiol. But a series of studies has found that estrogen may not be the only hormone that should be considered. Hear a recorded conversation with researcher Mary Fran Sowers.

Meltzer is a bestselling author of six books. His latest thriller, The Book of Fate, involves an assassination attempt, the plotting of a secret society, and a hidden reference to U-M. You can listen to an excerpt of the first chapter here.

John Vandertuin (Ph.D., '94) writes his compositions for organ in braille, then sends them to Brighton, England, to be transcribed into standard notation. Blessed with a fine ear and a steel trap memory, he is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists.

Conservationists often say that tropical rainforests are destroyed by peasant farmers who carve fields from forests. U-M researchers say that stereotype is wrong: peasant farmers are often among the staunchest protectors of the environment.