State & Community
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January 29, 2018
U-M employee campaign raises $1.2M for United Way
The university’s 2017 United Way employee giving campaign raised more than $1.2 million to support the Washtenaw County United Way.
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January 17, 2018
U-M seeks positions to help area youths develop work experience
The university is seeking temporary positions in units across campus for its summer program that pairs Wasthenaw County youths with faculty and staff to help them gain work experience, mentorship and life skills.
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January 10, 2018
U-M, Detroit nonprofit collaborate on Social Impact Challenge
The seventh annual Social Impact Challenge will see U-M students focus on pop-ups that encourage neighborhood revitalization and small business development in Detroit.
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January 4, 2018
City’s deer-management program on U-M property runs Jan. 8-31
The city of Ann Arbor has announced the details of its deer-management program, which will include some U-M property between Jan. 8-31.
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January 3, 2018
New map offers snapshot of poverty, well-being in Michigan
A new map developed by U-M’s Poverty Solutions initiative streamlines data about poverty and well-being, making it easier to understand what’s happening in Michigan counties.
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December 20, 2017
Sale will return Inglis House to use as family home
The university has finalized the sale of Inglis House to a buyer who intends to use it as a family residence. The final sale price was $2.1 million for the house and a 4.5-acre parcel.
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December 11, 2017
Study looks at work status of those in state’s Medicaid expansion
Nearly half of the people who enrolled in Medicaid after it expanded in Michigan have jobs, and another 11 percent can’t work, likely due to serious physical or mental health conditions, a U-M study finds.
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November 17, 2017
Michigan’s economy positioned to withstand NAFTA withdrawal
The Michigan economy would likely absorb a negative shock related to a pullout or weakening of the North American Free Trade Agreement fairly well, U-M economists say.
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November 15, 2017
Tax reform proposal impacts higher education community
Legislation being considered by the U.S. House and Senate would reduce federal income tax rates for individuals and corporations, and also proposes tax code changes that would affect the U-M community in various ways.
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November 6, 2017
Statewide survey explores election problems, potential reforms
A majority of local officials are very confident in their jurisdiction’s ability to administer accurate elections, but areas that hold nearly half the state’s population were more likely to report problems.
