State & Community
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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October 14, 2024
U-M launches 2024 United Way campaign with $1M goal
The university has embarked on its annual United Way campaign with a fundraising target of $1 million, reinforcing a partnership that has existed for more than 50 years.
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October 14, 2024
College robots, tweaked with Scratch, inspire younger students
Brody Riopelle, an engineer in the U-M Robotics Department, is working to introduce younger students without any programming knowledge to robotics.
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September 24, 2024
Grant to help fight Lake Erie algal blooms with healthier soils
A team of U-M researchers will use a new $4 million state grant to investigate farm management practices to restore soil health and mitigate impacts of algal blooms in Lake Erie.
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September 5, 2024
UM-Dearborn gets ‘Verified’ to SIFT through misinformation
With the growing amount of misinformation seemingly at our fingertips, UM-Dearborn educators selected “Verified” as this year’s Community Read and as part of a new classroom learning strategy.
