Michigan Impact Newsletter - 2018 Fall Issue

Michigan Impact

Northern Michigan #UMichImpact 2018 Fall Issue

Dear Friends,

Welcome to another wonderful fall in our beautiful state.

Much of my work has been focused on helping students from all around our state attend the University of Michigan regardless of their financial means. This fall, two recently launched initiatives are helping make this goal a reality for many students.

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Wolverine Pathways is an innovative pipeline program for middle and high school students in Detroit, Southfield, and Ypsilanti. Students attend after-school, weekend and summer academic enrichment sessions and receive mentorship and guidance. This fall, 45 Wolverine Pathways graduates are now studying on our Ann Arbor campus, and another 15 are at UM-Dearborn. An additional twenty program grads are attending a 4-year college or university, bringing Wolverine Pathways’ college enrollment rate to 91 percent.

We are also in our second semester of providing free tuition to eligible Michigan students under our Go Blue Guarantee, which includes a promise of full tuition for students whose families earn $65,000 or less and who have assets totaling less than $50,000. Additionally, the Go Blue Guarantee includes substantial tuition support for Michigan families with incomes up to $180,000.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN

Dispatching business expertise to Michigan companies: U-M helps UP firm grow sales
U-M students provide free dental care to special needs campers in Michigan’s UP
U-M partners with Lake County coalitions to address poverty and find solutions
Foundation gift supports U-M emergency critical care center that saved UP student’s life

MID-MICHIGAN

UM-Flint alumni address food security issues throughout Michigan
A scholarship for the whole community
U-M Biological Station chemist, lab join community effort to address Flint water crisis
UM-Flint student invents potentially life-saving anesthesia tool

WESTERN MICHIGAN

Research spending, partnerships spurs innovation in West Michigan and beyond
Niles among Michigan cities partnering with U-M’s School of Information to engage residents in creative ways
Cornea transplant brings new outlook for West Michigan boy after fishing accident
U-M students shaping performance for Grand Haven auto supplier

SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN

U-M program opens doors for young job-seekers in Southeast Michigan
Curbing an epidemic: U-M nursing professor trains an army to battle opioid overdoses
Technology meets accessibility: Partnership with Jackson nonprofit expands to two counties
UM-Dearborn faculty help Detroit resident push Green Energy Village concept

DETROIT

New partnership launches P-20 campus in Detroit, home to innovative teaching residency
U-M, Harvard partner to address economic mobility, opioid crisis
All good in the agrihood
Detroit residents provide unique bus tours with some help from the U-M School of Information

STATEWIDE

U-M researcher Sarah Mills gives Michigan communities the straight story on wind turbines
U-M startup launches GeoPain, a 3D app that puts pain on the map
U-M School of Public Health to serve as regional public health training center
Summer science internship offers opportunities for Michigan high school students

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