Roshanak Mehdipanah, who has lived in major cities including Tehran, Barcelona and Toronto, has always been fascinated by the urban landscape. It is, in fact, what brought her to the University of Michigan in 2015.
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June 21, 2022
Faculty members receive Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Awards
Faculty awardees work includes the Doctors of Tomorrow program, diversity, equity and inclusion recruiting and teaching methods, diversifying library materials, participatory filmmaking and using mindfulness to address social injustice.
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April 25, 2022
Birth Detroit co-founder says opening during pandemic accelerated her “heart’s work”
“Throughout my time at Michigan, I developed a unique tool box of technical and cultural skills, and grew a diverse network of relationships that undoubtedly prepared me for the work I am called to today.”
~ Leseliey Welch, MBA ’12 -
April 14, 2022
Grant supports workforce development for Black youth
The School of Public Health is working with Focus: HOPE, a Detroit-based civil rights and human services organization, to investigate factors that affect how Black youth participate in and benefit…
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January 24, 2022
Q&A: Mary Janevic on improving the health of older adults in Detroit
“Detroit in particular has been hard-hit by the pandemic, with a COVID-19 death rate more than three times Michigan’s overall rate.”
~ Mary Janevic, associate research scientist, School of Public Health
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December 20, 2021
Alum Noam Kimelman shares the secret to building true community
These friendships and real experiences are what finally taught Kimelman his most important life lesson to date: that his views on what Detroit needed were not necessarily what the people who lived there every day needed — from him or the organization he built.
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October 29, 2021
With $13M grant, U-M researchers will track cancer risk from environmental exposures
Michiganders have a long history of tragic environmental exposures, from contaminated animal feed with polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) in the 1970s, to lead and toxin contamination in Flint’s water supply.
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July 1, 2021
U-M experts: Detroit-area flooding consistent with precipitation trends under changing climate
University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the weekend flooding in the Detroit metro area. The flooding provides a dramatic reminder that the frequency and intensity of severe storms are expected to continue to increase in the Great Lakes region due to climate change.
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May 4, 2021
Truck noise in Southwest Detroit adds to public health concerns
Researchers at the University of Michigan joined forces with community members and the Southwest Detroit Community Benefits Coalition to evaluate the noise impact of the trucks on the neighborhood, many being rerouted as part of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction.