State & Community
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June 5, 2019
U-M research projects contribute $4.77B to economy over 15 years
U-M contributed $4.77 billion to the national economy through vendor contracts and subcontracts between 2002 and 2017, according to a new report.
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May 14, 2019
Flint, Dearborn faculty members named professors of the year
Faculty members from UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint have been named Distinguished Professors of the Year by the Michigan Association of State Universities.
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May 13, 2019
New ideas, new views of Michigan after Road Scholars tour
When the bus wheels stopped spinning, it didn’t take long for other wheels to start spinning in the minds of U-M faculty and staff members on the Michigan Road Scholars tour last week.
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May 9, 2019
Michigan counties struggle to meet need for opioid treatment
Michigan ranks among the top third of states for drug-related deaths, but a U-M analysis shows almost one-third of Michigan counties have no medication-based treatment services for opioid addiction.
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May 9, 2019
U-M, Detroit gathering shares impact and ways forward
More than 300 attendees from U-M’s three campuses and Detroit community partners gathered at um3detroit to strengthen connections between the university and the state’s largest city.
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May 7, 2019
Water Center report details phosphorus sources in Detroit River watershed
A U-M Water Center report provides the most detailed characterization to date of phosphorus sources — and their relative contributions — in the complex Detroit River watershed.
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May 6, 2019
20th Road Scholars tour aims to connect U-M to state’s communities
Twenty-nine U-M faculty and staff members are on a weeklong trip across Michigan, to learn more about various aspects of the state as part of the 20th Michigan Road Scholars tour.
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May 3, 2019
University pilots new partnership for electric scooters on campus
A one-year pilot agreement with Spin, a company owned by Ford Motor Co., has deployed 200 app-accessible electric scooters throughout campus and surrounding neighborhoods.
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May 2, 2019
Road work to affect traffic near campus this spring and summer
A series of road construction projects affecting traffic on or near the Ann Arbor campuses are scheduled to begin May 6 and run through the summer and possibly into the fall.
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April 25, 2019
U-M launches network to promote economic mobility in region
U-M will convene the first meeting of the Midwest Mobility from Poverty Network, a group of academic institutions working to help connect university-based poverty research to the public.
