11/6/2023
Growing the farming movement in Detroit
UM-Dearborn student Tepfirah "Tee" Rushdan, Detroit's first director of urban agriculture, is working to grow community efforts toward food sustainability....
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3/29/2023
An update from the Office of Metropolitan Impact
Learn about UM-Dearborn's subscription to Collaboratory, a tool for tracking community engagement activities....
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1/18/2016
Power in community: Nearly 500 volunteers participate in 23rd Annual MLK Day of Service
Nearly 500 volunteers participated in the university's 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service....
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9/11/2017
Robert Bosch North America, UM-Dearborn partner for innovation event
The RBNA Hackathon challenged employees and students to collaborate around the theme of smart technologies in everyday life....
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10/9/2017
Detroit Public Schools, CEHHS partner to revive elementary library
Bennett Elementary School Library—which had been closed for more than a decade—now includes thousands of reading materials thanks to the partnership....
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3/19/2018
Students take away new perspectives during a week of service
More than two dozen students participated in Alternative Spring Break and Solar Spring Break programs at home and across the country....
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4/23/2018
Building a ‘culture of health’ for all Dearborn residents
UM-Dearborn faculty, staff and students are helping the Healthy Dearborn coalition take on its biggest challenge yet: tackling the city’s health disparities....
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5/7/2018
Annual event highlights partnerships between U-M and Detroit
More than 300 campus and community partners strengthen connections at um3detroit....
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7/23/2018
Gardeners can score free seeds at this new seed library
UM-Dearborn staff and students helped launch the pilot project that encourages healthy eating and seed saving....
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11/7/2022
Contributing to 'A River Revived'
Through a new book, the Rouge River's dramatic turnaround is told by environmentalists including longtime Environmental Interpretive Center staff.
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