State & Community

  1. May 22, 2018

    Carla O’Connor named director of Wolverine Pathways

    Carla O’Connor, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and professor of education, has been named director of Wolverine Pathways, effective June 1.

  2. May 21, 2018

    Graham Institute grants target three sustainability challenges

    The Graham Sustainability Institute has awarded more than $200,000 to support three sustainability-related research projects in Puerto Rico and Michigan.

  3. May 5, 2018

    Road Scholars tour gives faculty, staff new perspectives and ideas

    From a startup incubator in the heart of Detroit to a school district in rural northern Michigan, the weeklong Michigan Road Scholars tour of the state energized 29 U-M faculty and staff.

  4. April 30, 2018

    Michigan Road Scholars Tour to connect U-M faculty, state

    The 2018 Michigan Road Scholars Tour will take 29 U-M faculty and staff members from all three campuses on a five-day trip through Michigan to learn about various aspects of the state.

  5. April 19, 2018

    Anne Gere honored as a Michigan Professor of the Year

    Anne Ruggles Gere, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and director of the Sweetland Center for Writing, has been named a Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year.

  6. April 19, 2018

    Knight Foundation grant to help project amplify Detroit voices

    The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded $761,000 to help U-M researchers collect and report Detroit residents’ opinions on pressing and interesting policy issues.

  7. April 19, 2018

    U-M, Ann Arbor groups commission interactive mural downtown

    Just in time for U-M’s 2018 Spring Commencement, a new interactive maize and blue mural has been added to downtown Ann Arbor’s vibrant cityscape.

  8. April 13, 2018

    Group offers free screening tools for Alcohol Awareness Month

    The Ann Arbor Campus-Community Coalition, a group of various U-M and local stakeholders, is urging members of the community to consider the role that alcohol plays in their lives.

  9. April 11, 2018

    Access to energy-efficient lighting varies with poverty levels

    Energy-efficient lightbulbs are more expensive and less available in high-poverty urban areas than in more affluent locations, according to a new U-M study.

  10. April 10, 2018

    Detroit’s youth employment effort boosts education outcomes

    A new U-M study suggests that, along with helping youth develop work readiness and career aspirations, summer employment may improve educational outcomes as well.