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February 2026 Regents’ Meeting

Thursday, February 19, 2026, University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building

The public will be able to livestream the regents meeting by clicking on a link from the main U-M website or using this direct link: www.umich.edu/watch/.

Meeting Schedule

3:30 p.m.

Call to Order

  • President’s Opening Remarks
  • Presentation: Kahn Pavilion

  • Regents’ Committee Reports

    • Finance, Audit and Investment Committee
    • Health Affairs Committee
    • Personnel, Compensation and Governance Committee

  • Regular Business Agenda

I. MINUTES

  1. Approval of November 20, 2025 Minutes
  2. Approval of January 12, 2026 Minutes

II. REPORTS

  1. Investment Report
  2. Plant Extension Report
  3. University Human Resources Report
  4. Regents Report on Non-competitive Purchases equal to or in excess of $10,000 from single sources, September 16, 2025 through December 15, 2025
  5. Research Report
  6. University of Michigan Health System Report (no documents)
  7. Student Life Report (no documents)
  8. Dearborn Campus Report (no documents)
  9. Flint Campus Report (no documents)
  10. Faculty Governance Report

III. VOLUNTARY SUPPORT

  1. Report on Voluntary Support, November 30, 2025
  2. Report on Voluntary Support, December 31, 2025
  3. Report on Voluntary Support, January 30, 2026

IV. PERSONNEL ACTIONS

  1. February 2026 Personnel Actions
  2. Committee Appointments
  3. Supplemental February 2026 Personnel Actions

V. PERSONNEL REPORTS

  1. Reports of Lecturers’ Employee Organization (LEO) Activity
  2. Reports of regular instructional transactions

VI. RETIREMENT MEMOIRS

  1. Adoption of retirement memoirs for Rajeev Batra, Ph.D., Sebastian S. Kresge Professor o f Marketing and professor of marketing; Julie Broadbent, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, UM-Flint; David W. Eby, Ph.D., research professor, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute; Kyle L. Grazier, Dr.P.H., M.S., M.P.H., Richard Carl Jelinek Professor in Health Services Management and Policy, professor of health management and policy, and professor of psychiatry; Linda N. Groat, Ph.D., professor of architecture; Mark S. Kirschenmann, Ph.D., lecturer IV in the Residential College and in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance; Victor Lieberman, Ph.D., Raoul Wallenberg Distinguished University Professor of History and professor of history; Lori Lowe, M.D., clinical professor of pathology and clinical professor of dermatology; Seyed M. Mehdian, Ph.D., professor of finance, UM-Flint; Janis M. Miller, Ph.D., professor of nursing and research professor, obstetrics and gynecology; Karin M. Muraszko, M.D., professor of neurosurgery, professor of pediatrics, and professor of surgery; Virginia E. Murphy, M.A., lecturer IV in the Residential College and lecturer II in the Program in the Environment; Vaman M. Naik, Ph.D., professor of physics; Peter J. Polverini, D.D.S., D.M.Sc., former dean of the School of Dentistry, Jonathan Taft Distinguished University Professor of Dentistry, professor of dentistry, and professor of pathology; Kang G. Shin, Ph.D., Kevin and Nancy O’Connor Professor of Computer Science and professor of electrical engineering and computer science; John C. Thomas, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences, UM-Dearborn.

VII. MEMORIALS

  1. Adoption of memorial statement for Michael C. Schoenfeldt, Ph.D., John R. Knott, Jr. Collegiate Professorship in English Literature and professor of English language and literature.

VIII. DEGREES

  1. Approval of Degree Lists

IX. FINANCE-PROPERTY

  1. James B. Angell Hall and Tisch Hall Chiller Replacement
  2. UM Health-Sparrow Lansing Behavioral Health Hospital
  3. UM Health-Sparrow Lansing Ambulatory Surgery Center
  4. Authorization for the University to transact with Arborsense, Inc.
  5. Authorization for the University to transact with Arcascope, Inc.
  6. Authorization for the University to extend a contract with DASI Simulations
  7. Authorization for the University to transact with Enabled Activist
  8. Authorization for the University to purchase from Flidea LLC
  9. Authorization for the University to transact with Julie Cruz Studio
  10. Authorization for the University to transact with Papahana, LLC
  11. Authorization for the University to purchase from Primary Sources Uncharted Americana
  12. Authorization for the University to transact with QuSteam
  13. Authorization for the University to enter into a contract with Research Leadership Institute, LLC
  14. Authorization for the University to transact with Rock Cancer
  15. Authorization for the University to purchase from The Manchester Mirror, Inc.
  16. Authorization for the University to transact with Translational Osteosynthesis, Inc.
  17. Authorization for the University to amend a contract with Voxel51, Inc.
  18. Authorization for the University to enter into a contract with Blue Cottage Consulting, Inc.
  19. Authorization for the University of Michigan to enter into a License Agreement with NX Fuels, Inc.
  20. Authorize Execution of Investment Agreements for the Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund for LynxDx, Inc.
  21. Authorize Execution of Investment Agreements Under the Accelerate Blue Fund or similar funds managed by Innovation Partnerships for NS Nanotech Inc., a Delaware corporation
  22. Authorize Execution of Investment Agreements Under the Accelerate Blue Fund or similar funds managed by Innovation Partnerships for Motion Sync Inc., a Delaware corporation
  23. Authorize Execution of Investment Agreements Under the Accelerate Blue Fund or similar funds managed by Innovation Partnerships for Dvant Pharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation
  24. Authorize Execution of Investment Agreements Under the Accelerate Blue Fund or similar funds managed by Innovation Partnerships for HealthyLifetime, Inc., a Delaware corporation
  25. Commercialization Agreements with the University of Michigan
  26. Project Agreements with the University of Michigan

X. OTHER

  1. Student Government Reports