Palmer, and Lowther joined Connell as All-WAC honorees during their freshmen and sophomore seasons, and last year the trio combined to record 11 NCAA 'B' standard times and they were each named CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-Americans, earning the honor together for the first time.

Connell (backstroke), Burnes (breaststroke), Palmer (butterfly), and Lowther (freestyle) have been among the best at their strokes in the conference over the last three years and hold individual program records in each of those events. The four swam together to break the program record in the 400 medley relay at the WAC Championships last year, a memory that sticks out among a plethora of accomplishments for each swimmer.

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An artist's conception of a simulated urban environment at the University of Michigan developed in conjunction with the Michigan Department of Transportation.

General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. are joining the University of Michigan in establishing a testing site for driverless cars that will simulate a cityscape, the school announced today.

The Michigan Mobility Transformation Center, a 32-acre testing site near the Ann Arbor school's North Campus, is scheduled to