M1DTW Architects, a firm founded by Taubman College’s Christian Unverzagt, is being recognized for an innovative project to turn an abandoned commercial building in Detroit’s East Village into a multipurpose facility that supports several local galleries.
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January 31, 2025
Five Taubman students named 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows
The 2025 Dow Sustainability Fellows will be able to work on projects with Sidewalk Detroit, Hope Village Revitalization, and Michigan’s Office of Rural Prosperity, as well as other partners.
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January 9, 2025
Amy Emmert: Leading environmental education at Belle Isle in Detroit
Amy Emmert took what she learned from her early career, her education at U-M, and time spent abroad with her when she moved back to Detroit and assumed the role of school program coordinator at the Belle Isle Aquarium. Emmert had volunteered at the Belle Isle Nature Center, and was excited to return to the island.
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February 5, 2025
Nando Felten: Inspiring youthful talent to stick around in Detroit
“And learning from a place like Detroit. I mean, there’s so much history here. It’s so unique. If you can pull on the uniqueness of Detroit, I mean, you can take that method and be successful anywhere. Learning about culture, learning about how to actually work in a community.”
~ Nando Felten, U-M alum and community manager for Google’s Code Next Detroit
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February 4, 2025
Detroit’s economic picture expected to improve over next few years after labor market challenges
Detroiters faced a challenging 2024 as resident employment declined, but the city is expected to return to growth this year as monetary policy eases and interest rates moderate, according to University of Michigan economists. Wages also are expected to grow for residents this year and in the next few years—narrowing a still-large disparity in wage levels between Detroiters and jobs in the city.
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January 31, 2025
Detroit Cultural Center guiding plan, with Anya Sirota as lead architect, wins “Partners in Progress” Award
A public-private initiative to redevelop the Detroit Cultural Center was honored with the prestigious “Partners in Progress” Award at the iconic Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. The project was designed by Taubman College’s Anya Sirota and her firm, Akoaki, in collaboration with the Paris-based landscape architecture practice Agence Ter.
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January 30, 2025
Building a historic partnership at Eastern Market
With 150-plus businesses, Detroit’s Eastern Market is the largest historic public market district in the U.S. Each year, millions visit the market, taking in its grand size and rich history, making it a popular attraction for guided tours — and UM-Dearborn students play a role in the information that’s shared.
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January 24, 2025
Transportation insecurity in Detroit and beyond
Alexandra Murphy discusses why 36% of Detroiters have trouble getting where they need to go and how a new tool could guide better transportation solutions.
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January 24, 2025
Lecturer Rashid Faisal wants you to remember — and see yourself in — Cornelius Henderson
With an Inclusive History Project grant, Rashid Faisal is challenging his students to reckon with the nearly forgotten life story of a 1911 African American U-M grad who became an accomplished Detroit civil engineer.
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In The News
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February 5, 2025
DBusiness
University of Michigan Economists Expect Detroit’s Economy to Grow
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February 5, 2025
CBS Detroit
Local News Historian Jamon Jordan shares the legacy of Black Detroit: “I’m just telling their story”
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February 5, 2025
Bridge Detroit
Detroit artist’s exhibit uplifts Black love
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January 31, 2025
The Kresge Foundation
Virtuoso jazz bassist and educator Marion Hayden named 2025 Kresge Eminent Artist
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January 31, 2025
Detroit Free Press
New book by U-M professor examines Detroit schools integration case, Milliken v. Bradley
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February 5, 2025
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