State & Community
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October 30, 2019
U-M academic programs to anchor Detroit Center for Innovation
U-M will anchor the Detroit Center for Innovation, a 14-acre center in downtown Detroit aimed at stimulating entrepreneurial activity, educating students and further diversifying the regional economy.
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October 30, 2019
What others are saying about the Detroit Center for Innovation
Here’s what others are saying about the Detroit Center for Innovation.
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October 21, 2019
Report: URC remains tops in U.S. in medicine, bioscience talent
The three universities in the University Research Corridor — which includes U-M — continue to lead the nation’s university innovation clusters in medicine and biological science degrees awarded annually.
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October 21, 2019
U-M launches 2019 United Way fundraising campaign
U-M faculty, staff and retirees are being challenged to make a difference in the lives of community members in need by making a pledge to the 2019 U-M United Way Campaign.
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October 11, 2019
U-M to host presidential debate next October
The university has been selected to host a presidential debate on Oct. 15, 2020. It will take place at Crisler Center, and is one of three presidential debates scheduled to take place before next year’s general election.
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October 2, 2019
How researchers can help win the long game on public health
A partnership among residents of Detroit’s Delray neighborhood, community leaders, and U-M researchers and students could be a template for advancing campaigns for environmental justice.
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October 2, 2019
Expanding Medicaid means health problems get found, study finds
A new study from U-M’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation found Michigan’s expanded Medicaid program often helped those enrolled learn about a chronic illness that had never been diagnosed.
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October 1, 2019
State higher ed budget includes slight increase in U-M funding
State funding for the three University of Michigan campuses will increase slightly under a fiscal year 2020 budget that Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed just hours before the budget deadline Sept. 30.
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September 30, 2019
Detroit’s unofficial footpaths could be important to redevelopment
U-M’s Joshua Newell and a colleague mapped 5,680 unofficial footpaths in the city of Detroit in what’s believed to be the first comprehensive study of unofficial footpaths in a large urban area.
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September 24, 2019
New gift will help U-M provide youth opportunities in Detroit
A new $5 million gift to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy from the Weill Family Foundation will help disadvantaged and underrepresented youth in Detroit.
