State & Community
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January 24, 2022
Michigan Dining chef building statewide sustainable food network
Frank Turchan, executive chef at University of Michigan Dining, travels the state looking for quality Michigan food products to be part of the campuswide Sustainable Food Systems Initiative.
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January 24, 2022
Expanded certification pathway to help ease teacher shortages
A newly expanded U-M program offers an alternative route to teacher certification to help alleviate the teacher shortage while ensuring the development of quality educators.
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January 18, 2022
UM-Dearborn marks MLK Day with various service projects
This year’s UM-Dearborn MLK Day of Service included more than 10 volunteer projects that took place throughout southeastern Michigan.
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January 10, 2022
Detroit River narratives emerge through schooner trips, boat building
U-M’s Detroit River Story Lab leverages the resources of the university community and local organizations to research and amplify stories of the Detroit River.
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January 10, 2022
U-M part of collaboration to study quantum science, technology
U-M has formed a collaboration with Michigan State and Purdue universities to study quantum science and technology, drawing together expertise and resources to advance the field.
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January 6, 2022
U-M shares in $18.5M to research COVID-19, other diseases
Four Michigan universities, including U-M, will receive $18.5 million in federal funds over the next two years to collect and analyze genomic data to address emerging infectious disease threats.
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December 13, 2021
Detroit Center for Innovation to be built in The District Detroit
The Detroit Center for Innovation, a future world-class research and education center anchored by U-M, will now be built in The District Detroit between the city’s downtown and Midtown.
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December 8, 2021
Michigan auto insurance still high; racial disparities persist
Michigan’s auto insurance reform law has contributed to an 18 percent drop in average premium costs from 2019-20, but Michigan still has the most expensive auto insurance in the United States, according to a new analysis by Poverty Solutions.
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November 19, 2021
Michigan economy recovering but inflation, supply strains concerning
Michigan’s economy is recovering from the pandemic-induced recession at a faster pace than previous downturns, but a sharp rise in inflation and supply chain difficulties have been souring perceptions of the economy.
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November 18, 2021
Researchers developing wearable pollution-measuring technology
Researchers at U-M, Michigan State University and Oakland University are teaming up to develop wearable technology able to identify particulate matter pollution such as soot and toxic metals.
