State & Community
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February 4, 2019
U-M campuses receive nearly $150K for sexual assault prevention
U-M’s Ann Arbor and Flint campuses have again received grant funding from the state of Michigan to support programs to prevent sexual assault on campus.
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January 31, 2019
CHRT 2019 Policy Fellowships now underway
The Center for Health and Research Transformation at U-M has begun its 2019 Policy Fellowships, which match researchers and policymakers in a four-month series of seminars and experiential learning.
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January 30, 2019
Poverty Solutions report a testament to partners, progress in Detroit
U-M has released the Poverty Solutions Impact Report, which highlights a number of collaborative projects and includes efforts that have led to concrete policy changes.
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January 25, 2019
DIA Plaza finalists hope to bring joy, cohesion, parking to Detroit
Several U-M faculty members are part of an effort proposing visions of how to connect Detroit’s leading cultural venues into one destination in Midtown Detroit.
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January 10, 2019
University launches nine new projects to fight poverty
Nine new projects funded by Poverty Solutions and supported by the Detroit Urban Research Center kick off this month and are intended to prevent and alleviate poverty.
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December 13, 2018
Michael Rein appointed director of community relations
Michael Rein, a seven-year veteran of the Office of Government Relations, has been named the university’s director of community relations, serving as the primary point of contact on “town-and-gown” issues.
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November 27, 2018
Collaboration supports education research among U-M, MSU, state of Michigan
A new education research collaboration and data center at U-M marks the start of a unique collaboration among U-M, Michigan State University and the state of Michigan.
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November 19, 2018
Wolverine Express forges college path for Michigan communities
Several times throughout each school year, the Wolverine Express takes faculty, staff, students and alumni to under-resourced high schools across the state to promote higher education.
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November 16, 2018
State economy poised for record job growth, U-M economists say
Michigan sits on the brink of its longest period of job growth since the World War II era, U-M economic forecasters say in their annual analysis of the state’s economy.
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November 12, 2018
Faculty invited to apply for 2019 Michigan Road Scholar Tour
U-M instructional, research and clinical faculty are invited to apply for consideration to be part of the 2019 Michigan Road Scholar Tour, scheduled for May 6-10.
