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Mary Garboden, Anna Lyon, Cynthia Wilson, Margaret Paauw, and Chelsea Muto at the YDL Superior Branch.
Photo: Mary Garboden, Anna Lyon, Cynthia Wilson, Margaret Paauw, and Chelsea Muto at the YDL Superior Branch. Doug Coombe

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Feature Story Newcomer Mohammed arriving at the airport to a welcome from Ruth, a member of the Cassopolis, Mich., private sponsor group that worked with Zaman during the 90-day resettlement period Second Wave - Michigan

Welcome to Michigan: It takes a community to integrate refugees to U.S. cultureNonprofit Journal Project

Amy KurasThursday, December 5, 2024
Welcoming refugees to Michigan is part and parcel Zaman International's work with Welcome Corps
Innovation News Ann Arbor city logo Community Development

Ann Arbor receives federal funds to support young people transitioning out of foster care

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, December 4, 2024
The Ann Arbor Housing Commission was among 21 awardees in 15 states, receiving $67,792 in funding.
Longform "The Drumbeat with Josie and Pete" podcast hosts Peter Martel and Josie Ann Lee. Community Development

Hosts of new Ann Arbor-based podcast aim to discuss public policy with empathy

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, December 4, 2024
"The Drumbeat with Josie and Pete" podcast features safe, courteous, and surprisingly entertaining conversations about how Michigan's legislature and courts impact people and communities.
Longform You Are Expansive founder Kayla Skinner-Roy. at RAC. Healthy Communities

Social workers offer services in unexpected Ypsi-area sites, from library to art center

Sarah RiggWednesday, December 4, 2024
Social workers and social work interns from both the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University are providing support to a variety of programs in partnership with Ypsilanti-area organizations.
Feature Story A participant in the University of Michigan Museum of Art's Queer Night stands under artist Machine Dazzle's "Ouroboros" sculpture. Arts and Culture

U-M resident artist reflects on themes of human experience, waste, and queer identity in UMMA show

Ella YipWednesday, December 4, 2024
In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Ella Yip chats with artist Machine Dazzle about the process and themes behind his "Ouroboros" exhibit at the University of Michigan Museum of Art.
Feature Story Chris Grimm as Enrico Fermi and Greg Kovas as Werner Heisenberg in "Last Summer." Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor meeting between physicists Fermi and Heisenberg dramatized in new original play

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 4, 2024
The Ann Arbor District Library and Ann Arbor Civic Theatre have teamed up to present "Last Summer," an original one-act historical play about a pivotal conversation on nuclear weaponry that took place in Ann Arbor in 1939.
Innovation News EAVX employee Corbin Fleming-Dittenber demonstrates the versatility and customization of a Ford eTransit upfit with Masterack products and VX technology. Technology and Innovation

Ypsi Township company develops smart truck tech, plans Ann Arbor expansion

Sarah RiggWednesday, December 4, 2024
If you've ever wondered how work crews can safely leave large fleets of trucks laden with tools on site overnight, the answer might involve Ypsilanti Township-based EAVX.
Innovation News Ypsilanti artist Jessica Tenbusch will be one of 18 Washtenaw County artists featured in the forthcoming Studio Deals Midwest event. Entrepreneurship

Ann Arbor, Ypsi artists to welcome buyers into their studios as part of seven-city Midwest event

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, December 4, 2024
Detroit-based ArtClvb, an online network for the art world, will bring its Studio Deals Midwest event to Washtenaw County this winter, connecting art buyers to artists in the artists' studios.
Feature Story A BULK Space workshop, titled Memories of a Place, lead by Adrienne Hayden Second Wave - Michigan

Breaking down barriers for local artistsNonprofit Journal Project

Chris HandysideFriday, November 29, 2024
BULK Space, in Detroit’s North End, offers classes, tools, technology and a physical work space for under-resourced artists.  
Feature Story Morgan Parker. Arts and Culture

Writer Morgan Parker examines personal and political topics in new essay collection

Natalia HoltzmanMonday, November 25, 2024
The award-winning poet, novelist, and essayist will give a reading in Ann Arbor on Dec 5.
Longform A gathering for Michigan State University's Generations Connect program, which matches MSU undergraduate students with elders in the community, at the East Lansing Public Library. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Michigan universities join global "age-friendly" movement, making campuses more welcoming to elders

Estelle SlootmakerThursday, November 21, 2024
As Michigan prepares for rapid growth in its population of older adults, three Michigan universities have joined a global movement to make higher education institutions more "age-friendly."
Longform Michigan Works! Southeast Executive Director Shamar Heron. Community Development

Workers get free tools, uniforms, and more through state program and Michigan Works! Southeast

Jenny Rose RyanWednesday, November 20, 2024
Barrier Removal and Employment Success funding has gone toward assisting people with purchasing work items, tools, and transportation, along with providing emergency resources to job seekers.
Longform Kate Mehuron, Emma Wuetrich, and Dennis O'Grady at EMU's Student Center. Equity

EMU LGBT Resource Center celebrates 30th anniversary with look back at center's historical impact

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, November 20, 2024
Eastern Michigan University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center has had significant impact on both the EMU and Ypsilanti communities.
Longform Dave Strenski in front of the Elijah McCoy plaque in Library Park. Technology and Innovation

From long underwear to gunshot detection, Ypsi inventors have racked up patents for 150 years

Sarah RiggWednesday, November 20, 2024
Ypsi and Ypsi Township inventors have received over 1,200 patents, with some of the oldest dating back to the mid-1800s.
Longform Ann Arbor Student Building Industry Program students working on a house on Sedgewood Lane in Ann Arbor.. Kids and Education

Washtenaw County schools explore consolidating career technical education for consistency and equity

Sarah RiggWednesday, November 20, 2024
No Washtenaw County student has access to all 60 of the county's CTE offerings. That could change, though, as school officials explore ways to consolidate CTE offerings.
Partner Content Vector Business Consulting CEO and founder Duane Pittman. Entrepreneurship

Small business 101: Finding funding beyond bank loans for your business

Jaishree DrepaulWednesday, November 20, 2024
Local experts say that not being able to "break the bank" won’t necessarily make or break your business. 
Feature Story Proof and Eminem photographed by Doug Coombe in 1999. Arts and Culture

30 years of Southeast Michigan music history spotlighted in exhibit of Ann Arbor photographer's work

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, November 20, 2024
Ann Arbor-based photographer Doug Coombe calls a new exhibition of his work "a love letter to the many amazing music communities … of Southeastern Michigan."
Innovation News Plantings on a formerly vacant lot in Flint. Community Development

U-M to continue research on vacant land reuse in Flint with federal funding renewal

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, November 20, 2024
The University of Michigan’s Prevention Research Center of Michigan has received $5 million in renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue its community-based research, focused primarily on Flint, through 2029.
Longform The students currently taking U-M School of Public Health course, Chatgpt/AI and Public Health. Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

Public health and AI: Great potential and a need for ethical policies

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 19, 2024
When applying AI to public health, great potentials exist for swifter, nimbler care and pin-pointed personalization. Its use also could exacerbate biases and the misuse of private information.  
Partner Content Elisabeth Berry and James D'Arcy Second Wave - MichiganEquity

Legacy Society will sustain Autism Alliance of Michigan’s work for decades to come

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, November 19, 2024
AAoM is establishing its Legacy Society to recognize donors today for gifts that will provide dollars in perpetuity.
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Hasini and Harshini Anand are members of Corner Health Center's Youth Leadership Council and mental health advocates.

 


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