State & Community

  1. January 15, 2024

    Ross School to boost neighborhood entrepreneurs in Detroit

    U-M’s Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, which has helped nearly 700 small businesses since its introduction in 2016, has moved to the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

  2. December 14, 2023

    UMCI groundbreaking

    Photo and caption listing those pictured at the groundbreaking ceremony for the University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit.

  3. December 7, 2023

    U-M Health, Holland Hospital announce strategic alliance

    The Board of Regents have approved a strategic alliance between U-M Health and Holland Hospital that will benefit health care patients across west Michigan.

  4. December 4, 2023

    U-M Innocence Clinic helps free wrongly convicted from prison

    Since 2009, the Law School Innocence Clinic has been correcting injustices inflicted upon wrongly convicted people, winning the release of 41 people who were wrongly convicted of criminal crimes.

  5. November 29, 2023

    Automated shuttle planned for Detroit is testing at Mcity

    Testing of a new automated shuttle is underway at U-M’s Mcity Test Facility to ensure the technology is ready to safely serve older adults and people with disabilities in Detroit.

  6. November 21, 2023

    U-M leads team building Flint’s trust in its drinking water

    U-M researchers and their partners are addressing the lingering Flint water crisis on multiple fronts — from continued testing to in-school education and consulting with the city.

  7. November 16, 2023

    Economic forecast sees modest growth; uncertainty remains

    The U.S. economy should avoid a recession over the next two years, though economic growth is expected to be modest, according to U-M economists.

  8. November 14, 2023

    Faculty invited to apply for 2024 Michigan Road Scholars Tour

    Instructional, research and clinical faculty have until Dec. 1 to apply to be part of the 2024 Michigan Road Scholars Tour, a statewide bus tour next May 6-10.

  9. November 10, 2023

    U-M hires inaugural director of Detroit innovation center

    Scott Shireman, an experienced higher education administrator with deep expertise in global and online education, will become the inaugural director of the U-M Center for Innovation in Detroit.

  10. November 9, 2023

    U-M project’s map highlights counties hit by opioid epidemic

    A new map and analysis created by U-M’s Poverty Solutions and Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network show demographic information with a connection to opioid use disorder.