Features

Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center's 15th anniversary celebration.

Entrepreneurship

Plymouth life science startup incubator celebrates 15 years of successes

Layla McMurtrieWednesday, June 28, 2023

The Michigan Life Science and Innovation Center started as an idea written down on a paper plate, but it's now one of the largest resource hubs for high-tech startups in the surrounding area.

LaTanya Nobles is one of many Black Americans who've experienced racial inequities in the health care system.

Healthy Communities

Voices of Youth: How racism affects America's health care system

Kennedy FlowersWednesday, June 28, 2023

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student writer Kennedy Flowers examines why Black Americans disproportionately experience challenges in getting the medical care they need.

Development News

A ribbon cutting for the new Shalom Commercial Kitchen.

Healthy Communities

Jewish Family Services to launch new commercial kitchen and expanded food pantry

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 28, 2023

The new kitchen and improved food pantry open up a variety of new ways for JFS to serve its community, which includes many refugees.

Technology and Innovation

National magazine names U-M professor one of 10 "Scientists to Watch"

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 28, 2023

Dr. Marjorie Weber, a University of Michigan professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, was recently named to Science News magazine’s list of 10 "Scientists to Watch" for 2023.

Arts and Culture

Ypsilanti to mark bicentennial with parade, picnic, artisan market, and more in July

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 28, 2023

Ypsi's bicentennial celebration kicked off with a ball drop on New Year's Eve, and related activities will continue through the end of this year, but most events are concentrated in July.

Washtenaw County CMH staff. Top row L-R: Valerie Bass, Dr. Montgomery Brower, Andrew Grier, Shad Jordan. Bottom row l-R: Shannon Ellis, Margaret Carmalt, Angela Burchard, Jeff Beckley, Melisa Tasker

Healthy Communities

Regional Health Collaboratives improving access to behavioral health services

Estelle SlootmakerTuesday, June 27, 2023

Regional Health Collaboratives are a model for improving a region’s wellbeing and unnecessary medical costs through collaboration and systems change.

Ashley Carter, Director of the Michigan Justice Fund

Second Wave - Michigan

Funding collaboratives address deeper community problemsNonprofit Journal Project: Feature

Amy KurasMonday, June 26, 2023

In Michigan, funding collaboratives are increasingly being employed to bring combined expertise from several funders together to tackle complex problems. Read about how the Michigan Justice Fund, Pontiac Funders Collaborative, and Community Foundation of St. Clair are forging change through untraditional funding models.

TreeTown Murals' Danijel Matanić and Mary Thiefels at the Huron Street bridge near North First Street.

Arts and Culture

Prominent Ann Arbor overpasses to be transformed through new mural project

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 21, 2023

A new public art project aims to transform two unsightly but widely traversed Ann Arbor overpasses into murals to be enjoyed by all.

The inaugural meeting of the Ypsi Fine Arts Club.

Arts and Culture

New Ypsi Fine Arts Club offers supportive community for area artists and art lovers

Rylee BarnsdaleWednesday, June 21, 2023

The Ypsi Fine Arts Club is inspired by the Detroit Fine Arts Breakfast Club, a group of artists and art enthusiasts that meets regularly to support and showcase Detroit art.

Second Wave - MichiganHealthy Communities

PODCAST: Dementia is not a death sentence

Patrick DunnWednesday, June 21, 2023

As we kick off the second season of the Michigan's State of Health podcast, we'll introduce you to some of the Michiganders who are working to reframe dementia – including people who are living with dementia themselves.

Nome B., an eighth grader in Ann Arbor Public Schools, is one of many young people who experienced mental health challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthy Communities

Voices of Youth: Washtenaw County students grapple with COVID's long-term mental health effects

Felix BrownWednesday, June 21, 2023

In the latest installment of our Voices of Youth series, student Felix Brown examines how the pandemic has affected himself and his peers.

Development News

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Bryant Community Center resilience hub.

Sustainability

A "living lab of what our future looks like": Ann Arbor opens second resilience hub

Layla McMurtrieWednesday, June 21, 2023

Ann Arbor city officials and community members gathered on June 9 for the opening of the city’s second resilience hub, located at Bryant Community Center.

Kids and Education

New Zingerman's summer camps teach kids to cook meals for charity

Natalia HoltzmanWednesday, June 21, 2023

The meals campers create will be donated to local nonprofits including the Delonis Center and Ronald McDonald House.

Ypsilanti City Councilman Steve Wilcoxen, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, Virginia Basler, Washtenaw County Commissioner Annie Somerville, and State Rep. Jimmie Wilson Jr. at Basler's 100th birthday party.

Community Development

Ypsi resident celebrates 100th birthday and decades of community service

Sarah RiggThursday, June 15, 2023

Virginia Basler, a former Rosie the Riveter, recently celebrated a century of life and continues to volunteer at multiple Ypsilanti organizations.

HEATCheck Gaming, with Jackson native Detuaine "Dee" Tucker Jr. at far right.

Technology and Innovation

Jackson native joins Miami Heat's team in NBA esports league, turning passion into profit

Layla McMurtrie and Sabine Bickford BrownWednesday, June 14, 2023

Gaming has been an escape from the hardships of life for Detuaine "Dee" Tucker Jr. But now it's also a career, as the 23-year-old has been drafted by the Miami Heat to join its virtual team in the basketball video game NBA 2K.

Kids and Education

New WCC initiative will train 300 Ypsi high schoolers and adults for high-demand careers

Sarah RiggWednesday, June 14, 2023

Lifting residents of the greater Ypsilanti area out of economic hardship and training them for well-paid jobs is the aim of the Advance Ypsi initiative.

Kids and Education

Voices of Youth: Photography and poetry on mental health and racism

Alexa OguejioforWednesday, June 14, 2023

In this installment of our Voices of Youth series, student Alexa Oguejiofor examines depression, racism, and prejudice through her photography and poetry.

Brian Scott, founder of Broadcast Boot Camp, won the grand prize in the Grow category at Pitch@WCC.

Entrepreneurship

Youth audio production education program among winners in 2023 Pitch@WCC competition

Layla McMurtrieWednesday, June 14, 2023

On May 11, over $18,000 in prizes was awarded to this year's Pitch@WCC finalists in four categories.

Sustainability

U-M student team wins federal competition with innovative CO2 management solution

Layla McMurtrieWednesday, June 14, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy tasked students with designing regional networks that could repurpose or store at least one million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually from industrial sources.