Detroit

  1. April 30, 2018

    Michigan in Detroit

    Close to the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Public Library in downtown Detroit is U-M’s Rackham Educational Memorial. Built in 1941, the building is noteworthy for its reliefs crafted by acclaimed Michigan sculptor Marshall Fredericks.

  2. April 19, 2018

    Knight Foundation grant to help project amplify Detroit voices

    The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded $761,000 to help U-M researchers collect and report Detroit residents’ opinions on pressing and interesting policy issues.

  3. April 11, 2018

    Access to energy-efficient lighting varies with poverty levels

    Energy-efficient lightbulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new U-M study.

  4. April 10, 2018

    Detroit’s youth employment effort boosts education outcomes

    A new U-M study suggests that, along with helping youth develop work readiness and career aspirations, summer employment may improve educational outcomes as well.

  5. March 19, 2018

    U-M, Detroit work to boost economic mobility, fight poverty

    The university and the city of Detroit are joining forces on a four-year agreement to boost economic mobility and break the cycle of poverty in Detroit. 

  6. March 1, 2018

    Students share winning ideas for pop-up retail in Detroit

    A Detroit Economic Growth Corp. plan to support entrepreneurs just getting started got a boost from U-M students in the annual Social Impact Challenge.

  7. January 30, 2018

    Report recaps Poverty Solutions’ first year, lists 2018 projects

    New partnerships, programs to boost job opportunities, and raising public awareness about low-income families highlight U-M’s first-year initiative to prevent and alleviate poverty.

  8. October 23, 2017

    Detroit Connector to increase bus service’s time and scope

    The Detroit Connector, a U-M bus service connecting the Ann Arbor campus to Detroit, will provide service seven days a week, starting Oct. 30, to faculty, staff, students and, for the first time, the general public.

  9. September 16, 2017

    Detroit Festival

    Photos from Friday’s Detroit Festival celebration of the U-M Bicentennial.

  10. September 11, 2017

    Festival to highlight U-M’s connections and commitment to Detroit

    The university ‘s upcoming Detroit Festival will honor the university’s historical roots in Detroit as well as showcase its continuing commitment to the Motor City.