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U-M, Harvard partner to address economic mobility, opioid crisis

The University of Michigan and Harvard University are forming two new partnerships designed to spur economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit, as well as combine resources and expertise in...

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Better implementation of state law could improve housing stability for...

Increasing awareness of a program designed to prevent foreclosure among low-income homeowners in Detroit and making the application process easier are among the recommendations to help residents stay...

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U-M launches new projects to fight poverty

On any given day across Michigan nearly 100 homeowners or renters could be evicted—a rate almost one-and-a-half times the national average. That is a problem one of nine new projects funded by the...

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Smart mobility solutions for Benton Harbor

Researchers at the University of Michigan and community partners will apply new information and sensing technologies to explore new mobility solutions in Benton Harbor, Michigan, thanks to a new,...

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University launches Commission on Carbon Neutrality

The University of Michigan’s President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, and its advisory panels, will bring together the U-M community and regional partners to develop recommendations for reducing...

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Firearm deaths, injuries among children: New U-M website to accelerate...

A new website intend to help researchers, health care providers and others tackle the prevention of youth firearm injuries as a public health issue. The site, www.childfirearmsafety.org, is the first...

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UM-Dearborn study finds Charlevoix, Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie among cities...

Three communities in northern Michigan have been identified for the strategies they employ to foster entrepreneurial growth and economic development, according to an annual study conducted by iLabs,...

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U-M Poverty Solutions impact report highlights efforts in Detroit

A growing partnership on economic mobility with the city of Detroit, a new collaboration with Harvard University, community voices, policy impact and student engagement are among the highlights in the...

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Opioid epidemic: Working to turn research into action and better policy

Nearly 100 U-M research teams study different aspects of the opioid epidemic that has hit the United States hard and Michigan even harder. But getting their research into the hands of those who can use...

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Poverty Solutions: Helping homeless youth in Gaylord

Kari Jo Stefanski is familiar with some of the young faces who have experienced homelessness in Gaylord. Stefanski has taken in homeless youth over the years while also raising her own family with her...

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Informed Citizens: Connecting Detroit residents to data

The City of Detroit has a lot of data to share but the challenge is making this data is not only available, but accessible to residents. Partnering with Data Driven Detroit, the city formed a user...

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Tackling issues: Building strategic economic mobility initiatives in Detroit

From navigating the best ways to address homeless encampments to assessing home repair needs and reducing disparities in internet access, economic mobility policy fellows are taking on some of the City...

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U-M RESEARCHERS ON THE IMPACTS OF COVID-19

Amid the rapidly evolving landscape of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty from across the University of Michigan are conducting research in areas of society that the novel coronavirus is impacting to...

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Stimulus check resource

U-M’s Poverty Solutions launched a 2020 Coronavirus Stimulus Payment website that walks Michiganders through a step-by-step process to ensure they’ve provided the IRS with the information necessary to...

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