State & Community
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April 16, 2020
Website assists Michigan Medicine workers battling COVID-19
This website connects community volunteers who want to provide front-line Michigan Medicine health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight with relief from basic daily needs and other tasks.
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April 13, 2020
U-M seeks help for health care workers, researchers, others
Weeks after U-M put out its first call for community help during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is doing so again, with more ways to help U-M health care teams and researchers, and community organizations.
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April 2, 2020
Assistance, resources, activities and ways to help from a social distance
With many U-M faculty and staff members working remotely, and in-person activities canceled, the Record has compiled a list of online resources to help during this unprecedented time.
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March 23, 2020
Schlissel outlines university operations under new state order
President Mark Schlissel says all U-M employees should now work remotely “unless your unit needs you on campus to maintain the work we’ve identified as critical to our mission.”
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March 20, 2020
Researchers, community donate protective gear to aid COVID-19 fight
U-M’s hospitals and clinics currently have the gear needed to protect themselves and others as they care for those with COVID-19. But Michigan Medicine is asking for donations now so supplies will be sufficient when needed.
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March 19, 2020
Helping campus partners respond to emergent community needs
The Ginsberg Center’s Connect2Community portal helps U-M community members access a collection of continually-updated and emergent community-identified needs and opportunities.
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March 18, 2020
South University to close for utility improvements
South University Avenue is closed to eastbound traffic between South State Street and East University Avenue until March 22, after which it will close completely between South State and Tappan streets until early May.
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February 27, 2020
U-M volunteers crisscross state to gather prisoners’ art
About 40 U-M volunteers drove 3,800 miles to 26 prisons in Michigan in search of the best works of art created by prisoners for U-M’s Prison Creative Arts Project in an exhibition that opens March 18.
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February 24, 2020
Interdisciplinary humanities program focuses on concept of place
What makes a place a place? That is the question with which the Great Lakes, Arts, Cultures and Environments program is engaging students.
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February 10, 2020
Forecast reports Detroit job growth higher than Michigan overall
In partnership with U-M, the city of Detroit has released its first forecast for the city, which shows ongoing gains in household income, employment and labor force participation through 2024.
