Public Engagement

  1. October 29, 2024

    Nominations sought for president’s public engagement awards

    Nominations are being accepted for the President’s Award for National and State Leadership and the President’s Award for Public Impact, which aim to celebrate faculty public engagement at U-M.

  2. October 16, 2024

    UMSI students part of effort to boost election transparency

    School of Information students will use their skills in user experience research and design to improve how the state of Michigan communicates election results, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has announced.

  3. October 1, 2024

    OVPR seeking Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship applications

    The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting applications for the Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship, which works in partnership with campus units to foster public engagement by U-M faculty.

  4. September 30, 2024

    Q&A: How and why universities should prioritize refugee students

    Michelle Bellino, associate professor of education, explains how and why universities should care about refugees, asylum-seekers and displaced communities as part of their mission.

  5. September 12, 2024

    OVPR offers ways to help researchers engage with public

    The Public Engagement and Research Impacts office has developed workshops and a community of practice designed to help U-M researchers translate their scholarship into meaningful public impact.

  6. June 11, 2024

    U-M awards inaugural President’s Medal of Excellence

    President Santa J. Ono presented Carol Hutchins, Earl Lewis, Stephen M. Ross and Debbie Stabenow with the inaugural President’s Medal of Excellence for contributions to the mission and values of the university.

  7. May 30, 2024

    University, Detroit Regional Chamber announce plans for innovation corridor

    U-M and the Detroit Regional Chamber have unveiled plans for Innovate Michigan, a strategic initiative to foster innovation, technological advancement and economic growth in a corridor from Ann Arbor to Detroit.

  8. May 18, 2024

    U-M report explores growing housing crisis in Michigan

    The burgeoning housing crisis affecting Michigan and much of the nation is addressed in a new report by U-M in partnership with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

  9. May 9, 2024

    U-M initiative pairs students with older adults to improve hand function

    Through the Hands and Health at Home program, School of Kinesiology students visit older adults in the Ann Arbor area twice a week to perform exercises to improve hand function.

  10. May 1, 2024

    U-M data dashboard sheds light on U.S. criminal justice system

    A new data dashboard developed at the Institute for Social Research will give an unprecedented look into the effects and outcomes of the U.S. criminal justice system.