Detroit

  1. June 19, 2023

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  2. June 14, 2023

    Paul Draus named director of U-M’s Detroit Center

    Paul J. Draus, professor of sociology at UM-Dearborn, will be the new director of U-M’s Detroit Center, focusing on community engagement, research initiatives and U-M’s relationship with the Detroit area.

  3. June 13, 2023

    U-M, Detroit forge closer ties through grants, partnerships

    Eight new initiatives designed to forge connections between U-M and the Detroit community have been selected to receive more than $110,000 from the 2023 Engage Detroit Workshops grant program.

  4. June 5, 2023

    Live Coal: Bringing the spark for artists and neighborhoods

    U-M alumna Yvette Rock’s Live Coal nonprofit arts organization is transforming lives and Detroit neighborhoods through art, community development and education.

  5. March 27, 2023

    Applicants sought for Engage Detroit Workshops funding

    The 2023 Engage Detroit Workshops grant program is designed to support a new workshop or speaker series on a topic that connects U-M with Detroit communities.

  6. March 6, 2023

    University outlines new commitments for helping Detroit

    U-M has unveiled a series of new commitments to the city of Detroit including details of the university’s role in leading the design and construction of the renamed University of Michigan Center for Innovation.

  7. February 20, 2023

    Committee named to aid Center for Innovation director search

    An advisory committee has been named to assist in the search for an inaugural director of the new U-M Center for Innovation in Detroit. The position will function as a critical ambassador to a wide range of Detroit stakeholders.

  8. May 23, 2022

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  9. May 11, 2022

    Grants advance U-M partnerships, collaborations with Detroit

    Six new projects have been selected for funding through the Engage Detroit Workshops grant program, which supports the development of new efforts to connect U-M and Detroit community partners.

  10. April 13, 2022

    Grant supports workforce development for Black youth

    The School of Public Health is working with Focus: HOPE, a Detroit-based civil rights and human services organization, to investigate factors that affect how Black youth participate in and benefit from workforce-development programs.