Public Engagement
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January 21, 2021
Robert Hampshire joins Biden administration to work in transportation
Robert Hampshire, a faculty member in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, College of Engineering and U-M Transportation Research Institute, has joined the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation.
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January 18, 2021
Biden’s inauguration speech to set the tone for new leadership
In his inaugural address Jan. 20, a newly sworn-in President Joe Biden seeks to unite the country in the backdrop of a global pandemic, racial tensions and the second impeachment of his predecessor.
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December 10, 2020
Michigan Medicine hosting new communitywide food drive
Michigan Medicine is launching a holiday effort Dec. 14-22 encouraging the campus and local communities to help address a record demand for food and supplies amid the surging pandemic.
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November 19, 2020
Michigan Medicine joins hospitals nationwide in ‘mask up’ campaign
Michigan Medicine has joined about 100 of the nation’s top health care systems with an urgent plea for all Americans — mask up, because wearing a facemask is our best chance at slowing the surging COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 26, 2020
U-M’s Detroit River Story Lab to amplify waterway’s narratives
The Detroit River Story Lab at U-M lifts off this semester with grant-funded partnerships and multidisciplinary courses devoted to the international waterway’s long and deep store of sustaining narratives.
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October 12, 2020
Nominations sought for president’s public engagement awards
U-M leaders are encouraging the campus community to nominate faculty members for the President’s Award for National and State Leadership and the President’s Award for Public Impact.
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July 8, 2020
Grants address poverty, COVID-19 impact across Midwest
A network led by Poverty Solutions U-M has awarded six grants totaling $150,000 for projects to improve economic mobility and address the impact of COVID-19 throughout the Midwest.
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April 27, 2020
K-12 online learning platform from U-M seeing increased use
The College of Engineering’s Center for Digital Curricula has developed free, customizable learning tools for K-12 teachers who are teaching from a distance during the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 24, 2020
Research universities lend expertise and support amid crisis
President Mark Schlissel joined his counterparts from Michigan State and Wayne State universities in a tele-town hall to discuss what their institutions are doing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 23, 2020
Face shield design guides makers in addressing PPE shortage
A face shield design shared recently by Michigan Medicine and the College of Engineering sets a standard of quality for 3-D printing protective gear to extend the life of virus-filtering N95 masks.
