State & Community
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October 5, 2020
New state, Washtenaw County orders continue COVID-19 measures
Michigan and Washtenaw County health officials have announced emergency measures to keep COVID-19 prevention and control strategies in place following a Michigan Supreme Court ruling last week.
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October 5, 2020
UM-Dearborn political scientist breaks down 2020 election outlook
Julio Borquez, associate professor of political science, offers his insights as to why the 2020 election won’t be like any other and what our prospects may be for surviving it.
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September 30, 2020
State higher education budget holds U-M funding steady
State funding for the three U-M campuses will remain stable under the 2020-21 budget signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, easing concerns about further pandemic-related state financial impacts on the current year.
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September 28, 2020
Key findings from ‘Investing in Us’ report
The community-based research project, “Investing in Us: Resident Priorities for Economic Mobility in Detroit,” aims to provide policymakers, philanthropic organizations, nonprofits and other service providers with clear guidance on how Detroiters define economic well-being and what strategies they think will work best to increase economic mobility, which is the ability to improve one’s economic status.… -
September 28, 2020
Report lifts Detroit residents’ economic mobility priorities
A new report from U-M’s Poverty Solutions lifts up more than a decade’s worth of input from Detroit residents on how to increase economic mobility and decrease poverty in their city.
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August 6, 2020
UM-Flint receives $300K to support local economic development
UM-Flint has received a U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration grant to support regional economic development strategies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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August 4, 2020
Students help communities with COVID-19 challenges
Led by the School of Information, Citizen Interaction Design pairs students from across the university’s school and colleges with civic leaders to work on enhancing community engagement.
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August 2, 2020
Ginsberg Center on civic engagement during the pandemic
In an episode of the Michigan Minds podcast, Ginsberg Center staff discuss living up to its mission of cultivating equitable partnerships between communities and U-M during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 27, 2020
K-12 online learning platform from U-M seeing increased use
The College of Engineering’s Center for Digital Curricula has developed free, customizable learning tools for K-12 teachers who are teaching from a distance during the COVID-19 crisis.
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April 24, 2020
Research universities lend expertise and support amid crisis
President Mark Schlissel joined his counterparts from Michigan State and Wayne State universities in a tele-town hall to discuss what their institutions are doing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
