Michigan

  1. All photos were taken at the Detroit Library at the Monday, June 10 press conference held to announce the DIA Plaza/Midtown Cultural Connections design competition. Image credit: Daryl Marshke/Michigan Photography

    U-M faculty win international design competition to reimagine Detroit’s arts and cultural district

  2. Yo-Yo Ma and Baba Collins delight the crowd.

    UMS flips the script on Flint: Yo-Yo Ma inspires pride, empowerment during ‘Day of Action’

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    Changing neighborhoods: Building Detroit one entrepreneur at a time

  4. The Chandler turbines helped spur a 4,400% increase in tax revenues. Image credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography

    Bringing wind turbine research to Michigan communities

  5. Care in the community: Michigan pharmacists help residents manage hypertension

  6. Walking is a facilitator of many other critical skills.

    Milestone in movement: U-M research helps children with Down syndrome walk earlier

  7. Buddy to Buddy helped a 97-year-old WWII veteran who couldn’t afford to buy a heater.

    Buddy-to-Buddy: U-M program connects veterans in pursuit of healthy, happy post-military life

  8. Racquel Huddleston helps 11th grader Ausable Kreiner with an experiment.

    Labs in a box: U-M professor, student take high-level biology lessons to Benzie County high school

  9. Med students gain valuable experience working at the clinic. 12/1/18 State Strategy Stories Student-Run Free Clinic.

    U-M health clinic run by students provides free care to Livingston County residents

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    Building robots and a better future in Detroit

  11. Table showing statistics of the statewide Michigan poverty levels. Image credit: U-M Poverty Solutions

    U-M poverty and well-being map shows improvements statewide, but variations by county

  12. Graph showing the tone of discussion among elected officials. Image credit: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy

    Civil discourse predominantly constructive in Michigan local governments

  13. The InPACT approach can help kids burn an extra 70-100 calories a day

    Thinking on their feet: In-class exercise helps fight childhood obesity while kids learn

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    Finding their voice

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    Mixed signals in local government fiscal health across Michigan

  16. Joe McInchak (BM ’02) is the High School band director at Tecumseh Public Schools. Photo by Roger Hart, Michigan Photography.

    Strike up the band: U-M alumni teachers dominate in music classrooms across Michigan

  17. Argus Farm Shop store-front. Image credit: Michigan Photography

    Growing local: U-M alums provide fresher food to consumers, higher profits to farmers

  18. Fourth-generation dairy farmer Bruce Breuninger, who suffers from hearing loss. Image credit: Michigan Photography

    Hearing heroes: Farmers listen when U-M researcher teaches hearing health

  19. The Cook Family Foundation will help promising high school students apply to colleges, financial aid, and the like. Images credit: Eric Bronson, Michigan Photography

    Cook Family Foundation helps hundreds of Shiawassee students attend U-M, other colleges

  20. Two greenhouses filled with vegetables sprout alongside the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm’s Community House in Detroit. The 10-year-old, six-acre farm was founded by Jerry Hebron to be a stabilizing presence in the neighborhood and a much-needed source for fresh food, and it has been both. The farm and its "Yellow House" headquarters have become a sort of commons and a regular meeting place for different community groups. Image credit" Michigan Photography

    This urban farm is on path to sustainability