economic impact

1. January 17, 2020

   Report shows how U-M research spending impacts economy

   More than 16,000 employees at U-M are supported each year by research grants, including about 5,000 students across the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, according to a new report.

2. November 15, 2019

   Economic Growth Institute recognized for aiding Michigan businesses

   Two programs that help Michigan businesses have garnered U-M’s Economic Growth Institute this year’s Innovation Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.

3. October 21, 2019

   Report: URC remains tops in U.S. in medicine, bioscience talent

   The three universities in the University Research Corridor — which includes U-M — continue to lead the nation’s university innovation clusters in medicine and biological science degrees awarded annually.

4. October 18, 2017

   Refugees infuse up to $295M a year in southeast Michigan, study shows

   Every year, refugees to southeast Michigan contribute up to $295 million to the region’s economy, according to a new study led by Global Detroit and researchers at the Ford School.