State & Community
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March 23, 2015
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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March 18, 2015
Stronger ethics policies needed, local leaders say in poll
A new poll shows a majority of local officials in Michigan think their peers are mostly ethical, although just less than half would say the same about state legislators.
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March 17, 2015
Snyder lauds ‘thoughtful’ U-M report on hydraulic fracturing
Gov. Rick Snyder praised a recent U-M report last week and said its findings helped shape changes to state rules regarding the natural gas and oil extraction process known as fracking.
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March 16, 2015
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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March 9, 2015
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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February 24, 2015
Schlissel calls education a ‘pathway to prosperity’ for state residents
President Mark Schlissel told state legislators Tuesday that Michigan residents “look to higher education as a pathway to prosperity for their children and as a source of hope for the future.”
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February 23, 2015
Higher ed briefs
News from other Michigan public universities and U-M peer institutions across the nation.
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February 23, 2015
Major funding increase needed to fix roads, local leaders tell survey
Fewer than one in five local leaders surveyed by U-M’s Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy consider their roads to be in good condition.
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February 20, 2015
Draft U-M report analyzes policy options for Michigan fracking
U-M researchers have released a detailed draft analysis of policy options for hydraulic fracturing, the natural gas and oil extraction process commonly known as fracking.
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February 17, 2015
Graduate students to pitch Detroit industrial redevelopment ideas
The 2015 U-M Social Impact Challenge Finals on Wednesday will evaluate graduate student proposals for creative redevelopment of an abandoned Detroit industrial site.
