State & Community

  1. December 9, 2024

    U-M closes on purchase of nearly 2.3 acres in Detroit

    U-M closed on a $9.5 million purchase of land at 2201 W. Grand River Ave. from MGM Grand Detroit that is expected to support the future needs of the U-M Center for Innovation.

  2. December 5, 2024

    U-M report: Program reduces homelessness, utility insecurity

    A Michigan pilot program created to help improve health outcomes for pregnant parents and their children shows positive impacts on families, according to a new report from the Youth Policy Lab.

  3. December 5, 2024

    U-M, Los Alamos to develop AI research facility in Michigan

    The university and Los Alamos National Laboratory plan to develop a state-of-the-art facility for high-performance computing and AI research that will be located in Washtenaw County.

  4. November 20, 2024

    Applications open for 2025 Road Scholars Tour

    The application period for the 2025 Road Scholars program, a unique, five-day bus tour, set for May 5-9, 2025, is now open through Dec. 1.

  5. November 11, 2024

    Rides have deep meaning for research program manager

    Chrysta Lienczewski, a clinical research program manager with the Michigan Kidney Translational Medicine Center in Michigan Medicine, has been involved with Wish-A-Mile Bicycle Tour for 15 years.

  6. November 1, 2024

    CDC renews funding for Prevention Research Center

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has renewed $5 million in funding for the Prevention Research Center of Michigan.

  7. October 29, 2024

    Research aims to solve ‘wicked problem’ in Lake Erie

    A U-M researcher and colleagues linked forward-looking climate projections and nearly a century of fishery data with a mathematical model of Lake Erie’s nutrient load and a water quality indicator.

  8. October 24, 2024

    UM-Flint receives $3.94M grant to address rural nursing shortage

    The UM-Flint School of Nursing has launched an initiative aimed at addressing the critical nursing shortage in Michigan’s Thumb region, backed by a $3.94 million federal grant.

  9. October 22, 2024

    Grant to U-M, Georgetown aims to break down barriers to aid

    The Better Government Lab will receive $2.3 million over three years to break down administrative walls and boost access to social safety net programs.

  10. 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.