State & Community

  1. June 1, 2023

    State awards U-M $1M for Michigan School Safety Initiative

    The state of Michigan and the U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention have finalized a $1 million contract to launch a new statewide initiative to enhance school safety and prevent school violence.

  2. 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.

  3. May 2, 2023

    Crash-prone Ann Arbor intersection is basis for driving simulation

    U-M researchers have developed the first statistically realistic roadway simulation, based on data collected at a particularly perilous intersection on the south side of Ann Arbor.

  4. April 26, 2023

    Youth Policy Lab to evaluate state child welfare program

    In an effort to reduce child maltreatment recidivism and foster care placement, U-M’s Youth Policy Lab will evaluate a new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services program called SafeCare.

  5. April 25, 2023

    U-M’s renewable energy zoning initiative expands to six states

    An expanded renewable energy zoning database from U-M helps simplify matchmaking between renewable energy developers and communities in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

  6. April 18, 2023

    Survey explores COVID-19 stigma and mental health

    More than a third of Michigan adults who have had COVID-19 report being treated badly due to their infection, say U-M researchers.

  7. April 17, 2023

    CoE’s Amy Cohn named Distinguished Professor of the Year

    The Michigan Association of State Universities has named Amy Cohn, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of industrial and operations engineering, a Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year.

  8. April 14, 2023

    U-M, MSU, WSU partner with state to aid opioid abatement

    Michigan’s three largest public research universities, including U-M, will work together to offer local governments help in developing abatement strategies to address the ongoing opioid epidemic.

  9. 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.

  10. April 3, 2023

    U-M Health, Sparrow officially join to deliver health care

    Sparrow Health System has officially joined U-M Health, effective April 1, having received the necessary regulatory approvals to partner after announcing their plans in December to create the statewide care system.