• Detroit gun violence drops sharply during ShotStoppers program

  
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  U-M, MSU researchers receive $1M grant to advance equitable urban clean energy

  Researchers from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University received a $1 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to launch a first-of-its-kind research initiative to examine how cities can reduce carbon emissions through clean energy investments, while ensuring the communities where these projects are built have a voice in the process and share their benefits.

  Detroit’s economy a work in progress with encouraging signs, according to U-M forecast

  Despite an encouraging outlook overall, the report suggests significant work remaining for the city’s economy to produce widely shared success. The economists estimate 34.4% of Detroit’s primary earners attained a living wage in 2024, compared with more than 44% of Cleveland’s working residents and nearly 60% of those in Chicago.

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  P-20 Partnership at Marygrove

  The P-20 Partnership is a landmark cradle-to-career educational partnership that will offer pre-K through graduate school studies with community services and programs

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  Partnership on Economic Mobility by Poverty Solutions

  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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  Saturdays in the D

  The “Saturdays in the D” Summer Camp and Adult Skills Enrichment Experience is a partnership among the city of Detroit, Detroit Public Schools Community District, University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation, Ally Financial and the Song Foundation.

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  Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

  The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) is an accelerator program that connects U-M students and faculty with entrepreneurs and small businesses for free strategic and technical assistance consulting projects.

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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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  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.

“This is our moment as a university to demonstrate our value and commitment to the citizens of Detroit and beyond. I always want this region to look to Michigan for discovery, collaboration, and impact. And look to us for talented graduates who are eager to make a difference in the community with their ideas and experiences.”

—President Domenico Grasso