State & Community
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February 1, 2021
Holiday public health measures likely saved lives in state, researchers say
Increased social distance measures over Thanksgiving and Christmas might have prevented more than 100,000 coronavirus cases in Michigan, according to preliminary findings by the School of Public Health.
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January 26, 2021
U-M law clinic helps Michigan residents resolve workers’ claims
With Michigan’s unemployment benefits system overrun with claims and unemployed residents experiencing hardships, U-M’s Workers’ Rights Clinic has helped many claimants across the state.
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January 25, 2021
U-M licenses Mcity’s automated-vehicle testing software
A unique new cloud-based operating system for testing connected or automated vehicles has for the first time been licensed for use beyond Mcity at U-M, where it was developed.
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January 20, 2021
Kristina Ko named director of U-M’s office in Washington, D.C.
Kristina Ko has been appointed executive director of federal relations for U-M’s Washington, D.C., office, which will represent the interests of the offices of Government Relations and Research.
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January 19, 2021
U-M’s United Way campaign raises more than $1.2 million
U-M’s 2020 United Way employee giving campaign has surpassed its stated goal and raised more than $1.2 million thanks to the generosity of faculty, staff and retirees.
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January 11, 2021
$9.95M for ‘smart intersections’ across Ann Arbor
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded U-M $9.95 million for a project installing more than 20 “smart intersections” in Ann Arbor.
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December 18, 2020
Chris Kolb named vice president for government relations
Chris Kolb, who currently serves as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s state budget director, has been appointed vice president for government relations at U-M, effective Jan. 19.
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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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December 2, 2020
University, community partners tackle energy insecurity
A new U-M-led project will work with residents of 200 low- and moderate-income households in three Detroit neighborhoods to improve home energy efficiency and to lower monthly utility bills.
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November 23, 2020
Majority of Detroiters unlikely to get COVID-19 vaccine
Sixty-one percent of Detroiters say they are unlikely or very unlikely to get a government-approved COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, according to U-M’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study.
