State & Community
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January 26, 2024
U-M’s Semester in Detroit offers inclusive, immersive experiences
U-M’s Semester in Detroit program brings undergraduate students from the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses together at the university’s Detroit Center.
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January 22, 2024
State’s knowledge economy lagging, study shows
Twenty years after issuing their first report on the future of Michigan’s economy, researchers at U-M and Michigan Future Inc. say the state is headed down the wrong path.
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January 22, 2024
U-M program helping solve state’s teacher shortage
The Michigan Alternate Route to Certification allows participants with a bachelor’s degree to work as certified teachers while they earn a standard Michigan teaching certificate.
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January 17, 2024
Finalists selected for Michigan Health Equity Challenge
The Michigan Health Equity Challenge recently announced the selection of 10 project finalists that address health equity challenges in southeast Michigan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
