Detroit
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July 15, 2019
Top research universities to partner with Detroit on economic forecasting
A U-M unit will lead a partnership with Michigan State and Wayne State universities to provide Detroit-specific economic data analysis and forecasting services to Michigan’s largest city.
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June 10, 2019
U-M faculty win competition to reimagine Detroit’s cultural district
Three U-M faculty members are part of a team that won an international design competition that will unite 12 cultural and educational institutions in Detroit’s Midtown area.
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May 9, 2019
U-M, Detroit gathering shares impact and ways forward
More than 300 attendees from U-M’s three campuses and Detroit community partners gathered at um3detroit to strengthen connections between the university and the state’s largest city.
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February 18, 2019
U-M establishes advisory group to integrate Detroit engagement
The university has established the Detroit Advisory Group and named a new special adviser on Detroit engagement to support the university’s mission in partnership with Detroit communities.
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January 30, 2019
Poverty Solutions report a testament to partners, progress in Detroit
U-M has released the Poverty Solutions Impact Report, which highlights a number of collaborative projects and includes efforts that have led to concrete policy changes.
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January 25, 2019
DIA Plaza finalists hope to bring joy, cohesion, parking to Detroit
Several U-M faculty members are part of an effort proposing visions of how to connect Detroit’s leading cultural venues into one destination in Midtown Detroit.
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December 13, 2018
URC universities receive $3.5M renewal to study minority aging, health
The Institute for Social Research is one of three research organizations to share a $3.5 million federal grant renewal to extend the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research.
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November 12, 2018
Sense of home inspires Taubman lecturer to revitalize Detroit
In an effort to preserve Detroiters’ memories and neighborhoods, Kimberly Dowdell, a lecturer at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, is a partner at Century Partners, a real estate development firm that aims to revitalize city neighborhoods while connecting residents to investment opportunities.
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October 8, 2018
U-M launches website to integrate Detroit engagement
U-M is launching a new website that captures the engagement of its faculty, students, staff and alumni in Detroit, and includes the U-M Detroit Center and the Detroit Connector.
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September 12, 2018
U-M, Harvard partner to address economic mobility, opioid crisis
U-M and Harvard are forming two new partnerships to spur economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit, and to combine resources and expertise in response to the national opioid crisis.
