U-M receives federal grant to engage more Indigenous, rural, and underserved students in physics
The $1.125 million grant will be split between U-M, Black Hills State University in South Dakota, and Benedictine University in Illinois.
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U-M receives CDC grant to establish new center for disease outbreak prediction and response
The new center will be called the Michigan Public Health Integrated Center for Outbreaks Analytics and Modeling.
Washtenaw ISD implements school mental health programming with $2.3 million in millage funds
The funds have resulted in initiatives ranging from a "Zen Room" for students to programs that support parents' mental health.
Ann Arbor company develops software to enable autonomous trucking
FreightMiner's technology would allow trucks to be remotely operated at the beginning and the end of a drive, while being autonomously driven over the long freeway stretch.
Festival advocating for psilocybin, peyote, and other entheogens returns to Ann Arbor
The third annual Entheofest, celebrating and advocating for the decriminalization of entheogens, will be held Sept. 17 on the Diag in Ann Arbor.
National Alliance on Mental Illness Washtenaw County expands outreach, education with millage funds
Funding from Washtenaw County's Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation Millage has made new programs and the publication of a booklet on mental health possible.
Week-long event series aims to promote community conversation about housing in Ann Arbor
Organizer Lisa Sauvé says House Party is intended "to bring people together in a fun but communal way to talk through some of the problems we think we have and [to] understand the trade-offs."
Michigan Folk School set to expand traditional crafts education through Washtenaw County partnership
The founders of the Michigan Folk School recently turned it over to Washtenaw County's Parks and Recreation Commission, which has worked rapidly to expand on the founders' original vision.
Weeklong Ann Arbor tech festival returns with expanded speaker events
Ann Arbor SPARK's annual a2Tech360 event features numerous speakers, networking opportunities, an awards ceremony for fast-growing companies, and more.
U-M’s Elementary Mathematics Lab holds first session in Detroit
The annual summer math program for children was hosted at The School at Marygrove in Detroit from July 24-28.
