Detroit
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 23, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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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.
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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.
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April 4, 2022
Gardens in Detroit provide significant benefits to residents
While currently only 1% of the vacant land in Detroit’s Lower Eastside, community and private gardens play an important role in reducing neighborhood blight and have other potential future benefits.
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March 29, 2022
Collaboration aims to revive struggling Detroit neighborhood
U-M Urban and Regional Planning Program graduate students and faculty helped develop “Stabilizing MorningSide,” to build upon the assets of the struggling community.
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March 14, 2022
Dearborn professor works in partnership to reinvigorate Detroit
Detroit has plenty of negative stereotypes, and UM-Dearborn professor Paul Draus has joined arms with people trying to transform undesirable qualities into something beneficial and beautiful.
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February 21, 2022
Grants can help U-M faculty, staff organize Detroit-focused events
Small groups of faculty and staff on U-M’s Ann Arbor or Dearborn campuses can apply for up to $15,000 to organize workshops, speaker series or similar events centered on a topic relevant to Detroit communities.
