Public Engagement
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May 8, 2023
2023 Road Scholars Tour connects U-M faculty with communities
Thirty-two faculty members from a range of disciplines had the opportunity to engage with people in communities across the state of Michigan during the 2023 Road Scholars Tour from May 1-5.
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April 7, 2023
UMS teams with Ypsilanti in arts partnership at Freighthouse
The University Musical Society and city of Ypsilanti have announced a new, two-year partnership that will result in arts programming for Ypsilanti residents, families and schoolchildren.
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April 3, 2023
Fifteen selected to be Public Engagement Faculty Fellows
Fifteen faculty members from across U-M have been selected for a fellowship program that enhances and integrates public engagement in their research and scholarship for broad societal impact.
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March 28, 2023
Wastewater dashboard expands monitoring in five communities
A public dashboard that tracks pathogens detected in wastewater in Ann Arbor, Flint, Jackson, Tecumseh and Ypsilanti recently added monitoring for monkeypox, influenza-A, norovirus GII and respiratory syncytial virus.
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February 14, 2023
Effort sprouts cost-savings, collaboration for social media
U-M has selected Sprout Social to provide enterprise-level social media management, allowing hundreds of university-branded accounts to leverage the same powerful tool.
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November 21, 2022
REMINDER: Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship applications due soon
Applications for the 2023 cohort of the Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship are due by 11:59 p.m. Dec. 1. Selected fellows work in partnership with units across campus to foster faculty public engagement.
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November 6, 2022
U-M works with Michigan communities to reduce childhood obesity
Project Healthy Schools, a collaboration among U-M and communities across the state, is designed to reduce childhood obesity and improve the current and future health of Michigan’s youth.
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October 28, 2022
Voters must wade through political information for accuracy
In this Q&A, Arthur Lupia, the Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor of Political Science, talks about how voters seek information before going to the polls.
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October 28, 2022
Expert: Four ways Americans can keep their vote secure and accurate
J. Alex Halderman, one of the nation’s foremost election security experts and a professor of computer science at U-M, recommends steps that voters can take as they head to the polls this November.
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October 4, 2022
Group led by U-M helping small towns plan for a warming world
The Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments, a group led by U-M, is partnering with 12 Midwestern communities to help them address infrastructure needs for changing climate realities.
