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Innovation News A presentation during Michigan Libraries for Life. Healthy Communities

Statewide organ donor registration drive started at U-M Library celebrates 10 years

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 25, 2019
Michigan Libraries for Life has grown substantially since it launched at U-M. Over the years, the program secured interest beyond the university's libraries and crossed over to public libraries across the state. 
Innovation News Summer19's end-of-year celebration. Kids and Education

Youth summer employment program completes fourth season with record participation

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 25, 2019
The Summer19 program offered its young participants free "soft skills" training before placing them in part-time summer jobs. It's a collaboration between the University of Michigan, Michigan Works! Southeast, and Washtenaw County. 
Innovation News Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra Arts and Culture

Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra adopts Netflix model with $5 student subscription plan

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 25, 2019
The new offer allows any student in a degree-granting program to get a ticket to any A²SO show at a monthly charge of just $5.
Feature Story MiCareerQuest Southeast 2018. Kids and Education

MiCareerQuest offers students interactive experience with over 1,000 employers

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 18, 2019
Washtenaw County students will have an opportunity to discover careers in mobility, manufacturing, and many other industries at the massive career fair.
Feature Story Gary Horton in front of his mural at Go! Ice Cream in Ypsilanti. Arts and Culture

The stories behind the scenes of three new Washtenaw County murals

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 18, 2019
There's no shortage of eye-catching public art in Washtenaw County, but this summer saw the arrival of three major new mural projects. We dug into the inspiration behind them and how they came together.
Feature Story Optimize Eastern meeting at the EMU Student Center. Entrepreneurship

EMU student group offers grants, education, and community for social-impact entrepreneurs

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 18, 2019
Optimize Eastern is seeking to not only fund small startups that have a social mission, but to also create a community for local entrepreneurs.
Innovation News Saharsh Hajela. Technology and Innovation

U-M grad's app helps users find and contact their elected officials from a single platform

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 18, 2019
Saharsh Hajela found himself tired of the time-consuming hoops he had to jump through to contact his local elected officials. So he decided to take matters into his own hands.
Innovation News A Free College Day attendee talks with WCC Surgical Technology program director Elizabeth Connors at the fall 2018 event. Kids and Education

WCC's Free College Day offers free classes for community

Emily BendaWednesday, September 18, 2019
Free College Day began with the intent of allowing adults to view WCC's labs and classrooms. Since then it's grown into a family event with activities for children and options for young adults to learn about college life.
Innovation News Paddlers at Ypsi Fall River Day in 2018. Healthy Communities

Ypsi Fall River Day to feature boats, birds, and more on the Huron River

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 18, 2019
The event offers a variety of free and low-cost activities that encourage residents to get out and enjoy one of Ypsilanti's most important natural resources.
Video Noah Rucker at the Ypsi Story Slam. Arts and Culture

VIDEO: Concentrate/On the Ground Ypsilanti's Ypsi Story Slam

Jesse MillerWednesday, September 11, 2019
On August 30 we held a story slam at Ziggy's featuring a variety of Ypsi and Ypsi Township-based storytellers sharing stories on the theme of transportation. If you missed the event (or just want to relive it), full video is available here.
Video Festival of the Honey Bee Arts and Culture

VIDEO: Scenes from the seventh annual Festival of the Honey Bee

Cody Ryan MartellWednesday, September 11, 2019
The Festival of the Honey Bee returned to downtown Ypsilanti for its seventh year on September 6. Here are a few of the sights and sounds we took in at the event.  
Feature Story Ypsilanti Community Schools Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. Kids and Education

With new leadership in place, Ypsilanti Community Schools develop plan for student success

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 11, 2019
With a new superintendent and new administrators appointed to key positions, school district officials are hoping to create stability and map out a course for the district over the next few years.
Feature Story Brian Chambers, Doug Kelbaugh, Peter Allen, Chip Smith, and Greg Holcombe meet at the Ross School of Business to discuss affordable housing in Ann Arbor. Economic Development

U-M lecturer proposes student-led development accelerator to address Ann Arbor housing crisis

Emily BendaWednesday, September 11, 2019
Lecturer and longtime developer Peter Allen envisions an accelerator that would research potential public properties for development and then create affordable housing plans for use by the city or county.
Feature Story The Y lot. Community Development

What would happen – and who would benefit – if Ann Arbor took its housing crisis seriously?

Jim McBeeWednesday, September 11, 2019
This month we partnered with Groundcover News to cover innovative solutions to Ann Arbor's housing crisis. Here's Groundcover's original reporting on some of those solutions, who would benefit from them, and how to define affordability.
Innovation News LLamasoft expects to add more than 70 jobs, such as software developers, data scientists, and customer service representatives, to its employee count by 2020. Technology and Innovation

LLamasoft to add over 100 jobs, redevelop headquarters, continue humanitarian work this year

Emily BendaWednesday, September 11, 2019
The supply chain management software company has big plans for continued growth in Ann Arbor.
Innovation News Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living logo. Entrepreneurship

Business incubator for women of color expands, welcomes second cohort

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, September 11, 2019
The free EmpowerYou program is designed to help women of color start their own businesses. A new grant from United Way of Washtenaw County has allowed the program to expand to serve more women.
Innovation News Parkridge flyer Community Development

Residents invited to give feedback on community development for Ypsi's Parkridge Park area

Sarah RiggWednesday, September 11, 2019
Washtenaw County and the city of Ypsilanti are seeking resident input on what kind of improvements they'd like to see funded in part by a federal community development block grant.
Feature Story Neshada Green with her children at Grace Fellowship Church House of Solutions. Community Development

Nonprofit in Ypsi Township's Sugarbrook neighborhood seeks to empower youth and families

Sarah RiggWednesday, August 28, 2019
Grace Fellowship Church House of Solutions is seeking to address its community's physical and mental health needs through its nonprofit, Community Family Life Center.
Feature Story Ann Arbor Stories Podcast host Richard Retyi. Arts and Culture

Washtenaw County podcasts you need to be listening to now

Doug Coombe and Patrick DunnWednesday, August 28, 2019
If you listen to podcasts as much as we do, you understand the insatiable need to keep adding great new casts to your feed. So why not keep it local with these casts about Star Wars, inspirational local women, great reads, and more?
Feature Story A screenshot from 10 Degrees. Sustainability

This U-M student is launching a video game to fight climate change

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderWednesday, August 28, 2019
"10 Degrees" is an engaging, narrative-driven game that was created to educate its users on their personal responsibility for the environment and climate change.
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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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