• Detroit artist Tylonn J. Sawyer creates mural depicting first African American student to attend U-M

  

• Ford School alumna finds strength in design in Detroit 

  “When I use some of those tools and techniques that I learned in Dr. Mohr’s class and my other Ford School classes to really try to unpack what’s at the root cause of both these challenges and these opportunities, what I come to is designers,” said Olga Stella, U-M alumna and now executive director of Design Core Detroit.

  Delray neighborhood ofrendas part of Day of the Dead exhibit at Detroit Institute of Arts

  It is noteworthy when a world-renown cultural institution housing priceless art gives you a chance to display what you did over your summer vacation. That is what the Detroit Institute of Arts is doing for a group of Delray students as it honors their families, stories and creativity through their personal ofrendas.

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  Michigan Impact: Detroit

  Learn about initiatives in which U-M faculty, students, alumni and programs are collaborating with communities across the state to improve our quality of life.

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  Partnership on Economic Mobility

  The Partnership on Economic Mobility is a joint effort between U-M Poverty Solutions and Detroit to improve economic opportunity and mobility for Detroit residents through the use of evidence-based strategies.

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  Semester in Detroit

  Through this student-led initiative, U-M undergraduates live, learn, and work in Detroit to engage in transformative learning, and to create and maintain reciprocal relationships within the Detroit community.

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  Detroit Urban Research Center

  The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center is a partnership between U-M and Detroit researchers and organizations who strive to foster health equity in Detroit through collaborative research, programming, and policy-making.

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  Memory and Aging Project

  Housed in the U-M Detroit Center, the University of Michigan Memory and Aging Project (UM-MAP) is the primary memory and aging study at the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center (MADC).

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  The Detroit Partnership

  The student-run Detroit Partnership facilitates service opportunities in the city of Detroit, fostering partnerships between students and community groups.

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  um3detroit

  Researchers, educators, and students from across the three U-M campuses and Detroit-based organizations strengthen connections to Detroit and each other through a daylong showcase of research and learning practices.

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  Michigan Engineering Zone

  The Michigan Engineering Zone (MEZ) is a space where Detroit students are provided the support, knowledge, and tools they need to pursue higher education and careers in STEM.

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  Go Blue Guarantee

  The Go Blue Guarantee reflects U-M’s commitment to keeping a world-class education affordable and accessible to all Michigan residents pursuing undergraduate study at U-M Ann Arbor.

“At every step of the way, we are driven by the foundational premise, established back in 1817, that our collaborations will have the greatest impact when we work together for the benefit of our shared society.”

—president Mark Schlissel

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